PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fredriksson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. This should be a great matchup!

Fredriksson
vs
Zaromskis

183 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskis throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fredriksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaromskis slips a jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaromskis.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaromskis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Zaromskis with a series of wild strikes but Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredriksson scores with a one two! Zaromskis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaromskis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fredriksson if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson works the jab nicely.
Zaromskis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fredriksson checks the leg kick.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaromskis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Fredriksson as he checks the leg kick.
Zaromskis wants to clinch up but Fredriksson keeps it at a distance.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fredriksson is defended easily by Zaromskis.
Fredriksson misses with a straight right.
Martin Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson misses with a wild combination.
Zaromskis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskis throws a solid leg kick but Fredriksson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaromskis.
Zaromskis leaves Fredriksson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaromskis is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaromskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaromskis.
Fredriksson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis throws a sloppy body shot
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zaromskis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredriksson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaromskis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fredriksson misses with a series of wild punches.
Fredriksson tries for a takedown but Zaromskis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaromskis is fending him off so far but Fredriksson persists. Nope, Zaromskis circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Zaromskis's ribcage but misses.
Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Zaromskis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fredriksson avoids a kick to the body.
Zaromskis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Zaromskis moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaromskis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson is looking to wear down Zaromskis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Zaromskis avoids it well.
Zaromskis scores with a head kick. Fredriksson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zaromskis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaromskis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaromskis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fredriksson checks it well.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Zaromskis avoids it easily.
Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaromskis.
A low kick from Zaromskis is predictable there
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fredriksson shoots in and bounces Zaromskis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zaromskis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fredriksson is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Clint Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaromskis counters with a thumping low kick.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up
and Fredriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fredriksson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zaromskis to the mat! Zaromskis manages to get full guard.
Zaromskis has his hands on Fredriksson's head, controlling the position.
Fredriksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaromskis is keeping the position for now.
Fredriksson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zaromskis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaromskis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fredriksson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fredriksson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zaromskis!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fredriksson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zaromskis's face.
Fredriksson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fredriksson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zaromskis because Fredriksson loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zaromskis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fredriksson.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fredriksson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fredriksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fredriksson throws some wild stikes that Zaromskis manages to avoid easily.
Fredriksson controlling the position easily from mount.
Zaromskis regains half guard.
Fredriksson is pressing down on Zaromskis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zaromskis is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is trying to control the action in half guard but Zaromskis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zaromskis has a hand on Fredriksson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fredriksson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zaromskis tries to hold on but Fredriksson pushes him away.
Zaromskis is squirming around, avoiding Fredriksson's attempts to control the action.
Fredriksson lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looking to ground and pound but Zaromskis is blocking nicely.
Zaromskis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fredriksson is stalling here. Zaromskis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fredriksson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zaromskis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis trying to control the action but Fredriksson is working from the bottom.
Zaromskis blocks the strikes from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zaromskis trying to control the action but Fredriksson is working from the bottom.
Fredriksson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson is looking for a sweep. Zaromskis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaromskis trying to mount his opponent but Fredriksson defends it.
Zaromskis trying to control the action but Fredriksson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fredriksson is looking to improve his position.
Zaromskis thows a huge punch but Fredriksson dodges it nicely.
Fredriksson wants to control but Zaromskis is keeping busy.
Fredriksson tries to roll over but Zaromskis keeps him under control.
Fredriksson trying to control here.
Fredriksson wants to improve his position but Zaromskis is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Zaromskis's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Fredriksson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Clint Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson dives in and grabs Zaromskis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaromskis pushes down on Fredriksson's head and hops out.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.
Zaromskis fakes the leg kick and cracks Fredriksson in the body.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the body
and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaromskis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaromskis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Zaromskis tries to sprawl out of it but Fredriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zaromskis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaromskis connects with an inside leg kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves away
and Fredriksson counters with a nice body shot.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaromskis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fredriksson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson with a hook.
Zaromskis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Zaromskis blocks it.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fredriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaromskis swivels and escapes.
Zaromskis scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaromskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot
and Zaromskis counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaromskis misses the jab.
Fredriksson throws a combination that misses
and Zaromskis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Zaromskis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaromskis is fending him off so far but Fredriksson persists. Nope, Zaromskis circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson throws the left hand but Zaromskis avoids the punch easily.
Martin Zaromskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaromskis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Fredriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Zaromskis does no damage.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaromskis.

Fredriksson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zaromskis!
Clint Fredriksson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaromskis tries to lock up and control but Fredriksson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Fredriksson.
Zaromskis is trying desperately to improve position.
Fredriksson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is bucking up trying to escape but Fredriksson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zaromskis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the head.
Fredriksson lands a big shot there that rocks Zaromskis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fredriksson looking to finish Zaromskis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zaromskis!
Fredriksson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zaromskis looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Zaromskis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zaromskis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zaromskis working to try and regain half guard.
Zaromskis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson dominating with strikes here.
Zaromskis working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Fredriksson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fredriksson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fredriksson lands a heavy elbow.
Fredriksson working Zaromskis over with strikes here.
Fredriksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fredriksson is landing with some decent strikes but Zaromskis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson unloading with bombs!
Fredriksson working Zaromskis over with strikes here.
Zaromskis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zaromskis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Fredriksson!