PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Obrien (ranked 8743 p4p, 689 weight class) and Gigantcer Zek (ranked 7395 p4p, 628 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obrien
vs
Zek

178 cm
28
240 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigantcer Zek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obrien closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Obrien lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zek is trying to get back to half guard.
Obrien cracks Zek with a big right hand but Zek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zek looks winded!
Obrien throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zek dodges the ground and pound from Obrien.
Obrien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zek on the ground.
Obrien wants to control for a moment but Zek uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obrien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zek has hold of Obrien's hands but Obrien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Obrien trying to control the action but Zek is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zek is looking to escape.
Obrien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zek taking some punishment here, with Obrien in his half guard.
Obrien working the head and body with strikes.
Obrien trying to control the pace.
Obrien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Obrien is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Obrien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Zek is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Zek is out! Obrien gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean Obrien!