PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareefa Zhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kareefa Zhenny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johann Bruno's chin.

Bruno
vs
Zhenny

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kareefa Zhenny!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zhenny sprawls well. Zhenny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruno gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhenny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhenny.
Zhenny shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno shoots in but Zhenny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhenny shoots in but no luck this time.
Johann Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareefa Zhenny.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zhenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhenny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruno sprawls well. Bruno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zhenny gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhenny doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruno circles away.
Horrible takedown by Zhenny or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruno which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhenny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruno.
Bruno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zhenny is fending him off so far but Bruno persists. Nope, Zhenny circles away and we're back to standing.

Bruno gets a clinch.

Bruno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruno throws a right hand that Zhenny ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhenny also avoids with ease.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhenny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruno as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bruno forces Zhenny back against the ropes and clinches.
Zhenny tries for a takedown. No joy.

Bruno breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zhenny scores a takedown into full mount!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A nice elbow there by Zhenny.
Zhenny punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Bruno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zhenny landing punches.
Bruno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bruno really wants to buck Zhenny off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Zhenny connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruno is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Zhenny lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zhenny working the ground and pound effectively.
Zhenny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhenny lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zhenny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zhenny scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bruno?
Zhenny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bruno hang on?
Zhenny lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Zhenny is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bruno can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Zhenny goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bruno is on top in guard.
Bruno prevents Zhenny from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhenny working a defensive guard here.

Bruno gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zhenny swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bruno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zhenny shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhenny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bruno has closed the distance and engaged Zhenny in a clinch.
A short left from Bruno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareefa Zhenny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruno tries to clinch but Zhenny is having none of it.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Zhenny circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhenny misses with a takedown attempt - Bruno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zhenny misses with a kick to the body.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhenny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruno connects with a high kick.
Zhenny is looking to clinch.
Bruno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zhenny.
Zhenny fails to land the takedown.
Johann Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareefa Zhenny.
Bruno looks for a takedown but Zhenny sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Zhenny gets a takedown into half guard.
Bruno is refusing to be controlled, as Zhenny sits in half guard.
Bruno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhenny is nestled in close to Bruno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zhenny passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zhenny has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bruno's face.
Zhenny landing strikes from the mount and Bruno is in trouble!
Kareefa Zhenny has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zhenny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bruno hang on?

Zhenny working for a submission but Bruno is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Zhenny connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhenny unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zhenny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bruno is in a horrible position here. Zhenny smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zhenny lands a heavy elbow.
Zhenny with a couple of short strikes.
Bruno is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhenny has control of Bruno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bruno regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zhenny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruno is looking to escape.
Bruno is in a horrible position here. Zhenny smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zhenny is landing with some decent strikes but Bruno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bruno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruno tries to get out of the position.
Zhenny punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zhenny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhenny landing shots from mount.
Zhenny won't let Bruno get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zhenny with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Zhenny connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Zhenny looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zhenny landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhenny lands a nice shot to the head.
Zhenny postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bruno looks a forlorn figure.

Zhenny with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareefa Zhenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bruno throws a sloppy head kick and Zhenny moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhenny.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zhenny dives in and scores a takedown into Bruno's guard.
Bruno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zhenny is controlling him.
Zhenny chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhenny is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruno has wrist control.
Zhenny trying to control but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Zhenny won't allow Bruno to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhenny trying to control but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruno wants to stand up but Zhenny is controlling him.

Zhenny gets to his feet. Bruno looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Zhenny drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zhenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zhenny chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
Zhenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhenny cracks Bruno with a solid left hand.
Zhenny scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhenny looking to sit in guard and control but Bruno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Zhenny pushes Bruno off and gets back to his feet.
Bruno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhenny is out of range and Bruno settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruno.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhenny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johann Bruno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhenny shoots in but Bruno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johann Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareefa Zhenny.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zhenny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhenny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruno tries to avoid it but Zhenny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruno to the ground. Bruno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhenny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bruno moves into range and clinches up with Zhenny.
Zhenny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruno pushes Zhenny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhenny takes a shot to the head.
Zhenny throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Bruno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johann Bruno is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhenny fails with the takedown.
Zhenny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zhenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhenny lands in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareefa Zhenny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zhenny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareefa Zhenny!