PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 572 p4p, 541 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 86 p4p, 82 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zaadha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On A Roll. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaadha
vs
Serronen

189 cm
38
177
35 - 23 - 2

185 cm
36
177
27 - 19 - 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 35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to clinch up.
Zaadha throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaadha tries to clinch up but Serronen circles away and keeps his distance.
Serronen takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha avoids the head kick by Serronen.

Zaadha instigates a clinch.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Zaadha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Serronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.

Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha digs a good hook to Serronen's body.
Zaadha lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Zaadha.
Zaadha scores with a jab. Serronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
Zaadha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Zaadha lands.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Zaadha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Serronen. Serronen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Serronen moves out of range easily.
Serronen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Serronen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serronen throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Zaadha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Serronen doesn't seem phased though.
Zaadha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serronen's head backwards.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a low kick but Serronen moves out of range easily.
Good work by Serronen as he checks the leg kick.
Zaadha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaadha connects with a right hand. Serronen shakes it off.
Serronen moves in looking to clinch but Zaadha pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Zaadha misses its target.
Serronen keeps the fight on the outside.
Serronen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaadha.
A little jabbing left from Serronen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaadha tries to clinch up but Serronen circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaadha tries a head kick but it misses.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen looks to land a left hand but Zaadha moved out of range nicely.
Zaadha slips a straight right by Serronen.
Serronen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serronen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zaadha moves into the clinch.
Serronen gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut
and Serronen counters with a nice body shot.
Serronen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the body
and Serronen counters with a nice body shot.
Zaadha lands a jab to the head.
Serronen scores with a punch to the head.
Zaadha misses with a body shot.
Serronen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a leg kick which misses Zaadha's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaadha tries to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a low kick as Serronen jumps back.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Zaadha closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zaadha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serronen's hands.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaadha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaadha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Serronen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Serronen lands a nice shot that snaps Zaadha's head back.
Zaadha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen thuds a left hand into Zaadha's body.
Serronen blocks a head kick by Zaadha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Serronen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ri Zaadha 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.

Zaadha tries to clinch but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Zaadha.
Zaadha tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serronen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaadha to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serronen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha thumps Serronen with a low kick.
Serronen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zaadha has managed to clinch.
Serronen gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Serronen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.

Zaadha breaks the clinch.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Serronen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaadha.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serronen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaadha scores with a hook to the body. Serronen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serronen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Zaadha has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Zaadha.
Serronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
A body shot lands from Serronen.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Serronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
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!
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.

Zaadha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaadha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serronen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaadha lands a head kick. Serronen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
Serronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaadha connects with a nice looking jab.
Serronen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaadha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zaadha closes the distance and pushes Serronen back into the cage.
Zaadha has Serronen pressed against the cage.

Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with a looping left.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Zaadha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaadha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Zaadha is rocked!
Zaadha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Zaadha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Serronen moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaadha throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaadha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha slips under a jab.
Serronen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaadha.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serronen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaadha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serronen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Serronen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serronen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Serronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Zaadha.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Serronen moves out of range.
Zaadha moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSerronen.
Serronen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Serronen - just one landing.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen misses with a head kick.
Zaadha throws a head kick but Serronen moves out of range.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serronen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch but Serronen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaadha throws a hook but Serronen avoids it easily.
Zaadha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaadha.
Serronen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Serronen throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
Serronen tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha misses the jab.
Serronen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zaadha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
A jab from Serronen finds it's way through Zaadha's defenses.
Serronen avoids the head kick by Zaadha.
Serronen thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaadha throwing a counter right hand but Serronen manages to avoid it.
Serronen scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaadha with a jab.
Serronen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaadha's head backwards.
Serronen misses the jab.
Zaadha tries to clinch up.
Zaadha swings widly with a right hand
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Serronen lands a big right hand that sends Zaadha crashing to the mat! Serronen stays standing though and waves Zaadha back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Zaadha's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Serronen before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aku Serronen!
Our winner, Aku Serronen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.