PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zakrzewski
vs
Houses

171 cm
24
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
34
135 lbs
17 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartosz Zakrzewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Houses!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houses tries to clinch but Zakrzewski is having none of it.
Houses tries to bum rush Zakrzewski with a series of wild strikes but Zakrzewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houses is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Houses takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Houses looks for a takedown but Zakrzewski sprawls well.
Bartosz Zakrzewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakrzewski is looking to slow Houses down with leg kicks.
Houses throws a head kick but Zakrzewski moves out of range.
Houses has a takedown stuffed.
Zakrzewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Houses's head backwards.
Zakrzewski slaps away a takedown attempt from Houses, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bartosz Zakrzewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Houses.
Zakrzewski scores with a leg kick.
Houses swinging wildly here.
Houses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zakrzewski is fending him off so far but Houses persists. Nope, Zakrzewski circles away and we're back to standing.
Zakrzewski lands a big head kick that sends Houses to the canvas! Zakrzewski follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartosz Zakrzewski!