PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mutt Zatsch (ranked 1711 p4p, 193 weight class) and Caspian Hull (ranked 2177 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zatsch
vs
Hull

170 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mutt Zatsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caspian Hull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zatsch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hull misses with a wild body shot.
Hull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zatsch in his tracks.
Hull misses with a hook.
Zatsch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zatsch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zatsch avoids the head kick by Hull.
Zatsch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Zatsch instigates a clinch.
Zatsch lands a shoulder strike.
Hull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zatsch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zatsch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zatsch blocks it with crossed arms.
Zatsch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zatsch's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zatsch lands a nice shot to the body.
Zatsch dodges an elbow strike from Hull.

Zatsch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zatsch is just out of range.
Zatsch is looking to counter punch.

Zatsch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zatsch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hull looks winded!
Zatsch landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zatsch breaks the clinch.
Mutt Zatsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zatsch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hull's hands.
Zatsch lands with a good body shot.
Hull takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Zatsch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zatsch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Zatsch.
Hull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hull tries a knee to the head but Zatsch blocks it.
Hull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hull looking to throw knees to the head but Zatsch is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zatsch.
Hull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zatsch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.
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!
Zatsch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zatsch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zatsch cracks Hull with a nice body shot.
Zatsch lands a hook that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
A short right from Zatsch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hull tries to break free but Zatsch pushes him back against the cage.
Zatsch missing with knees to the body.
Zatsch lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zatsch breaks the clinch.
Hull looks to land a left hand but Zatsch moved out of range nicely.
Zatsch moves out of range of the body kick.
Zatsch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zatsch avoids the body shot from Hull.
Zatsch lands a really nice looking cross but Hull seems unphased.

Zatsch closes the distance and clinches.
Zatsch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zatsch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zatsch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.
A nice left hand lands by Hull.
Zatsch blocks an elbow strike from Hull.
Zatsch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Zatsch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zatsch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zatsch blocks the elbow strike.
Zatsch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zatsch's defenses.
Zatsch scores a nice knee to the body.
Zatsch lands with a light punch inside.
Zatsch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hull.
Zatsch lands a shoulder strike.

Zatsch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hull uses from the top position.

Hull is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zatsch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hull is looking to defend but Zatsch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hull! Zatsch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hull taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mutt Zatsch!