PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo People - Prodigy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vieira Moreira
vs
Zelenij

193 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelenij shoots in and drives through. Moreira sprawls well.

Zelenij bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zelenij throws an elbow but Moreira slips to the side and avoids it well.

Zelenij working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zelenij passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Moreira!
Moreira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zelenij punching from mount but Moreira doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Zelenij is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moreira has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moreira!
Zelenij looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moreira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zelenij lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moreira!
Zelenij trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zelenij punching from mount but Moreira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moreira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zelenij with shots to the head and body - Moreira looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij lands a big shot there that rocks Moreira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelenij is landing with some decent strikes but Moreira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Moreira is rocked!

Daniel Vieira Moreira's cut is getting worse.

Zelenij is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moreira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oh Moreira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zelenij on the ground.
Zelenij lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Moreira! Zelenij sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Moreira and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krokodil Zelenij!
Krokodil Zelenij really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.