PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nielamliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielamliwy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Amir Zuka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nielamliwy
vs
Zuka

171 cm
29
200 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

188 cm
33
194 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Nielamliwy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nielamliwy to score with a decent uppercut.
Zuka tried to score with a low kick but Nielamliwy checks it.
Nielamliwy thows a leg kick but Zuka checks it
and Zuka counters with a leg kick.
Nielamliwy has a takedown stuffed.
Nielamliwy throws a chopping leg kick but Zuka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zuka. That's going to slow Nielamliwy down.
Zuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nielamliwy's head.
Nielamliwy misses with an uppercut. Zuka saw that one coming.
Zuka delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nielamliwy tries to keep at a distance but Zuka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nielamliwy's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zuka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka lands a nice elbow.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but Nielamliwy blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nielamliwy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuka's brow.
Nielamliwy can't get the takedown.
Nielamliwy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nielamliwy's defenses.
Zuka lands a knee to the body.
Nielamliwy tries to land a knee to the head but Zuka blocks with his arms.
Nielamliwy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuka just leaning against Nielamliwy, taking a breather.
Zuka lands an elbow inside.
Nielamliwy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka lands an elbow inside that Nielamliwy shrugs off.

It looks like Michal Nielamliwy has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielamliwy is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Nielamliwy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka stalling against the cage.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but Nielamliwy blocks with his arms.
Nielamliwy wants to stall.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nielamliwy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
Nielamliwy tries for a takedown but Zuka manages to get underhooks.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nielamliwy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nielamliwy is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Zuka.
Zuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zuka landing knees to the head.
Zuka gets underhooks to prevent Nielamliwy's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka lands a knee to the body.
Zuka is struggling to control the position.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nielamliwy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zuka landing knees to the head.
Nielamliwy trying to stall but Zuka improves his position.
Zuka stalling in the clinch.
Nielamliwy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nielamliwy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zuka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nielamliwy is trying to push Zuka away but Zuka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zuka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielamliwy letting Zuka take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka prevents a body shot from Nielamliwy.
Zuka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amir Zuka.
Nielamliwy looks to land a combination but Zuka avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nielamliwy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuka is looking to land body kicks.
Nielamliwy has his takedown stuffed
and Zuka counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Zuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Nielamliwy's cut.
That's time! Nielamliwy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nielamliwy is out of range.
Zuka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck for Nielamliwy with that takedown attempt.

Zuka lands a big head kick that sends Nielamliwy tumbling to the mat! Zuka takes a step backwards and waves Nielamliwy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nielamliwy is rocked!
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!
Nielamliwy misses with a takedown
and Zuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nielamliwy's knee momentarily.
Oh Nielamliwy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nielamliwy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zuka's half guard.
Nielamliwy seems to have got his legs back now.
Nielamliwy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zuka wants to improve his position but Nielamliwy is controlling well.
Nielamliwy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielamliwy prevents Zuka from standing back up.
Nielamliwy with the ground and pound but Zuka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zuka wants to get back to his feet but Nielamliwy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zuka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zuka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Michal Nielamliwy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Nielamliwy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zuka.
Nielamliwy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zuka lands a big head kick that sends Nielamliwy tumbling to the mat! Zuka takes a step backwards and waves Nielamliwy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zuka takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zuka.
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nielamliwy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nielamliwy up against the cage.
Zuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
Amir Zuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zuka lands an elbow that stopped Nielamliwy in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amir Zuka.
Zuka tries to land a body kick
and Nielamliwy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amir Zuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielamliwy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Zuka moves into the clinch.
Nielamliwy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielamliwy is trying to maintain a safe position but Zuka gets an underhook and turns Nielamliwy into the cage.
Zuka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Zuka.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nielamliwy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nielamliwy throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielamliwy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuka slows down the pace here.
Nielamliwy tries to throw a body punch but Zuka avoids it by throwing Nielamliwy back against the cage.
Zuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zuka stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuka working Nielamliwy over with knees to the body.
Nielamliwy struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuka controls his hands.
Zuka taking a breather.
Zuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Zuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michal Nielamliwy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zuka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielamliwy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Nielamliwy or perhaps it was just good defense by Zuka which made him look bad.
Zuka lands a head kick!
Zuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielamliwy.

Nielamliwy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zuka is looking to stand up but Nielamliwy isn't so interested in that idea.
Zuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielamliwy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nielamliwy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Zuka kicks Nielamliwy off and gets to his feet.
Zuka scores with a leg kick.
Nielamliwy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Zuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nielamliwy misses with a wild body shot.
Zuka throws a wild body kick that Nielamliwy sees coming a mile off.
Nielamliwy misses the jab.
Amir Zuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielamliwy throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuka counters with a leg kick.
Nielamliwy tries to clinch but Zuka moves out of range.

Nielamliwy gets tackled into the cage by Zuka. Zuka maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka landing knees to the body.
Zuka has Nielamliwy pressed against the cage.
Zuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nielamliwy is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Nielamliwy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nielamliwy trying to control the position but instead, Zuka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nielamliwy into the cage.
Nielamliwy wants to take the fight to the mat but Zuka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nielamliwy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zuka is keeping busy.
Zuka avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zuka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nielamliwy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
Zuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zuka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zuka receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zuka obliges.
Zuka scores a nice knee to the body.
Nielamliwy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nielamliwy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nielamliwy trying to stall but Zuka improves his position.
Zuka is pushing Nielamliwy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuka 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
Amir Zuka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.