PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Zelensky (ranked 3661 p4p, 22498 weight class) and Bledge Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stevenson's choice of entrance music: Get The F Off My Lawn. Bledge Stevenson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zelensky
vs
Stevenson

191 cm
25
270
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
250
8 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Zelensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bledge Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelensky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zelensky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zelensky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zelensky scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelensky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zelensky throwing a counter right hand but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelensky throws out the jab.
Stevenson with the counter takedown but Zelensky avoids it easily.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Zelensky circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Zelensky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelensky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zelensky scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevenson should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelensky missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zelensky throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Zelensky is having none of it.
Zelensky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zelensky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelensky lands with a straight right. Stevenson didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Bledge Stevenson has been cut.
Zelensky misses with a right hand
and Zelensky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zelensky could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zelensky stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevenson. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Zelensky.
Zelensky cracks Stevenson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Stevenson falls to his knees and Zelensky 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 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Zelensky!