PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Cwirko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maniek King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kamil Cwirko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cwirko
vs
King

175 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Cwirko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maniek King!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks Cwirko with an open hand slap.
Maniek King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King throws a series of punches but Cwirko moves out of range.
Cwirko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Cwirko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cwirko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Cwirko forces King back against the cage and clinches.

Cwirko breaks the clinch.

Cwirko tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

King jumps guard.
King throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cwirko avoids a series of strikes thrown by King.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! King connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Cwirko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cwirko?
Cwirko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cwirko taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cwirko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cwirko's face.
Cwirko is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King dominating with strikes here.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Cwirko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Cwirko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King looking to finish Cwirko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cwirko!
The referee warns Cwirko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cwirko looks a forlorn figure.

Cwirko is rocked!
King with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Cwirko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cwirko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cwirko's face.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cwirko hang on?
King landing strikes from the mount and Cwirko is in trouble!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Cwirko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cwirko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from King land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. King stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maniek King!