PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fönt ja en körv. 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.

Zsofka
vs
Lemmelin

185 cm
26
250 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

193 cm
30
240 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baldomir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lemmelin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zsofka, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lemmelin.
Zsofka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zsofka trying to land knees to the body.
Lemmelin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zsofka backwards.
Zsofka lands an elbow inside.
Lemmelin avoiding damage as Zsofka throws knees to the body.
Zsofka is trying to pull guard but Lemmelin has him pressed against the cage.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but Lemmelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Zsofka drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldomir Zsofka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemmelin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zsofka jumps guard but Lemmelin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lemmelin working aggressively here.
Lemmelin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemmelin lands a left hand.
Zsofka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lemmelin backwards.
Lemmelin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zsofka throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zsofka tries to pull guard but Lemmelin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemmelin.
Zsofka trying to land knees to the body.
Lemmelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zsofkas head.
Lemmelin tries to work over Zsofka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zsofka tries to score a body lock takedown but Lemmelin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemmelin lands with a light punch inside.
Lemmelin stalling.
Lemmelin has a couple of punches blocked by Zsofka.
Lemmelin has a couple of punches blocked by Zsofka.
Zsofka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemmelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zsofka backwards.
Lemmelin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zsofka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemmelin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemmelin misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemmelin smiles and moves away.
Lemmelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lemmelin moves into range and clinches up with Zsofka.
Zsofka blocking some punches.
Lemmelin digs a right hand into Zsofka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zsofka's gas tank.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but Lemmelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Zsofka drops back down to his feet.
Lemmelin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zsofka backwards.
Zsofka is trying to pull guard but Lemmelin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lemmelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemmelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zsofkas head.
Lemmelin looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemmelin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zsofka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zsofka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemmelin walks away with a smile on his face. Zsofka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lemmelin lands with a right hand.

Lemmelin has closed the distance and engaged Zsofka in a clinch.
Zsofka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zsofka misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemmelin looking to slow down the pace here.
Lemmelin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zsofka is working for takedown but Lemmelin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zsofka being controlled against the cage.
Lemmelin misses with some punches.
Zsofka is trying to drag Lemmelin to the mat but Lemmelin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemmelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemmelin managing to block the knees to the body from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands an elbow inside.
Zsofka letting Lemmelin take a breather here.
Lemmelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zsofkas head.
A hook to the body from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zsofka or not.
Zsofka is breathing heavily.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemmelin just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemmelin lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemmelin.
Zsofka misses with a knee to the head.
Lemmelin lands a shoulder strike.
Lemmelin lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskil Lemmelin dominated that round.
That's time! Zsofka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lemmelin lands a right hook to the body.

Lemmelin gets tackled into the cage by Zsofka. Zsofka maintains the clinch.
Zsofka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zsofka jumps guard but Lemmelin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zsofka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lemmelin to keep the fight standing.
Lemmelin tries to stall but Zsofka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemmelin blocks an elbow strike from Zsofka.
Lemmelin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldomir Zsofka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zsofka trying to land knees to the body.
Lemmelin pushes Zsofka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemmelin leaning against his opponent.
Lemmelin trying to stall but Zsofka improves his position.
Lemmelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zsofka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemmelin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka fails to pull guard.
Lemmelin is pressed up against the cage. Zsofka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lemmelin down to the mat. Lemmelin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Zsofka shoots in and gets a takedown into Lemmelin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lemmelin is on top in guard.

Zsofka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lemmelin wants to get up but he can't break Zsofka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lemmelin with a nice head shot there.
Lemmelin trying to control but Zsofka is working from the bottom.

Zsofka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lemmelin cracks Zsofka with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka keeping moving, preventing Lemmelin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zsofka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lemmelin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zsofka.
Lemmelin scoring with punches and elbows.
Lemmelin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zsofka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lemmelin grinds an elbow into Zsofka's temple.

Zsofka is rocked!
Lemmelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zsofka keeps working.

Lemmelin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lemmelin works Zsofka's body with a nice hook.
Lemmelin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lemmelin lands a big right hand that sends Zsofka crashing to the mat! Lemmelin stays standing though and waves Zsofka back to his feet!
Oh Zsofka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lemmelin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zsofka takes a shot to the head.
Lemmelin scores with a shoulder strike.

Zsofka pulls guard.
Lemmelin lands a couple of digs.

Lemmelin stands and steps away. Zsofka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lemmelin fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Zsofka square on the jaw! Damn, Zsofka is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eskil Lemmelin!
An out of breath Eskil Lemmelin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.