PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ternil Lamaj (ranked 4549 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Kilo Zeal (ranked 0 p4p, 372 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lamaj
vs
Zeal

195 cm
18
282
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
250
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ternil Lamaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kilo Zeal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zeal gets a clinch.
Lamaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamaj can't break the clinch.
Lamaj could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Zeal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamaj has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zeal.

Zeal closes the distance and clinches.
Lamaj is trying to push Zeal away but Zeal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamaj wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lamaj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lamaj is trying to break the clinch but Zeal is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamaj looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamaj has a couple of punches blocked by Zeal.
Lamaj is trying to break free.

Zeal drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamaj advances position into side control!
Lamaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zeal keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zeal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zeal is not content to let Lamaj control the position.
Lamaj has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zeal!

Lamaj goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zeal turns into him and now he's in Lamaj's guard.
Zeal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lamaj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lamaj looking for a triangle here. Zeal is fighting it but it looks tight! Lamaj pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zeal is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ternil Lamaj!