PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karwowski's choice of entrance music: remeber my name. Lesley Durham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Durham
vs
Karwowski

180 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lesley Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karwowski.

Durham tries to sprawl but Karwowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Karwowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Durham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Karwowski.
Durham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Durham makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Durham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karwowski to the ground. Durham is now in Karwowski's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karwowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karwowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Durham is posturing up here but Karwowski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Durham tries to roll out but it's too tight and Durham has to tap! Slick submission there by Karwowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pawel Karwowski!
Pawel Karwowski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.