PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Chevelle - The Red. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaromskis's choice of entrance music: Moment of Peace. 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.

Knapp
vs
Zaromskis

180 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

183 cm
29
176 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaromskis looks for the body kick but Knapp saw that one coming.
Knapp avoids the head kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knapp dips to his left and cracks Zaromskis with an uppercut!
Zaromskis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knapp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knapp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knapp throws a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head but Zaromskis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaromskis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knapp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knapp throws a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head but Zaromskis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Zaromskis thows a body kick. Knapp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaromskis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Knapp misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knapp looks to throw a body kick
and Zaromskis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zaromskis misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaromskis.
Knapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaromskis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaromskis scores with a hook to the body. Knapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knapp throws the left hand but Zaromskis avoids the punch easily.
Knapp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaromskis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Knapp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaromskis.
Knapp misses with a straight right.
Knapp swings widly with a right hand
and Zaromskis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Knapp moves out of range.
Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Knapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knapp misses with an uppercut
and Zaromskis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knapp throws the kick towards the body but Zaromskis avoids it.
Knapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knapp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaromskis scores with a head kick.
Knapp defending well as Zaromskis loads up on a big left hand.
Knapp misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis slips under a jab from Knapp.
A slow jab from Knapp misses its intended target.
Zaromskis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knapp misses with a straight right.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaromskis.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaromskis blocks the leg kick.
Zaromskis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaromskis misses with a looping right.
Zaromskis cracks Knapp with a good jab.
Zaromskis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knapp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaromskis throws a nice head kick!
Zaromskis scores with a hook to the body. Knapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaromskis misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis connects with a solid leg kick.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Knapp misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis looks to land a right hand but Knapp moved out of range.
Zaromskis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knapp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knapp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zaromskis slips under a jab from Knapp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zaromskis has closed the distance and engaged Knapp in a clinch.
Zaromskis effectively controlling the action here.
Knapp misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Zaromskis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zaromskis scores with a jab. Knapp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Knapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Knapp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaromskis scores with a leg kick.
Knapp cracks Zaromskis with a good jab.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis throws out a powerful jab.
Knapp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaromskis connects with a body shot that sends Knapp's belly button to the back.
Zaromskis sizes up Knapp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaromskis lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knapp throws a chopping leg kick but Zaromskis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knapp moves forwards but Zaromskis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knapp missing with a left hand there. Zaromskis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaromskis blocks a jab.
Zaromskis lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Zaromskis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
Knapp throws a chopping leg kick but Zaromskis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knapp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knapp misses with a looping right.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.
Knapp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaromskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knapp looks to land a body kick but Zaromskis moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knapp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaromskis counters with a left and a right that stings Knapp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Knapp misses its intended target.
Zaromskis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaromskis throws a push kick but Knapp slaps the foot to one side.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp punishes Zaromskis's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaromskis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Knapp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knapp throws out a loose jab but Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis staying out of range there.
Zaromskis is looking to slow Knapp down with leg kicks.
Knapp connects with a single shot there.
Zaromskis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knapp doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaromskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knapp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
Knapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knapp throws a right hand that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaromskis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaromskis thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaromskis moves out of range as Knapp strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis throws out a loose jab but Knapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp throws out a loose jab but Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp throws a leg kick but Zaromskis sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaromskis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zaromskis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zaromskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Knapp.
Zaromskis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaromskis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zaromskis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Zaromskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zaromskis tries to land a leg kick but Knapp saw it coming and moves away.
Knapp throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zaromskis to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
Knapp checks a low kick from Zaromskis.
Knapp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaromskis is out of range and Knapp settles back down.
Zaromskis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knapp rather than just go for the knockout.
Knapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Knapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knapp, right into the meat.
Knapp throws a leg kick but Zaromskis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knapp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaromskis.
The fighters circling - Knapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaromskis scores with a head kick. Knapp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaromskis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaromskis lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaromskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knapp throws a lazy right hand but Zaromskis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knapp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaromskis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knapp momentarily.
Knapp thows a leg kick but Zaromskis checks it
and Zaromskis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaromskis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knapp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaromskis was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knapp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knapp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peter Knapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis thuds a left hand into Knapp's body.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskis. That's going to slow Knapp down.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaromskis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knapp throws a hook but Zaromskis avoids it easily.
Knapp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knapp throws an overhand right that lands on Zaromskis's shoulder, as Zaromskis tries to avoid the shot.
Knapp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knapp tries to move into range but Zaromskis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick that knocks Knapp off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a right hand
and Zaromskis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin Zaromskis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaromskis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaromskis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaromskis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaromskis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zaromskis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis connects with an inside leg kick.
Knapp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Knapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaromskis checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaromskis dips to his left and cracks Knapp with an uppercut!
Zaromskis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaromskis.
Knapp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis keeps Knapp at a distance using the push kick.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Zaromskis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knapp misses with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis connects with a jab.
Zaromskis checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaromskis.
A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knapp.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaromskis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Zaromskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaromskis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Zaromskis!
Martin Zaromskis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.