PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Zabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zabala
vs
Icarus

184 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
221 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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, Javier Zabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laz Icarus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabala misses with a double jab.
Zabala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Icarus can pounce on him.
Icarus throws a low kick but Zabala avoids it.
Zabala throws an overhand right that lands on Icarus's shoulder, as Icarus tries to avoid the shot.
Icarus misses with a leg kick.
Icarus thumps Zabala with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Icarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icarus lands with a nice body kick.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zabala. That did some damage!
Zabala throws a right hand that Icarus ducks under and follows up with a left that Icarus also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Icarus.
Icarus is looking to land body kicks.
Icarus lands a nice looking body kick.
Zabala is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icarus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zabala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Icarus.
Zabala staying out of range there.
Zabala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Icarus lands with a nice body kick.

Icarus has closed the distance and engaged Zabala in a clinch.
Icarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Javier Zabala has been cut.
Icarus lands a knee to the head.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Icarus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus jerks Zabala's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Zabala drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Icarus goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Icarus because Zabala was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Laz Icarus!