PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Zukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and por kil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zukowski comes to the cage accompanied by Ira - Zdobyć Świata Szczyt. por kil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adrian Zukowski's chin.

Zukowski
vs
kil

182 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

203 cm
21
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Zukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, por kil!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kil tries to clinch there but Zukowski circles away.
kil misses with a wild combination.

kil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zukowski to the mat! Zukowski manages to get full guard.
kil looking to pass the guard.
kil looking to sit in guard and control but Zukowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
kil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zukowski slips nicely into half guard.
kil wants to get back to full guard.

Zukowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kil trying to get back to full guard but Zukowski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Zukowski is working for a guillotine from mount but kil frees his head quite easily.
Zukowski wants to control but kil has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
kil is staying active underneath Zukowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
kil tries to roll over but Zukowski keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kil is looking to escape.

Zukowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
kil is looking to control Zukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can kil avoid being mounted?

Zukowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
kil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kil tries to roll over but Zukowski keeps him under control.
kil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

kil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zukowski pulls his head out easily.
kil is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zukowski prevents kil from improving his position.
kil is trying to control but can't.
kil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zukowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
kil looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zukowski has his takedown stuffed
and kil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
kil lands a head shot.

kil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zukowski has kil pressed against the cage, preventing kil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
kil goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zukowski prevents it.

kil jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

kil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zukowski pushes down on kil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Zukowski will probably get the nod.
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.

Zukowski misses with a takedown attempt
and kil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adrian Zukowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kil misses with a two punch combination.
kil tries to clinch but Zukowski is having none of it.
Zukowski misses with a takedown
and kil counters with a right hand to the body.
kil lands with a cross.
Zukowski tries for a takedown but kil circles away easily
and kil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Zukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
kil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adrian Zukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zukowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
kil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zukowski's head.
Zukowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zukowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

kil shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zukowski is trying to defend but kil finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
kil wants to take a breather but Zukowski is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski won't allow kil to pass to mount.
kil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zukowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
kil is thwarting Zukowski's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kil is trying to control. Zukowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zukowski trying to control from the bottom.
Zukowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zukowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because kil is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like kil is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Zukowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
kil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zukowski is working away from the top position though.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Zukowski!