PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Plumpman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaromskis
vs
Plumpman

183 cm
21
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Plumpman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaromskis!
Zaromskis lunges at Plumpman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plumpman's hand.
Zaromskis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaromskis is looking to slow Plumpman down with leg kicks.
Plumpman throws a combination. Zaromskis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Martin Zaromskis has been cut.
Zaromskis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaromskis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plumpman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Zaromskis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plumpman, pushing him back against the cage.
Zaromskis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plumpman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but Zaromskis won't allow it.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plumpman.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body.
Zaromskis pushes Plumpman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Plumpman looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Zaromskis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaromskis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plumpman's defenses.
Zaromskis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaromskis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plumpman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plumpman avoids it.
Zaromskis working Plumpman over with knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside.
Plumpman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaromskis lands a good knee to the midsection. Plumpman won't want to take too many of those.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Plumpman shrugs off.
Zaromskis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plumpman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zaromskis working Plumpman over with knees to the body.
Zaromskis landing knees to the head.
Zaromskis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow just above Plumpman 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Plumpman in his tracks for a moment.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zaromskis.
Nice elbow from Zaromskis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskis.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the temple.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Zaromskis as the two fighters clinch.
Zaromskis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zaromskis working Plumpman over with knees to the body.
Zaromskis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plumpman's defenses.
Plumpman jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with Plumpman around his waist. Plumpman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martin Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Plumpman.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Zaromskis.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaromskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
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!
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Plumpman shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but Zaromskis holds him up against the cage and eventually Plumpman drops back down to his feet.
Zaromskis scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaromskis lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaromskis.
Plumpman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaromskis walks away with a smile on his face. Plumpman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaromskis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plumpman with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Zaromskis clinches up against the cage.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plumpman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.
Plumpman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plumpman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaromskis tries to avoid it but Plumpman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaromskis to the ground. Zaromskis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman misses with a straight right.
Martin Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zaromskis moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Plumpman shrugs off.
Zaromskis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaromskis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but Zaromskis won't allow it.
Zaromskis lands a body punch.
Plumpman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plumpman avoids it.
Zaromskis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Plumpman shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plumpman tries to work over Zaromskis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaromskis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaromskis as Plumpman tries to tie him up.
Zaromskis misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Zaromskis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Zaromskis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plumpman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaromskis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaromskis.
Plumpman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Zaromskis takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin Zaromskis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plumpman's defenses.
Zaromskis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plumpman.
Zaromskis scores with a knee to the head.

Plumpman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zaromskis uses from the top position.
Plumpman being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plumpman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis won't allow Plumpman to sweep him here.
Zaromskis is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plumpman lands a head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Zaromskis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plumpman.
Plumpman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaromskis pinned against the cage. Zaromskis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plumpman misses with a few strikes there.
Plumpman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis looks to land a combination but Plumpman avoids it well.
Zaromskis slips a jab and a cross from Plumpman.
Plumpman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Zaromskis.
Kalle Plumpman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Zaromskis closes the distance and clinches.
Zaromskis lands a damaging elbow.
Plumpman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaromskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaromskis.
Plumpman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zaromskis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zaromskis connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis crunches a lovely knee into Plumpman's ribcage.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plumpman.
Plumpman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaromskis has him pressed against the cage.
Zaromskis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plumpman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaromskis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zaromskis misses with a knee to the head.
Zaromskis tries a knee to the head but Plumpman blocks it.
Plumpman tries to pull guard but Zaromskis holds him up against the cage and eventually Plumpman drops back down to his feet.
Martin Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Plumpman.
Zaromskis misses with an elbow strike.
Plumpman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plumpman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plumpman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Plumpman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaromskis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis scores with a leg kick.
Plumpman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaromskis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis scores with a jab to the head.

Zaromskis clinches up with Plumpman and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaromskis tries a body shot but Plumpman blocks it.
Plumpman fails to pull guard.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plumpman avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Zaromskis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Zaromskis's cut.
That's time! Zaromskis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaromskis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Zaromskis clinches up against the cage.
Plumpman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.

Zaromskis moves into the clinch.
Zaromskis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plumpman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plumpman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plumpman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaromskis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaromskis misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaromskis connects with a knee to the head.
Plumpman blocks an elbow strike from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Plumpman in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Plumpman's defenses.
Zaromskis lands a hook that snaps the head of Plumpman backwards.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plumpman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskis working Plumpman over with knees to the body.
Plumpman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Zaromskis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaromskis.
Plumpman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaromskis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plumpman fails to pull guard.
Zaromskis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plumpman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike.
Plumpman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Plumpman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.
Martin Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Plumpman.
Zaromskis keeps Plumpman at a distance using the push kick.
Plumpman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaromskis counters with a stiff right hand.
Plumpman throws a series of punches but Zaromskis moves out of range.

Zaromskis closes the distance and clinches.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Plumpman shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Zaromskis as the two fighters clinch.
Zaromskis digs a right hand underneath Plumpman's ribcage. Plumpman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plumpman avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow just above Plumpman 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zaromskis.
Still in the clinch, Zaromskis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plumpman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaromskis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plumpman backwards.
Zaromskis landing knees to the head.
Zaromskis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin Zaromskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plumpman jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with Plumpman around his waist. Plumpman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Plumpman in his tracks for a moment.
Zaromskis lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Plumpman fails to pull guard.
Plumpman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaromskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Plumpman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Plumpman in his tracks for a moment.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zaromskis obliges.
Zaromskis connects with a knee to the head.
Kalle Plumpman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaromskis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Plumpman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plumpman avoiding damage as Zaromskis throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Zaromskis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaromskis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Zaromskis!