|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Weudke (ranked 803 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 120 p4p, 171 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
29
216
14 - 9 - 0 |
|
187 cm
32
220
21 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaidi.
Weudke is looking for a counter combo.
Zaidi lands with an overhand left.
Weudke throws a low kick, looking for Zaidi's leg but Zaidi calmly moves out of range.
Zaidi throws a hook to the side of Weudke's head but Weudke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Weudke as he checks the leg kick.
Zaidi with a poor takedown
and Weudke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaidi's knee momentarily.
Zaidi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Weudke pushes Zaidi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Zaidi.
Weudke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaidi throws a body punch but Weudke moves out of range.
Weudke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke slips a jab from Zaidi.
Zaidi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weudke is trying to maintain the position but Zaidi is very close to passing his half guard.
Weudke is controlling Zaidi's trapped leg to prevent Zaidi from advancing to side control.
Weudke trying to control but Zaidi postures up.
Zaidi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaidi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaidi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaidi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaidi lands with a punch from half guard.
Zaidi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Zaidi seems content to control.
Weudke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaidi.
Weudke wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke is not content to let Zaidi control the position.
Zaidi tries to pass to full mount but Weudke defends it.
Zaidi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weudke defending well though.
Zaidi is looking to take a break and control but Weudke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaidi misses the target.
Weudke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaidi.
It seemed like Zaidi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weudke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Zaidi misses with a series of wild punches.
Weudke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weudke thumps Zaidi with a low kick.
Zaidi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weudke's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsin Zaidi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Weudke ducks right into an uppercut from Zaidi.
Zaidi with a nice calf kick.
Weudke throws a looping overhand right but Zaidi ducks down to avoid it.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Zaidi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mohsin Zaidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weudke throws a leg kick but Zaidi moved away.
Zaidi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weudke moves forwards but Zaidi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weudke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaidi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Zaidi.
Weudke misses with a hook. Zaidi ducked under it nicely.
Zaidi flicks out a counter leg kick but Weudke steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Weudke misses the target.
Zaidi throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke.
Weudke throws a leg kick but Zaidi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roland Weudke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weudke throws a body punch but Zaidi moves out of range.
Weudke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaidi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaidi moves away.
Zaidi tries for a takedown but Weudke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Zaidi looks to move away, Weudke throws a big counter combo but Zaidi just gets out of the way.
Zaidi misses with a low kick.
Weudke throwing a counter right hand but Zaidi manages to avoid it.
Weudke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaidi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weudke with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws the left hand but Zaidi avoids the punch easily.
Zaidi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zaidi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weudke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaidi throws a sloppy head kick and Weudke moves out of range easily.
Weudke checks a leg kick.
Zaidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Mohsin Zaidi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaidi tries to clinch but Weudke is having none of it.
Weudke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaidi.
Weudke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zaidi blocks the body kick.
Zaidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Zaidi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weudke doesn't seem phased though.
Zaidi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That kick from Weudke tenderised Zaidi's leg. Zaidi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaidi misses with a low kick.
Weudke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zaidi dips to his left and cracks Weudke with an uppercut!
Weudke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaidi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weudke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaidi.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weudke is able to avoid easily.
Zaidi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weudke has time to react.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaidi. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaidi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weudke misses with a leg kick
so Zaidi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
My spies in Cloud9 inform me that Zaidi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Zaidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weudke keeping moving, preventing Zaidi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Weudke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsin Zaidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Weudke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaidi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weudke throws a leg kick
and Zaidi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weudke!
Weudke stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Zaidi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mohsin Zaidi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaidi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weudke is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weudke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zaidi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weudke, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi trying to control the action but Weudke is working from the bottom.
Weudke is looking to reverse the position.
Zaidi throws an elbow but Weudke slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Zaidi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Weudke seems a little lost for a moment, as Zaidi dominates the positioning.
Weudke holds on to Zaidi's head and controls the position momentarily.
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.
Weudke parries the strikes from Zaidi easily there. Zaidi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Weudke to escape.
Weudke holding on.
Zaidi tries to score with some ground and pound. Weudke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zaidi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Weudke struggling a bit here.
Weudke has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Weudke taking punishment in the form of punches.
Weudke wants to control but Zaidi postures up.
Zaidi trying to control the position but Weudke is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Weudke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roland Weudke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaidi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weudke is avoiding damage well.
Zaidi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weudke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zaidi working the ground and pound.
Zaidi looks up at the clock and then as Weudke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zaidi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zaidi trying to control the action but Weudke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mohsin Zaidi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaidi staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaidi cracks Weudke with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohsin Zaidi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaidi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohsin Zaidi!
A very excited looking Mohsin Zaidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
