PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zus Bielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zus Bielski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bielski
vs
Enkamp

177 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
167 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zus Bielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielski looks to throw the jab but Enkamp is out of range.
Enkamp is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bielski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bielski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bielski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bielski misses with a looping left.
Enkamp slips a jab from Bielski.
Enkamp thinks about the counter body kick.
Bielski throws a lazy right hand but Enkamp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enkamp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bielski.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Bielski is wise to it.
Bielski throws a shot from downtown. Enkamp moves away and avoids it.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Bielski steps away.

Bielski drives through and clinches with Enkamp against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bielski has a couple of punches blocked by Enkamp.
Bielski misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bielski.
Enkamp prevents a body shot from Bielski.
Enkamp can't break the clinch.
Enkamp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Enkamp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bielski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp can't break the clinch.
Bielski tries to land knees in the clinch but Enkamp avoids the damage to the body.
Bielski lands a hook that snaps the head of Enkamp backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bielski.

Enkamp breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Enkamp breaks from the clinch.
Enkamp slips under a jab from Bielski.
The fighters circling - Bielski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bielski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bielski throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bielski misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
Bielski throws a hook to the side of Enkamp's head but Enkamp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielski tries to clinch but Enkamp moves out of range.
Bielski misses with a right hand
and Enkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enkamp slips a jab and a cross from Bielski.
Enkamp slips under a jab.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bielski throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with a solid body kick.
Enkamp swats away the attempt to clinch by Bielski.
Bielski throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bielski misses the body punch
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Bielski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bielski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bielski clinches up against the cage.
Enkamp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Enkamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielski scores with a shot to the body.
Bielski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.
Enkamp follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Bielski has Enkamp up against the cage in a clinch.
Bielski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Enkamp blocks a body shot from Bielski.
Enkamp letting Bielski take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Enkamp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bielski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bielski effectively controlling the action here.
Enkamp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bielski has him pressed against the cage.
Bielski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Enkamp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bielski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Enkamp can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bielski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielski is stalling here.
Enkamp working hard to break the clinch.
Enkamp blocks an uppercut.
Bielski lands a nice shot to the body.
Bielski tries to work over Enkamp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bielski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Enkamp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bielski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bielski tries to work over Enkamp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enkamp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bielski misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Enkamp prevents a body shot from Bielski.
Bielski tries to throw a body punch but Enkamp avoids it by throwing Bielski back against the cage.
Bielski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enkamp backwards.
Enkamp can't break the clinch.
Bielski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Enkamp blocks a body shot from Bielski.
Bielski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bielski fails to land.
Enkamp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zus Bielski dominated that round.
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.

Bielski throws out a loose jab but Enkamp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enkamp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bielski.
Enkamp is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bielski with a jab.
Enkamp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Enkamp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bielski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bielski misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
Enkamp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Enkamp slips a straight right by Bielski.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Bielski is wise to it.
Bielski wants to clinch up but Enkamp keeps it at a distance.
Enkamp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bielski takes the fight into the clinch.
Bielski prevents Enkamp from breaking the clinch.
Bielski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Enkamp breaks the clinch.
Bielski cracks Enkamp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bielski tries to clinch but Enkamp moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bielski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enkamp can do to turn this around?
Bielski tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Enkamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bielski.
Enkamp thinks about the counter body kick.
A swing and a miss from Bielski.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
Bielski misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bielski misses with a jab to the body
letting Enkamp counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bielski.
Bielski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enkamp.
Enkamp throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
Jesse Enkamp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bielski misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bielski misses the shot to the body.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Bielski steps away.
Bielski misses with a head kick.
Bielski tries to clinch but Enkamp is having none of it.
Bielski scores with a hook.
Bielski throws a leg kick but Enkamp moved away.
Bielski backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Enkamp feints and then cracks Bielski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bielski down.
The fighters circling - Bielski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enkamp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielski misses with a kick to the body.
Enkamp is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bielski stuns Enkamp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zus Bielski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Bielski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bielski.
Bielski closes the distance but Enkamp moves to the side
and Enkamp counters with a head kick. That will keep Bielski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bielski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Enkamp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Enkamp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bielski misses with a straight right.
Bielski backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bielski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Enkamp defending well as Bielski loads up on a big left hand.
Bielski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Enkamp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielski misses with a hook. Enkamp ducked under it nicely.
Bielski misses with a hook to the body
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bielski. Enkamp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enkamp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bielski misses with a looping right.
Enkamp scores with a kick to the midsection.

Enkamp gets tackled into the cage by Bielski. Bielski maintains the clinch.
Bielski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bielski tries a body shot but Enkamp blocks it.

Enkamp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bielski misses with an uppercut. Enkamp saw that one coming.
Bielski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zus Bielski will probably get the nod.
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!

Bielski wants to clinch up but Enkamp keeps it at a distance.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
Bielski loads up on a big right hand but Enkamp slips the punch.
Enkamp thinks about the counter body kick.
Bielski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Enkamp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Bielski steps away.
Bielski moves in looking to clinch but Enkamp pushes him off.
Enkamp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bielski. That one must have hurt.
Enkamp throws a chopping leg kick but Bielski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bielski tries to close the distance and clinch but Enkamp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bielski misses with a double jab
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bielski tries to close the distance and clinch but Enkamp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Bielski is wise to it.
Bielski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Enkamp slips a straight right by Bielski.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielski throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a good, hard body kick but Bielski shrugs it off.
Bielski connects with a jab.
Enkamp moves out of range of the strikes.
Enkamp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bielski throws a jab but it's blocked by Enkamp.
Bielski throws a looping overhand right but Enkamp ducks down to avoid it.
Bielski misses with a body punch
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Bielski 's knee.
Bielski misses with a kick to the body
and Enkamp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bielski misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
Bielski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Enkamp counters with a head kick.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Bielski.
Jesse Enkamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bielski takes a swing at Enkamp's ribcage but misses.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Bielski steps away.

Bielski moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Enkamp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bielski has Enkamp pressed against the cage, preventing Enkamp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Enkamp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bielski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bielski throws a body shot but no joy.
Bielski misses with a wild body shot.
Enkamp throws a fast counter high kick but Bielski manages to duck under it in time.
Enkamp blocks a jab.
Enkamp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Enkamp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bielski.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bielski just misses with a punch to the body.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bielski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp slips a straight right by Bielski.
Enkamp slips under a jab.
Bielski avoids a kick to the body.
Bielski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.
Bielski throws a hook to the side of Enkamp's head but Enkamp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bielski misses with an uppercut. Enkamp saw that one coming.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bielski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bielski misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Bielski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Enkamp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielski missing with a left hand there. Enkamp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Enkamp is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bielski loads up on a big right hand but Enkamp slips the punch.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Bielski is wise to it.
Enkamp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bielski.
Bielski throws a jab but it's blocked by Enkamp.
Enkamp moves out of range of the strikes.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bielski throws a series of punches but Enkamp moves out of range.
Bielski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bielski swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bielski misses with a hook
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Bielski 's knee.
Zus Bielski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bielski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Enkamp dips to his left and cracks Bielski with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Enkamp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bielski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!