PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Gambit (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. Stelian Zeklos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gambit
vs
Zeklos

194 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Gambit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambit tries to clinch but Zeklos is having none of it.
Zeklos scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeklos.
Gambit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gambit ducks under a wild hook from Zeklos.
Zeklos throws a leg kick but Gambit checks it.
Zeklos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zeklos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gambit in his tracks.
Gambit blocks a leg kick.
Gambit checks a low kick from Zeklos.
Gambit lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Stelian Zeklos has been cut.
Zeklos looks to land a left hand but Gambit moved out of range nicely.
Gambit moves out of range as Zeklos strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeklos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambit.
Zeklos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gambit cracks Zeklos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zeklos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zeklos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeklos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gambit misses with a wild body shot.
Zeklos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gambit backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambit tries to clinch up but Zeklos circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeklos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeklos stuns Gambit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zeklos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambit lands a slapping body shot.
Gambit misses with a wild body shot.
Gambit checks a leg kick nicely.
Zeklos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gambit is out of range and Zeklos settles back down.
Zeklos ducks under a wild hook from Gambit.
Zeklos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambit lands a jab to Zeklos's midsection.
Zeklos looks gassed!
Gambit scores with a decent looking hook.
Stelian Zeklos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambit jabs Zeklos right on the nose. Zeklos blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeklos feints and then cracks Gambit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gambit down.
Gambit avoids the head kick by Zeklos.
Zeklos scores with a jab to the head.
Gambit tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zeklos instigates a clinch.
Zeklos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zeklos is looking to break free of the clinch but Gambit has double underhooks.
Gambit is trying to pull guard but Zeklos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zeklos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gambit effectively controlling the action here.
Gambit misses with a punch to the body.
Gambit struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeklos controls his hands.
Zeklos misses with a body punch.
Gambit works on Zeklos's body with a couple of short punches.
Gambit misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeklos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gambit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zeklos scores a nice knee to the body.
Gambit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeklos is defending well for now.
A short right from Gambit.
Zeklos misses with a knee strike.
Gambit managing to block the knees to the body from Zeklos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambit misses with the head strike.
Zeklos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gambit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambit misses with a body punch.
A short right from Zeklos on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gambit as Zeklos tries to tie him up.
Gambit stalling in the clinch but Zeklos improves position.
Zeklos scores with a shot to the side of Gambit's head.
Gambit lands with a right to the head.
Zeklos misses with a body punch.
Gambit lands with a short shot to the head.

Zeklos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zeklos throws a low kick but Gambit moves out of range easily.

Gambit clinches.
A short body shot lands from Gambit as the two fighters clinch.
Zeklos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gambit takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos tries to land a knee to the head but Gambit blocks with his arms.
Gambit jumps guard but Zeklos stands there with Gambit around his waist. Gambit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gambit tries to throw a body punch but Zeklos avoids it by throwing Gambit back against the cage.
Good body shot from Gambit.
Gambit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gambit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeklos or not.
A short uppercut from Gambit.
Gambit gets through Zeklos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gambit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gambit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gambit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gambit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeklos backwards.
Zeklos dodges an elbow strike from Gambit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambit misses with a knee strike.
Gambit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Gambit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gambit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gambit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeklos lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Gambit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zeklos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gambit's head.
Gambit lands a jab to Zeklos's midsection.
Gambit clobbers Zeklos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zeklos misses with a body kick.
Stelian Zeklos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Zeklos lands but Gambit takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeklos.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeklos misses the target.
Gambit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gambit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zeklos as he jumps to the side.
Zeklos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zeklos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gambit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gambit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zeklos throws a sloppy head kick and Gambit moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Zeklos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambit. Zeklos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos misses with a kick to the body.

Zeklos gets tackled into the cage by Gambit. Gambit maintains the clinch.
Zeklos tries to stall but Gambit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zeklos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gambit as Zeklos tries to tie him up.
Gambit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gambit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeklos gets through Gambit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zeklos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gambit.
Zeklos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeklos scores with a shoulder strike.
Zeklos managing to block the knees to the body from Gambit.
Gambit blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zeklos.
Gambit fails to pull guard.
Gambit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gambit lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Zeklos scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambit throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeklos.

Zeklos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zeklos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zeklos throws a leg kick but Gambit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gambit throws a body punch but Zeklos moves out of range.
Gambit tries a low kick but Zeklos avoids it.
Zeklos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambit on the side of the head.
Gambit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeklos to score with a decent uppercut.
Gambit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeklos.
Zeklos looks to throw the jab but Gambit is out of range.
Gambit tries to clinch up but Zeklos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambit scores with a jab to the head.
Zeklos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gambit finds it's way round the side to connect with Zeklos's head.

Zeklos takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
Zeklos avoids the elbow strike from Gambit, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gambit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zeklos misses with a punch to the body.
Zeklos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gambit is keeping busy.
Zeklos prevents a body shot from Gambit.
Jason Gambit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gambit tries to land a knee to the head but Zeklos blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeklos.
Gambit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeklos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gambit misses with an elbow strike.
Gambit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gambit misses with a knee to the head.
Gambit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gambit misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeklos is defending well for now.
Zeklos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gambit.
Zeklos taking a breather.
Gambit throws an elbow but it misses.
Zeklos pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeklos blocks an elbow strike from Gambit.
Gambit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeklos avoids it.
Gambit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeklos stalls.
Zeklos misses with a punch to the body.
Zeklos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeklos.
Gambit dodges an elbow strike from Zeklos.
Zeklos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zeklos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gambit gets an underhook and turns Zeklos into the cage.
Zeklos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Gambit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zeklos clinches up with Gambit and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zeklos.
Gambit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zekloss head.
Zeklos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambit misses with a body punch.
Zeklos throws an elbow that misses.
Zeklos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeklos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zeklos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gambit's brow.
Zeklos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gambit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gambit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zeklos trying to land knees to the body.
Gambit misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeklos is pushing Gambit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gambit trying to stall but Zeklos improves his position.
Zeklos avoids the elbow strike from Gambit, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeklos misses with some punches.
Zeklos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gambit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambit misses with an elbow strike.
Zeklos is trying to break free.
Zeklos pushes Gambit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeklos scores with a shoulder strike.
Gambit lands with a short shot to the head.
Gambit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zeklos blocks an elbow strike.
Gambit throws an elbow but it misses.
Gambit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zeklos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zeklos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gambit misses with the head strike.
Zeklos looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeklos blocks it with crossed arms.
Stelian Zeklos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos pushes Gambit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gambit.
Gambit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeklos blocks an elbow strike from Gambit.
Zeklos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gambit.
Gambit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gambit blocks the elbow strike.
Gambit throws an elbow that misses.
Gambit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Zeklos.
Gambit prevents a body shot from Zeklos.
Gambit letting Zeklos take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Zeklos fails to land.
Gambit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeklos blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambit avoids the damage to the body.
Zeklos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zeklos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gambit is leaning against Zeklos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gambit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gambit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gambit lands a nice shot to the body.
Zeklos has a couple of punches blocked by Gambit.
Zeklos scores with a shoulder strike.
Zeklos takes a shot to the head.
Gambit trying to land knees to the body.
Gambit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zeklos's efforts to push away.
Zeklos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gambit misses with the head strike.
Zeklos digs a right hand into Gambit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gambit's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambit trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambit lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Zeklos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gambit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeklos backwards.
Zeklos tries to land a knee to the head but Gambit blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gambit.
Gambit digs a right hand underneath Zeklos's ribcage. Zeklos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gambit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gambit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gambit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zeklos scores with a shot to the side of Gambit's head.
Gambit lands with a light punch inside.
Zeklos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambit's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambit blocks an elbow strike from Zeklos.
Zeklos trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gambit.
Zeklos misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Gambit.
Well Gambit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Gambit!
Jason Gambit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.