PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maestro Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fresh
vs
Zec

175 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maestro Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Zec!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh shoots in but Zec avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Zec releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fresh shoots in but Zec avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fresh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Zec. Those never looked like landing.
Zec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maestro Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zec. Fresh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zec's sensitive parts.
Zec misses with a looping right.
Zec scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch but Zec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zec! But no joy.
Zec wants to land a leg kick but Fresh is out of range.
Zec throws a head kick that misses.
Vladimir Zec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fresh with a poor takedown
and Zec counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zec.
Fresh scoring well with a low kick there.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Zec circles away easily
and Zec counters with a stiff right hand.
Zec misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is looking to clinch.
Fresh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zec defends it nicely.
Zec is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fresh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zec.

Fresh gets a double leg takedown into Zec's guard.
Fresh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zec is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fresh is controlling him.
Zec looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Zec keeps moving.
Zec is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zec dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fresh scores with a head kick.
Zec pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fresh is out of range and Zec settles back down.
Fresh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zec pinned against the cage. Zec gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh looks for a takedown but Zec sprawls well.
Zec looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fresh with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Zec counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maestro Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec swinging wildly here.
Zec throws a right hand that Fresh ducks under and follows up with a left that Fresh also avoids with ease.
Fresh dodges the punch combination from Zec.
Zec has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zec is breathing heavily.

Fresh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fresh looking for a takedown.
Fresh wants to take the fight to the mat but Zec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zec has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Zec manages to get underhooks.
Zec wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zec wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fresh fails to pull guard.
Fresh is trying to pull guard but Zec turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fresh goes for a takedown attempt but Zec pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zec feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vladimir Zec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zec scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec thuds a left hand into Fresh's body.
Zec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zec throws a wild body kick that Fresh sees coming a mile off.
Fresh tries to counter with a takedown but Zec is quick to defend against it.
Zec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fresh moves away.
Maestro Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zec misses with a wild combination.
Fresh closes the distance and clinches up with Zec, looking for a takedown. Fresh pushes Zec against the cage but Zec circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zec tries to bum rush Fresh with a series of wild strikes but Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fresh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zec tries to bum rush Fresh with a series of wild strikes but Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zec thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zec lands a head kick. Fresh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fresh wants to clinch.
Fresh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zec is fending him off so far but Fresh persists. Nope, Zec circles away and we're back to standing.
Zec let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fresh looks to score with a jab to the body but Zec is just out of range.

Fresh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zec quickly recovers to half guard.
Zec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh trying to control the action but Zec is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh prevents Zec from standing back up.

Zec is defending against the submission attempts here by Fresh.
Fresh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zec is refusing to be controlled, as Fresh sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fresh stops Zec from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zec lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fresh at a distance.
Zec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zec swats away the attempt to clinch by Fresh.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zec looks to land a body kick but Fresh moved away.
Fresh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fresh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zec but Zec pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zec appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown but Zec shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zec looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maestro Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh fails with the takedown.
A nice side step and Zec releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Fresh feints and as Zec raises his hands in defense, Fresh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zec is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh throwing strikes from guard but Zec blocks nicely.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Zec keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zec wants to get back to his feet but Fresh passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maestro Fresh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zec has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Zec!
Maestro Fresh spoke after the fight, saying 'Good battle out there tonight, proud of myself for how far I have come but have a long way to go!'.