PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonel Lutsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lutsky
vs
Zelli

188 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

189 cm
28
198 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lutsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lutsky misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lutsky.
Zelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelli misses with a few strikes there.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky throws an overhand right that lands on Zelli's shoulder, as Zelli tries to avoid the shot.
Lutsky connects with a looping right hand.
Zelli throws a right hand that Lutsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Lutsky also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Lutsky.
Lutsky slips a straight right by Zelli.
Zelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutsky. Zelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsky scores with a kick to the body.
Zelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lutsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lutsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zelli slips a jab from Lutsky.
Zelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lutsky.
Lutsky cracks Zelli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Zelli is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsky throws a quick head kick that knocks Zelli silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Lutsky is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonel Lutsky!
Leonel Lutsky is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Leonel Lutsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.