PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 237 p4p, 359 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 40 p4p, 59 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zaadha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On A Roll. Aku Serronen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zaadha
vs
Serronen

189 cm
37
177
32 - 20 - 1

185 cm
34
171
24 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Serronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serronen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Serronen lands with a straight right. Zaadha didn't see that one coming.
Serronen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Serronen drops Zaadha with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zaadha looks back up at him and smiles so Serronen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen walks into a straight right hand from Zaadha.
Zaadha scores with a nice head shot.
Serronen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Serronen slips a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha works Serronen's body with a nice hook.
Serronen slips under a jab.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha misses with a jab to the body
and Serronen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaadha throws a hook but Serronen blocks it.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaadha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Zaadha throws a right hand that misses
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaadha.
Zaadha connects with a solid leg kick.
Serronen moves out of range as Zaadha throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Serronen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha misses with a left hand
and Serronen counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen cracks Zaadha with a good jab.

Zaadha is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Serronen misses.
Oh Zaadha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha scores with a punch to the head.
Zaadha seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaadha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zaadha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaadha is looking to land body kicks.
Serronen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Serronen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serronen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaadha. That's going to slow Serronen down.
Zaadha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Serronen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaadha.
A nice side step and Serronen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serronen slips under a jab from Zaadha.
Serronen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaadha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Serronen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zaadha throws a right hand that misses
and Serronen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaadha thinking.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Serronen on the side of the head.
Zaadha looks for the body kick but Serronen saw that one coming.
Serronen throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaadha, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serronen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Serronen lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha connects with a looping right hand.
Zaadha throws a poor cross that misses
and Serronen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaadha to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaadha lands with an uppercut that bounces Serronen off the cage and back into range.
Zaadha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Serronen counters with a straight right hand.
Serronen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaadha connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaadha connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha misses with a hook
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha misses with a kick to the body
and Serronen counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serronen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ri Zaadha 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.

Serronen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha cracks Serronen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaadha lunges at Serronen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Serronen's hand.
Zaadha looks to land a body kick but Serronen moved away.
Serronen throws a head kick but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Serronen eats them both and turns towards Zaadha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Serronen blocks a jab.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha throws a body kick that misses
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha misses with a lunging right hand
and Serronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zaadha takes one to the chin there.
Serronen lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaadha slips under a jab from Serronen.
Serronen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Serronen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaadha thows a leg kick but Serronen checks it

and Serronen counters with a nice right hand that sends Zaadha toppling to the canvas! Zaadha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Serronen finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Zaadha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Serronen is out of range.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Serronen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serronen throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a series of punches but Serronen avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Serronen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serronen.

Serronen cracks Zaadha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zaadha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Serronen finish him?
Zaadha lands a jab to Serronen's midsection.
Serronen throws a front kick aimed at Zaadha's knee but Zaadha avoids it well.
Serronen throws a looping overhand right but Zaadha ducks down to avoid it.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Serronen tries to land a leg kick but Zaadha saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
Serronen cracks Zaadha with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zaadha falls to his knees and Serronen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aku Serronen!
A relieved looking Aku Serronen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.