PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drwal's choice of entrance music: Nightwish Crimson Tide . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tomasz Drwal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Zsorats
vs
Drwal

181 cm
28
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
187 lbs
19 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drwal misses with a few strikes there.
Drwal throws a nice outside leg kick.

Drwal pushes Zsorats up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drwal can't break the clinch.
Drwal wants to get back to striking at distance but Zsorats won't allow it.
Zsorats just leaning against Drwal, taking a breather.
Drwal wants to get back to striking at distance but Zsorats won't allow it.
Drwal stalling.
The crowd are getting on Drwal's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Drwal struggles to land a body shot inside as Zsorats controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drwal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Drwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zsorats scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zsorats misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zsorats.
Drwal wants to clinch but Zsorats slips to the side
and Zsorats counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drwal's knee momentarily.
Zsorats looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomasz Drwal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drwal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drwal scoring well with a low kick there.
Zsorats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drwal. That did some damage!
Zsorats misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zsorats takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drwal can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsorats stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drwal.
Zsorats swats away the attempt to clinch by Drwal.
A head kick by Drwal misses
and Zsorats finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zsorats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drwal. That did some damage!
Drwal tries to clinch but Zsorats is having none of it.
Zsorats fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drwal throws a body punch but Zsorats moves out of range.
A low kick from Drwal is predictable there

and Zsorats counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zsorats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drwal is keeping the position for now.

Drwal has his feet on Zsorats's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Drwal rushes Zsorats and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats is looking to break free of the clinch but Drwal has double underhooks.
Drwal misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwal stalling.
Drwal misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Drwal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drwal letting Zsorats take a breather here.

Drwal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Drwal.
A lazy left from Drwal finds it's target.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drwal closes the distance but Zsorats moves to the side
and Zsorats counters with a nice uppercut.

Drwal moves into the clinch.
Zsorats is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drwal tries to stall but Zsorats uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zsorats stalling in the clinch.
Drwal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drwal working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drwal is trying to push Zsorats away but Zsorats has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zsorats.
Drwal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Drwal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zsorats lands a nice looking body kick.
Zsorats moves out of range of the leg kick from Drwal.
Drwal throws a lazy body kick

and Zsorats counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zsorats works his way into full mount!
Zsorats is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zsorats wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Zsorats controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwal can't escape the position.
Drwal wants to control but Zsorats is having none of it.
Drwal is trying to reverse the position but instead Zsorats has taken his back - oops!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal holding both Zsorats 's hands and preventing any damage.

Zsorats is persistently looking for the submission but Drwal is defending it well.
Zsorats is not going to allow Drwal to sit and survive in this position.
Drwal can't escape the position.
Zsorats tries to keep control of the position but Drwal is staying busy.
Drwal holding both Zsorats 's hands and preventing any damage.
Zsorats throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Drwal can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Zsorats.

Zsorats tightening his grip on Drwal, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsorats misses with a punch to the head.
Drwal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Drwal is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Zsorats gets his way!
Drwal is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zsorats off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Zsorats gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Zsorats tries to keep control of the position but Drwal is staying busy.
Zsorats connects with a big shot to the side of Drwal's head.
Drwal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Zsorats trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zsorats has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats has the hooks in. Drwal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Emmanuel Zsorats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Zsorats looking for the choke but no joy.

Zsorats looking for the RNC.
Drwal holding both Zsorats 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats cracks Drwal with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Drwal from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drwal tries to roll but Zsorats sticks to his back.
Zsorats not allowing Drwal to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zsorats controlling the positon.
Zsorats trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drwal throws a low kick, looking for Zsorats's leg but Zsorats calmly moves out of range.
Zsorats tries to work over Drwal's front leg with a kick but Drwal checks it.
Drwal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Drwal misses

and Zsorats counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drwal won't be happy with that.
Drwal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zsorats working the ground and pound but Drwal is defending the strikes.

Zsorats tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zsorats has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zsorats trying to control the action but Drwal is working from the bottom.
Zsorats tries to score with some ground and pound. Drwal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Drwal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zsorats has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drwal keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zsorats is working Drwal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zsorats taking a breather here.
Drwal is looking to regain half guard here but Zsorats keeps moving and retains side control.
Drwal is not content to let Zsorats control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal pushes Zsorats away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zsorats gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Drwal is working from the bottom.

Zsorats looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zsorats is looking to take a break and control but Drwal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats working the ground and pound but Drwal is defending the strikes.
Drwal is letting Zsorats control him for a moment.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Drwal is working from the bottom.
Drwal wants to get back to his feet.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drwal keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drwal wants to control but Zsorats postures up.
Drwal felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Drwal wants to get back to his feet but Zsorats drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zsorats tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zsorats has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zsorats in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zsorats trying to control the position but Drwal is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drwal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zsorats connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Zsorats showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zsorats has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Zsorats!
During a confident post fight interview, Emmanuel Zsorats thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.