PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Shhmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Alexander Zelaya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Alexander Zelaya
vs
Shhmo

175 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Shhmo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shhmo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zelaya pinned against the ropes. Zelaya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shhmo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zelaya. That one must have hurt.
Shhmo misses with a low kick as Zelaya jumps back.

Shhmo gets tackled into the ropes by Zelaya. Zelaya maintains the clinch.
Zelaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shhmo stalling in the clinch but Zelaya improves position.
Shhmo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zelaya smiles and moves away.
Zelaya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Shhmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zelaya with a nice cross.

Zelaya darts in and clinches Shhmo up against the ropes.
Zelaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shhmo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zelaya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Shhmo.
Zelaya lands an elbow that stopped Shhmo in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelaya.
Zelaya works on Shhmo's body with a couple of short punches.
Shhmo working hard to break the clinch.
Zelaya stalling against the ropes.
Shhmo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zelaya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Zelaya gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shhmo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zelaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shhmo blocks it with crossed arms.
Zelaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Zelaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shhmo's defenses.
Shhmo takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zelaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shhmo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelaya lands with a right to the head.
Shhmo prevents a body shot from Zelaya.
Shhmo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zelaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shhmo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shhmo tries for a takedown but Zelaya manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zelaya.
Shhmo has had enough of the clinch but Zelaya keeps him there for the moment.
Zelaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Zelaya - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shhmo tries to work over Zelaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zelaya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zelaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zelaya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zelaya tries to land a knee to the head but Shhmo blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zelaya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zelaya connects with a knee to the head.

Shhmo is rocked!
Zelaya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shhmo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelaya misses with a knee to the head.
Zelaya crunches a lovely knee into Shhmo's ribcage.
Zelaya cracks Shhmo with a nice body shot.
Shhmo can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands an uppercut.
Zelaya lands a hook that snaps the head of Shhmo backwards.
Zelaya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shhmo has had enough of the clinch but Zelaya keeps him there for the moment.
Shhmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelaya connects with a knee to the head.
Shhmo is still on wobbly legs! Can Zelaya finish him?
Shhmo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zelaya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shhmo seems to have recovered his senses.
Shhmo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zelaya. Zelaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Shhmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shhmo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Zelaya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shhmo, pushing him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelaya.
Zelaya has Shhmo pressed against the ropes, preventing Shhmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shhmo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zelaya prevents it.
Zelaya stalling in the clinch.
Shhmo blocks a body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya digs a right hand into Shhmo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shhmo's gas tank.
Zelaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shhmo can't break the clinch.
Zelaya keeps control of Shhmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zelaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zelaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zelaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Zelaya - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zelaya.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shhmo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelaya tries to throw a body punch but Shhmo avoids it by throwing Zelaya back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shhmo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Zelaya.
Zelaya stops a takedown attempt from Shhmo.
Shhmo looks winded!
Zelaya holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Zelaya can't find room to land a body shot as Shhmo controls the action.
Zelaya is pressed up against the ropes. Shhmo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zelaya down to the mat. Zelaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shhmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelaya looks to throw the jab but Shhmo is out of range.
Zelaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shhmo. That did some damage!
Zelaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shhmo fails with the takedown.
Shhmo shoots for a double leg takedown but Zelaya sprawls well. He's pushed Shhmo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zelaya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Shhmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands a leg kick that knocks Shhmo off balance momentarily.

Zelaya clinches up with Shhmo and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zelaya.
Shhmo is trying to pull guard but Zelaya turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Zelaya tries to work over Shhmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zelaya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelaya presses Shhmo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Zelaya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelaya is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zelaya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zelaya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands a hook that snaps the head of Shhmo backwards.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zelaya digs a right hand underneath Shhmo's ribcage. Shhmo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zelaya.
A shot in the inside from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands an elbow just above Shhmo 's eye.
Zelaya leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Zelaya.
Zelaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Zelaya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shhmo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zelaya lands an elbow that stopped Shhmo in his tracks for a moment.
Zelaya is working Shhmo over against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shhmo prevents a body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shhmo or not.
Zelaya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zelaya as Shhmo tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shhmo is trying to pull guard but Zelaya has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelaya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zelaya lands an elbow inside.
Zelaya gets through Shhmo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shhmo tries to pull guard but Zelaya won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Alexander Zelaya dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Zelaya rushes Shhmo and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Zelaya on the inside.
Zelaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shhmo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shhmo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zelaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shhmo's defenses.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shhmo working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shhmo's face.
Zelaya lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Zelaya as the two fighters clinch.
Zelaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shhmo's elbow.
Shhmo is breathing heavily.
Zelaya lands an elbow inside that Shhmo shrugs off.
Zelaya lands a nice uppercut.
Zelaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shhmo's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya working Shhmo over with knees to the body.
Zelaya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zelaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Zelaya lands a shoulder strike.
Zelaya lands a knee to the body.
Shhmo tries to pull guard but Zelaya won't allow it.
Zelaya lands a shoulder strike.
Shhmo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zelaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelaya.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zelaya obliges.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelaya pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Shhmo! Zelaya unloads with more strikes and Shhmo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Alexander Zelaya!
A relieved looking Walter Alexander Zelaya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.