PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Sweet (ranked 4913 p4p, 3785 weight class) and Fred Zelensky (ranked 209 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Zelensky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sweet
vs
Zelensky

190 cm
22
225
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
270
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Zelensky!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zelensky drives through and clinches with Sweet against the cage.
Sweet looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zelensky is working Sweet over against the cage.
Zelensky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zelensky lands a hook that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Zelensky lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zelensky.
Zelensky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Zelensky scores with a hook to the body.
Zelensky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sweet up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Zelensky.
Zelensky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zelensky stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelensky lands with a short shot to the head.
Zelensky is stalling here.
Zelensky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zelensky scores with a hook to the body.
Zelensky digs a right hand underneath Sweet's ribcage. Sweet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zelensky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Zelensky scores with a hook to the body.
Zelensky scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Zelensky - that landed with a thud.
Zelensky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zelensky scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Jakob Sweet has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Zelensky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelensky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Zelensky scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelensky digs a right hand into Sweet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sweet's gas tank.
Zelensky pushes Sweet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zelensky should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zelensky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweets head.
Nice body punch from Zelensky - that landed with a thud.
Zelensky lands a shoulder strike.

Sweet is rocked!
Zelensky lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Sweet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelensky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sweet with a big uppercut! Sweet tries to clinch up but Zelensky pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sweet to the mat! Sweet covers up and Zelensky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Zelensky!