PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zyuzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peltola
vs
Zyuzin

182 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

186 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160
Brute

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Zyuzin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola scores with a nice head shot.
Zyuzin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zyuzin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peltola as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Peltola.
Peltola lands the left hand.
Peltola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zyuzin closes the distance and clinches up with Peltola, looking for a takedown. Zyuzin pushes Peltola against the cage but Peltola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peltola connects with a nice looking jab.
Zyuzin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Peltola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zyuzin misses with a body shot.
Zyuzin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peltola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zyuzin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peltola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Peltola.
A lazy left from Peltola finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyuzin tries to move into range but Peltola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peltola digs a good hook to Zyuzin's body.
Zyuzin looks gassed!
Zyuzin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peltola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zyuzin momentarily.
Peltola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Peltola moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Zyuzin goes down! Can Peltola finish him!?

Zyuzin is rocked!
Peltola advances to half guard.
Peltola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peltola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltola winds up and cracks Zyuzin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peltola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peltola controlling the action here.

Peltola in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zyuzin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Peltola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mertsi Peltola!
Mertsi Peltola thanked the fans post fight for their support.