PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frantisek Zach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Soldier
vs
Zach

186 cm
20
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frantisek Zach!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldier lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Frantisek Zach has been cut.
Soldier avoids the body shot from Zach.
Zach misses with a hook. Soldier ducked under it nicely.
Zach looks to score with a jab to the body but Soldier is just out of range.
Zach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soldier was well out of range. Poor timing from Zach.

Soldier clinches with his opponent.
Soldier has Zach pressed against the cage, preventing Zach from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zach is trying to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling him.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Zach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soldier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soldier obliges.
Zach has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Soldier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.

Soldier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soldier was well out of range. Poor timing from Zach.
Zach misses with a body shot.
Soldier looks to land a combination. Zach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up Frantisek Zach's cut even more.
Zach thows a body shot but no joy.
Soldier delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier lands a high kick!
Soldier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zach.
Soldier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soldier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zach's sensitive parts.

Soldier lands a big head kick that sends Zach tumbling to the mat! Soldier takes a step backwards and waves Zach back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Zach is rocked!
Soldier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zach's calf.
Zach is still on wobbly legs! Can Soldier finish him?

Zach gets tackled into the cage by Soldier. Soldier maintains the clinch.
Soldier lands a nice knee to the body.
Zach seems to have recovered his senses.
Zach looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soldier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soldier connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Frantisek Zach's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soldier keeps control of Zach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soldier.
Zach is trying to break the clinch but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zach's defenses.
Zach is trying to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling him.
Zach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zach can't find room to land a body shot as Soldier controls the action.
Zach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soldier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Soldier breaks the clinch.

Soldier moves into the clinch.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zach's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soldier.
Zach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Soldier crunches a lovely knee into Zach's ribcage.
Soldier connects with a knee to the head.
Zach is trying to break free.
Zach misses with a punch to the body.

Soldier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zach thows a body shot but no joy.
Zach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soldier.
Soldier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zach.

Soldier clinches up against the cage.
Soldier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zach in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Soldier breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Soldier.
Soldier cracks the inside of Zach's front leg.
Soldier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zach.

Soldier moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soldier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soldier stalls.
Zach is trying to break the clinch but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier scores a nice knee to the body.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zach's defenses.
Soldier keeps control of Zach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Zach swings for the body but Soldier moves out of range.
Soldier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soldier connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldier lands a front kick.

Soldier has taken the fight to the clinch.

Soldier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soldier.
Soldier connects with a high kick.

Frantisek Zach's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Soldier!