PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belial Zaapiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Snorodecki
vs
Zaapiel

173 cm
23
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

171 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belial Zaapiel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorodecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaapiel.

It looks like Chris Snorodecki has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaapiel scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Zaapiel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorodecki doesn't seem phased though.
Zaapiel is looking to clinch.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorodecki avoids the body shot from Zaapiel.

Zaapiel drives through and clinches with Snorodecki against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snorodecki obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Zaapiel fails to land.
Zaapiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaapiel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snorodecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zaapiel tries a knee to the head but Snorodecki blocks it.

Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorodecki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Belial Zaapiel has been cut.
Zaapiel scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaapiel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaapiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaapiel moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zaapiel finds it's target.
Snorodecki throws a hook but Zaapiel blocks it.
Zaapiel tries to clinch up but Snorodecki circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaapiel tries to bum rush Snorodecki with a series of wild strikes but Snorodecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaapiel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaapiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorodecki scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaapiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Snorodecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaapiel lands a head shot.
Snorodecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snorodecki dodges the punch combination from Zaapiel.
Snorodecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaapiel.
Snorodecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaapiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorodecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snorodecki feints a jab promting Zaapiel to slip. Snorodecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zaapiel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Zaapiel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snorodecki.
Snorodecki clobbers Zaapiel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snorodecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaapiel's sensitive parts.
Snorodecki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Snorodecki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Zaapiel is rocked!
Zaapiel misses the body punch
and Snorodecki counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Snorodecki!