PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl White (ranked 4556 p4p, 4295 weight class) and Mikhail Zemechko (ranked 0 p4p, 461 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Zemechko

186 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Zemechko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
White gets through Zemechko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White cracks Zemechko with a nice body shot.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemechko backwards.
White keeps control of Zemechko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemechko backwards.

Zemechko is rocked!
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemechko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemechko is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses with some punches.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemechko.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Zemechko.
White gets underhooks to prevent Zemechko's takedown attempt.
Zemechko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemechko.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemechko uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemechko blocking some punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Zemechko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Zemechko blocking some punches.
White throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with some punches.
White misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Zemechko seems to have recovered his senses.
Zemechko is looking for a takedown.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Zemechko goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karl White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Zemechko.
Zemechko jabbing away but nothing is landing.

White takes the fight into the clinch.
White lands a big right hand that drops Zemechko! The killer instinct kicks in and White finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl White!