PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vuvu Zela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obadiah Klinefelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klinefelter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Star Wars. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zela
vs
Klinefelter

173 cm
26
178 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 Sydney, Vuvu Zela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obadiah Klinefelter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zela moves out of range of the leg kick from Klinefelter.
Zela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zela misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Zela as he checks the leg kick.
Zela misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zela is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Klinefelter has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Klinefelter.
Zela takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vuvu Zela has been cut.
Klinefelter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klinefelter connects with a knee to the head.
Klinefelter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zela's defenses.
Klinefelter lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Klinefelter.
Klinefelter lands an elbow that stopped Zela in his tracks for a moment.
Klinefelter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Klinefelter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Klinefelter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klinefelter is pushing Zela up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Klinefelter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Vuvu Zela's cut is getting worse.
Zela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klinefelter prevents it.
Klinefelter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klinefelter landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Klinefelter - that landed with a thud.
Zela takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klinefelter stops a takedown attempt from Zela.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuvu Zela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klinefelter has Zela pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Zela is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Klinefelter - that's hurt Zela badly! Oh, another knee lands and Zela is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Zela doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Obadiah Klinefelter!