PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sadlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Zezel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sadlovsky
vs
Zezel

192 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Sadlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Zezel!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadlovsky tries to land a front kick but Zezel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Zezel.
Zezel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sadlovsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zezel scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Sadlovsky blocks the leg kick.
Sadlovsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Zezel moves out of range easily.
Zezel scores with a leg kick.
Zezel avoids the head kick by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky misses with the body kick
and Zezel counters with a leg kick.
Zezel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sadlovsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sadlovsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zezel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roman Sadlovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zezel. That's going to slow Sadlovsky down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zezel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zezel throws a leg kick but Sadlovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick

and Zezel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sadlovsky is trying to force a seperation but Zezel has the dominant position.
Zezel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sadlovsky is defending well for now.
Sadlovsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zezel is stalling here.
Sadlovsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadlovsky avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Zezel to work.
Sadlovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zezel is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zezel obliges.

Sadlovsky breaks from the clinch.
Sadlovsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zezel throws a front kick that sends Sadlovsky stumbling back into the cage.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Zezel counters with a thumping low kick.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Zezel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sadlovsky is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zezel closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zezel landing knees to the head.
Zezel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zezel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sadlovsky is trying to break free.
Zezel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sadlovsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zezel blocks a body shot from Sadlovsky.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadlovsky avoids it.
Sadlovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadlovsky avoids it.
Zezel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zezel landing knees to the body.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.

Sadlovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zezel. That's going to slow Sadlovsky down.
Sadlovsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sadlovsky tries to land a body kick

and Zezel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sadlovsky is trying to break the clinch but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sadlovsky tries to circle away but Zezel has him pinned against the cage.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into Sadlovsky's ribcage.
Sadlovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zezel.
Zezel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadlovsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
Sadlovsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Zezel has double underhooks.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadlovsky avoids the damage to the body.
Sadlovsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zezel has him pressed against the cage.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadlovsky avoids the damage to the body.
Sadlovsky being controlled against the cage.
Sadlovsky is trying to break the clinch but Zezel is controlling him.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadlovsky avoids it.
Zezel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but Sadlovsky blocks with his arms.
Zezel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zezel misses with a knee to the head.
Zezel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sadlovsky is defending well for now.
Zezel pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Zezel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sadlovsky lands a high kick!

It looks like Peter Zezel has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zezel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
Sadlovsky tries to break free but Zezel pushes him back against the cage.
Zezel missing with knees to the body.
Zezel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sadlovsky is keeping busy.

Sadlovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zezel is looking to clinch but Sadlovsky is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zezel.
Zezel misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadlovsky stuns Zezel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sadlovsky throws a lazy head kick
and Zezel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zezel throws a sloppy head kick
and Sadlovsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zezel's knee momentarily.

Zezel clinches.
Zezel is stalling here.
Sadlovsky is trying to break free.
Sadlovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sadlovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Zezel won't allow it.
Zezel tries a knee to the head but Sadlovsky blocks it.
Zezel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zezel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sadlovsky is defending well for now.
Sadlovsky can't break the clinch.

Sadlovsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadlovsky swings for the body but Zezel moves out of range.
Roman Sadlovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadlovsky throws and low kick but Zezel moves out of range easily.
Zezel throws a sloppy head kick and Sadlovsky moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky lands a head kick!
Sadlovsky connects with a nice looking jab.
Zezel tries to clinch up but Sadlovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadlovsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sadlovsky delivers a nice body kick.
Zezel lands with a nice body kick.
Zezel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadlovsky is looking to slow Zezel down with leg kicks.
Zezel is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sadlovsky.
Zezel wants to clinch up but Sadlovsky keeps it at a distance.
Zezel throws a head kick that misses.
Sadlovsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sadlovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zezel. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sadlovsky misses
and Zezel counters with a thumping low kick.
Zezel throws a sloppy head kick
and Sadlovsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sadlovsky avoids the head kick by Zezel.
Zezel misses with a leg kick.
Sadlovsky misses with a head kick.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Zezel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sadlovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Zezel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zezel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sadlovsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sadlovsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Zezel avoids a kick to the body.
Sadlovsky throws a leg kick but Zezel moved away.
Sadlovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sadlovsky throws a sloppy head kick

and Zezel moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Zezel taking a breather.
Zezel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadlovsky avoids the damage to the body.
Zezel crunches a lovely knee into Sadlovsky's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Zezel.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadlovsky avoids it.
Sadlovsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sadlovsky tries to break free but Zezel pushes him back against the cage.
Sadlovsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadlovsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zezel just leaning against Sadlovsky, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadlovsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadlovsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sadlovsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Sadlovsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Zezel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Zezel misses with a head kick.
Sadlovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zezel.
Sadlovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Zezel.
Sadlovsky throws out a loose jab but Zezel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zezel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sadlovsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sadlovsky misses with a body shot.
Sadlovsky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zezel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zezel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zezel throws a sloppy head kick
and Sadlovsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zezel's knee momentarily.
Zezel throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Sadlovsky.
Zezel tries to clinch there but Sadlovsky circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zezel misses with a body kick.
Sadlovsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zezel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zezel tries to clinch up
and Sadlovsky counters with a big head kick but Zezel shrugs it off.
Sadlovsky throws a chopping leg kick but Zezel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sadlovsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zezel moves out of range of the body kick from Sadlovsky.
Zezel tries to clinch up but Sadlovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Zezel misses with a leg kick.
Zezel avoids the head kick by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zezel was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadlovsky.
Zezel tries to clinch but Sadlovsky moves away
and Sadlovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roman Sadlovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Zezel is looking to clinch but Sadlovsky is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sadlovsky misses with a leg kick
and Zezel counters with a low kick, right behind Sadlovsky 's knee.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sadlovsky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sadlovsky.
Zezel tries to clinch
and Sadlovsky counters with a nice body kick.
Zezel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadlovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zezel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sadlovsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zezel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sadlovsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sadlovsky takes a swing at Zezel's ribcage but misses.
Zezel tries to clinch up but Sadlovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Zezel throws a head kick but Sadlovsky moves out of range.

Zezel moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Zezel won't allow it.
Sadlovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Zezel.
Zezel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zezel trying to land knees to the body.
Sadlovsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadlovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zezel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadlovsky avoids it.
Sadlovsky is trying to break free.
Sadlovsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadlovsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadlovsky has had enough of the clinch but Zezel keeps him there for the moment.
Sadlovsky avoiding damage as Zezel throws knees to the body.
Zezel wants to stall.
Sadlovsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zezel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sadlovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Zezel.
Zezel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadlovsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter Zezel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Sadlovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sadlovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zezel wants to clinch up but Sadlovsky keeps it at a distance.
Zezel avoids the head kick by Sadlovsky.
Zezel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky throws a leg kick
and Zezel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sadlovsky really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zezel throws a sloppy head kick and Sadlovsky moves out of range easily.
Sadlovsky blocks a head kick by Zezel.
Zezel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zezel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Sadlovsky.
I think Sadlovsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Sadlovsky!