PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greg Menace (ranked 3046 p4p, 4122 weight class) and Hakim Zerhouni (ranked 163 p4p, 219 weight class). Menace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Menace. Zerhouni has chosen Salah Edin - Tfoe ft. Sefyu as his entrance music. Hakim Zerhouni will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Menace
vs
Zerhouni

150 cm
21
130
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
136
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Hoarse Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Menace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakim Zerhouni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zerhouni darts in and clinches Menace up against the cage.
Zerhouni lands a nice uppercut.

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

Menace tries to keep at a distance but Zerhouni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menace gets underhooks to prevent Zerhouni's takedown attempt.

Zerhouni breaks from the clinch.
Zerhouni slaps away a takedown attempt from Menace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Menace sets himself, and Zerhouni steps forward looking for the clinch! Menace avoids it this time.
Menace shoots in looking for a takedown but Zerhouni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Menace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zerhouni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zerhouni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Menace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zerhouni's waist but Zerhouni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Menace off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace has his takedown stuffed
letting Zerhouni counter with a right hand.

Zerhouni closes the distance and clinches.

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

Zerhouni moves into range and clinches up with Menace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zerhouni drags the fight down to the ground.
Menace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zerhouni has momentary wrist control but Menace slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zerhouni holds on and takes a little breather.
Menace cracks Zerhouni with a solid left hand.
Menace could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Zerhouni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Menace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zerhouni doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Menace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zerhouni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Menace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace is in close to Zerhouni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Menace stops Zerhouni from standing up.
Menace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Menace postures up.
Menace is working Zerhouni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Menace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Menace lands a couple of elbows.
Menace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zerhouni is keeping the position for now.
Zerhouni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zerhouni tries to strike from the bottom.
Menace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menace lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zerhouni throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Menace lands a couple of elbows.
Menace is in close to Zerhouni's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Zerhouni is rocked!
Menace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zerhouni is still in real trouble! Can Menace finish him?
Menace is in close to Zerhouni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Menace with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zerhouni is on top in guard.

Menace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Menace scores with a big shot! Zerhouni's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Zerhouni! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Menace!
A less than humble Greg Menace misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.