PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolaas Veldink (ranked 3768 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Fred Zelensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Veldink
vs
Zelensky

198 cm
25
258
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
270
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 Las Vegas, Nicolaas Veldink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Zelensky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelensky throws a hook but Veldink blocks it.
Veldink looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zelensky throws a shot from downtown. Veldink moves away and avoids it.
Veldink scores with a leg kick.
Veldink misses with a body kick.
Veldink takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Nicolaas Veldink has been cut.
Veldink misses with a hook.
Nicolaas Veldink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veldink. Zelensky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelensky misses with a straight right.
Jab from Zelensky.
Zelensky scores with the left hand. Veldink knows he should have avoided that one.
Zelensky throws a hook to the side of Veldink's head but Veldink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veldink moves out of range of the strikes.
Zelensky with a jab.

Nicolaas Veldink's cut is getting worse.

Zelensky sends Veldink crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zelensky is motioning to the referee to let Veldink up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Veldink is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veldink is holding his hands too far apart here. Zelensky throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Veldink is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Zelensky!