PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Stefanowski (ranked 4239 p4p, 3411 weight class) and Hyo Kiter (ranked 487 p4p, 415 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stefanowski
vs
Kiter

185 cm
23
178
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
169
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Stefanowski!
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, Hyo Kiter!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stefanowski defends it nicely.
Kiter fails to land the takedown.

Kiter rushes Stefanowski and presses him up against the cage.

Stefanowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefanowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kiter counters with a takedown into side control.
Stefanowski is looking to regain half guard here but Kiter keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Stefanowski looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stefanowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kiter is taking a breather. Stefanowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter is trying to control the action in half guard but Stefanowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiter lands strikes from half guard.
Stefanowski has hold of Kiter's hands but Kiter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stefanowski has hold of Kiter's hands but Kiter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Stefanowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiter drops an elbow to the side of Stefanowski's head.
Kiter is looking to take a break and control but Stefanowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Stefanowski is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kiter is tapping! Great win for Stefanowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcin Stefanowski!