PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Zielinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McStar
vs
Zielinski

180 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Zielinski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zielinski tries a head kick but it misses.
McStar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zielinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from McStar misses
and Zielinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McStar misses with a lunging right hand
and Zielinski counters with a head kick.
McStar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zielinski but Zielinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McStar takes a kick to the side of the head.
McStar moves out of range as Zielinski strikes.
McStar misses the body punch
and Zielinski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zielinski tries a head kick but it misses.
McStar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zielinski avoids it really well and circles away.
McStar misses the body punch
and Zielinski counters with a left and a right that stings McStar.
Zielinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McStar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStar throws a sloppy body shot
and Zielinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zielinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zielinski counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zielinski. That's going to slow McStar down.
McStar misses with a shot to the body
and Zielinski counters with a big head kick but McStar shrugs it off.
McStar is looking to wear down Zielinski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zielinski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McStar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zielinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McStar fails to land the takedown.

McStar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McStar showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from McStar there.
McStar thows a huge punch but Zielinski dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar not doing much here.
McStar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zielinski is trying to get back to full guard.
McStar controlling the pace.
McStar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zielinski is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zielinski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McStar lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like Adam Zielinski has been cut.
McStar thows a huge punch but Zielinski dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McStar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zielinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from McStar.
Zielinski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zielinski tries to get to full guard but McStar has control of the leg.
McStar not doing much here.
McStar lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McStar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zielinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McStar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie McStar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Zielinski'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.

McStar dives in and grabs Zielinski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zielinski pushes down on McStar's head and hops out.
McStar misses with a hook to the body
and Zielinski counters with a nice uppercut.
McStar tries to clinch but Zielinski moves out of range.
Zielinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McStar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zielinski sprawls well. Zielinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McStar gets slowly back to his feet.
McStar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStar throws a sloppy body shot
and Zielinski counters with a body kick.
McStar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zielinski counters with a big head kick but McStar shrugs it off.

McStar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zielinski to the mat! Zielinski manages to get full guard.
McStar postures up in Zielinski's guard and throws a big left but Zielinski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zielinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McStar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McStar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McStar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zielinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
McStar thows a huge punch but Zielinski dodges it nicely.
McStar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McStar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zielinski defending well though.
McStar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zielinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zielinski tries to get to full guard but McStar has control of the leg.
McStar working Zielinski over with strikes.
Zielinski manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zielinski can't keep his opponent in guard - McStar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McStar slips a nice elbow through Zielinski's hands, connecting with Zielinski's forehead.
McStar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zielinski tries to roll over but McStar keeps him under control.
McStar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
McStar throwing shots but Zielinski is blocking nicely.
McStar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zielinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McStar slips a nice elbow through Zielinski's hands, connecting with Zielinski's forehead.

That has opened up Adam Zielinski's cut even more.
McStar lands strikes from half guard.
McStar is looking to advance position but Zielinski won't allow it.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zielinski defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie McStar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Zielinski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Zielinski.
McStar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Zielinski to counter with a crisp jab.
McStar misses with a body punch
and Zielinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from McStar.
Zielinski leaves McStar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McStar misses with a body punch
and Zielinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McStar misses with a body punch
and Zielinski counters with a big head kick but McStar shrugs it off.
McStar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zielinski counters with a big head kick but McStar shrugs it off.
McStar avoids the head kick by Zielinski.

McStar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McStar with the ground and pound but Zielinski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McStar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zielinski is not content to let McStar control the position.
McStar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zielinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McStar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zielinski trying to control but McStar postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McStar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McStar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McStar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McStar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zielinski's head.
McStar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McStar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McStar prevents Zielinski from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zielinski defending well though.
Zielinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from McStar.
Zielinski wants to get back to full guard.
McStar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McStar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zielinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McStar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar thows a huge punch but Zielinski dodges it nicely.
McStar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zielinski won't allow McStar to pass to mount.
Zielinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McStar stalling.
Adam Zielinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McStar is looking to advance position but Zielinski won't allow it.
Robbie McStar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McStar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie McStar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McStar, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie McStar!