PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noe Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski has chosen Rzeszowska Klasa as his entrance music. The key to victory for Noe Hooper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hooper
vs
Gromadowski

169 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noe Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gromadowski scores with a takedown into Hooper's guard.
Gromadowski advances position into side control!
Gromadowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hooper tries to improve position but can't.
Gromadowski happy to just control the position for now.

Gromadowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hooper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromadowski content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Gromadowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gromadowski is working for a kimura but Hooper is defending it quite comfortably.
Gromadowski controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Gromadowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Gromadowski is looking for a kimura here.
Gromadowski not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hooper is trying to maintain the position but Gromadowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Hooper is looking to improve his position.
Gromadowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Hooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gromadowski works his way into side control.
Gromadowski advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski controlling from mount.

Gromadowski wants to finish this one by submission but Hooper is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gromadowski.

Gromadowski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gromadowski moves to the back.
Hooper is in bad spot here.

Gromadowski has managed to slip his arm under Hooper's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hooper is tapping out! Submission win for Gromadowski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krystian Gromadowski!
Krystian Gromadowski tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.