PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Kam (ranked 4626 p4p, 18521 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Kam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kam
vs
Zakrzewski

188 cm
18
210
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200
2 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Kam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zakrzewski tries to keep at a distance but Kam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zakrzewski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kam stalls.
Zakrzewski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kam prevents it.
Kam has Zakrzewski pressed against the cage.
Kam pressing his opponent against the cage.

Kam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Kam clinches with his opponent.
Zakrzewski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zakrzewski doesn't seem bothered though.

Kam lands a big uppercut and Zakrzewski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zakrzewski looks OK. Kam waves Zakrzewski back to his feet!

Zakrzewski is rocked!

It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.

Zakrzewski tries to keep at a distance but Kam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zakrzewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kam finish him?

Kam breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kam.
Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zakrzewski is looking to clinch.

Kam pushes Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakrzewski is trying to force a seperation but Kam has the dominant position.
Kam is stalling here.
Kam leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kam for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zakrzewski told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kam stalling in the clinch.
Kam just leaning against Zakrzewski, taking a breather.

Kam breaks the clinch.
Kam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Kam clinches.
Kam leaning against his opponent.

Kam manages to break the clinch.

Kam clinches up with Zakrzewski and pushes him back against the cage.

Kam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zakrzewski moves in looking to clinch but Kam pushes him off.
Kam throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kam drives through and clinches with Zakrzewski against the cage.

Kam breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Kam, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kam taking a breather.

Kam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kam forces Zakrzewski back against the cage and clinches.

Kam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kam swats away the attempt to clinch by Zakrzewski.

Kam has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kam.
Stalling in the clinch from Kam.

Kam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kam has Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.

Kam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zakrzewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!

Kam has Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.

Kam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Kam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Zakrzewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kam stuffs the takedown attempt from Zakrzewski. Zakrzewski gets slowly back to his feet.

Zakrzewski tries to keep at a distance but Kam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zakrzewski letting Kam take a breather here.

Kam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leon Kam is winning the standup battle so far.
Kam blocks a head kick by Zakrzewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kam closes the distance and clinches.

Kam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zakrzewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kam closes the distance and clinches.
Kam just leaning against Zakrzewski, taking a breather.
Kam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zakrzewski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kam to keep the fight standing.
Kam has Zakrzewski pushed against the cage.
Kam is stalling here.
Kam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zakrzewski up against the cage.
Leon Kam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leon Kam.

Kam forces Zakrzewski back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski has Kam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leon Kam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
Kam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zakrzewski letting Kam take a breather here.
Kam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zakrzewski up against the cage.
Come on Kam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leon Kam.
Kam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zakrzewski's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kam clinches up against the cage.
Kam avoiding damage.
Kam stalling.
Kam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kam effectively controlling the action here.
Kam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zakrzewski can do to turn this around?
Kam leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leon Kam.
Nice straight punches there by Kam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kam.

Kam closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Kam manages to break the clinch.
Leon Kam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kam moves into the clinch.

Kam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zakrzewski darts in looking for a takedown but Kam gets double underhooks and turns Zakrzewski into the cage.

Kam moves into the clinch.

Kam breaks the clinch.

Kam closes the distance and pushes Zakrzewski back into the cage.
Kam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zakrzewski up against the cage.

Kam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kam clinches up with Zakrzewski and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Kam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Zakrzewski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kam throws a right and a left that Zakrzewski avoids nicely.
Zakrzewski wants to counter the offense by Kam and move into the clinch position.

Kam takes the fight into the clinch.
Kam is struggling to control the position.
Kam stalling the fight.

Kam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kam forces Zakrzewski back against the cage and clinches.

Kam breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski avoids the head kick by Kam.
Zakrzewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zakrzewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zakrzewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Kam has closed the distance and engaged Zakrzewski in a clinch.
Zakrzewski letting Kam take a breather here.
Kam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kam stalling the fight.
Kam leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kam moves into range and clinches up with Zakrzewski.
Kam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kam is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leon Kam.
Kam throws a head kick but Zakrzewski moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kam.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zakrzewski up against the cage.
Kam stalling against the cage.
Kam seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Kam breaks the clinch.

Kam pushes Zakrzewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakrzewski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zakrzewski up against the cage.

Kam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leon Kam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kam throws a half hearted mid kick.

Kam clinches.
Kam slows down the pace here.

Kam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kam moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kam stalls.

Kam breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Kam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Kam!