PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 4119 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Giancarlo Zuniga (ranked 267 p4p, 229 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maleszewski
vs
Zuniga

173 cm
25
131
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
135
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blazej Maleszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giancarlo Zuniga!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuniga.
Zuniga wants to counter the offense by Maleszewski and move into the clinch position.
Maleszewski misses the shot to the body.
Zuniga tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Zuniga misses its intended target.
Maleszewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuniga is just out of range.
Maleszewski throws an off balance right hand

and Zuniga moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Maleszewski.
Maleszewski fails to pull guard.
Zuniga stalling.
A body shot lands from Maleszewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleszewski fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Maleszewski pulls Zuniga into guard.

Zuniga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maleszewski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zuniga has Maleszewski in his guard.

Zuniga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zuniga on the ground.
Zuniga is trying to control the position but Maleszewski postures up.
Maleszewski trying to control but Zuniga is working from the bottom.

Maleszewski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zuniga dives on top into guard.

Zuniga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.

Maleszewski is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Zuniga has latched onto it... Big trouble! Zuniga pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Maleszewski is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Zuniga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giancarlo Zuniga!