PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Wendigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelian Zeklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeklos has chosen Du Riechst So Gut as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wendigo
vs
Zeklos

185 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Wendigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendigo throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Stelian Zeklos has been cut.
Wendigo lands a two punch combo.
Wendigo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeklos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Wendigo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wendigo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wendigo lands with a shot to the body.
Zeklos blocks a head kick by Wendigo.
Wendigo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wendigo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zeklos misses the jab.
Wendigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wendigo throws a low kick but Zeklos avoids it.
A head kick misses from Wendigo.
Wendigo cracks the inside of Zeklos's front leg.
Wendigo misses with a looping left.
Wendigo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos avoids the head kick by Wendigo.
Wendigo misses with a leg kick.
Zeklos throws a series of punches but Wendigo moves out of range.
Wendigo looks to land a body kick but Zeklos moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Wendigo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wendigo.

That has opened up Stelian Zeklos's cut even more.
Wendigo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zeklos checks a low kick from Wendigo.
Zeklos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wendigo tries to work over Zeklos's front leg with a kick but Zeklos checks it.
Wendigo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zeklos. That did some damage!
Zeklos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeklos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wendigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zeklos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zeklos looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wendigo is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeklos is just out of range.
Wendigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeklos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zeklos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wendigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wendigo.

Wendigo throws a left that rocks Zeklos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wendigo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Zeklos regain composure!

Zeklos is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Check out the look on Wendigo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zeklos is still in real trouble! Can Wendigo finish him?

Wendigo decides to stand back up.
Zeklos seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeklos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wendigo tries to clinch up but Zeklos circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Zeklos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wendigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeklos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wendigo.
Wendigo throws a right and a left that Zeklos avoids nicely.
Zeklos works Wendigo's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo tries to bum rush Zeklos with a series of wild strikes but Zeklos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeklos throws an overhand right that lands on Wendigo's shoulder, as Wendigo tries to avoid the shot.
Wendigo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wendigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeklos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wendigo.
Jon Wendigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wendigo misses with a head kick.
Wendigo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wendigo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Wendigo.
Wendigo is looking to clinch but Zeklos is avoiding it.
Wendigo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wendigo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zeklos works the jab nicely.
Wendigo misses with a wild combination.
Wendigo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo throws a leg kick but Zeklos moved away.
Wendigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeklos.
Zeklos slips a straight right by Wendigo.
Zeklos throws a jab but it's blocked by Wendigo.
Zeklos checks a leg kick nicely.
Zeklos throws a solid leg kick but Wendigo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zeklos.
Zeklos avoids the head kick by Wendigo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wendigo throws a chopping leg kick but Zeklos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zeklos moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeklos throws a hook but Wendigo blocks it.
Zeklos throws the kick towards the body but Wendigo avoids it.
Wendigo connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Wendigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wendigo tries to work over Zeklos's front leg with a kick but Zeklos checks it.
Wendigo throws a leg kick
and Zeklos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wendigo blocks a head kick by Zeklos.
Zeklos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeklos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wendigo.
Wendigo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zeklos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wendigo misses with a kick to the body.
Wendigo tries to work over Zeklos's front leg with a kick but Zeklos checks it.
Wendigo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeklos circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zeklos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zeklos avoids the head kick by Wendigo.
Nice defenses there by Wendigo.
Jon Wendigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeklos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeklos throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wendigo loads up on a big right hand but Zeklos slips the punch.
Wendigo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wendigo moves away from the strike by Zeklos.
Wendigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zeklos.
Zeklos tests Wendigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zeklos swinging wildly here.
Zeklos is breathing heavily.
Zeklos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The cut above Stelian Zeklos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wendigo scoring well with a low kick there.
Wendigo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wendigo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wendigo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wendigo connects with a jab.

Stelian Zeklos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wendigo blocks a jab.
Wendigo connects with a right hand. Zeklos shakes it off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stelian Zeklos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Wendigo!