PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dirk Zeldenthuis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Man
vs
Zeldenthuis

185 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeldenthuis lands with a good body shot.
Zeldenthuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Zeldenthuis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Man.
Zeldenthuis throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Zeldenthuis misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeldenthuis's knee momentarily.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeldenthuis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zeldenthuis counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeldenthuis. That's going to slow Man down.
Zeldenthuis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zeldenthuis connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeldenthuis circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeldenthuis blocks the body kick.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Zeldenthuis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zeldenthuis missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zeldenthuis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Zeldenthuis's head back.
Man throws a shot to the body.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zeldenthuis scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zeldenthuis counters with a thumping low kick.
Zeldenthuis looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zeldenthuis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zeldenthuis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zeldenthuis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man throws a leg kick
and Zeldenthuis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man misses with a low kick.
Zeldenthuis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Zeldenthuis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zeldenthuis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man swinging wildly here.
He Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Zeldenthuis counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man throws a leg kick

and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Man's guard now.

Zeldenthuis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zeldenthuis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zeldenthuis looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man pushes Zeldenthuis off looking to stand but Zeldenthuis dives back in and keeps control.
Zeldenthuis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Man!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zeldenthuis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zeldenthuis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zeldenthuis on the ground.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Man misses with a body shot

and Zeldenthuis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zeldenthuis slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Zeldenthuis is controlling the pace.
Man wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Zeldenthuis sits in half guard.
Zeldenthuis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis is taking a breather. Man says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zeldenthuis is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Zeldenthuis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Zeldenthuis works his way into side control.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
Man is letting Zeldenthuis control him for a moment.
Zeldenthuis grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man is looking to get back to his feet here but Zeldenthuis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Man's back.
Zeldenthuis controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis lands punches and elbows.
Zeldenthuis softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Zeldenthuis is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Zeldenthuis throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man covering up well under a series of strikes from Zeldenthuis.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Can Man hold on?! Zeldenthuis is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Zeldenthuis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Man is defending well though. Zeldenthuis let's go of the attempt for now.
Man looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Zeldenthuis working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeldenthuis struggling to land strikes to the head as Man covers up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Zeldenthuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zeldenthuis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Zeldenthuis!