PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 657 p4p, 298 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 92 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zaire
vs
Bob

189 cm
34
202
13 - 8 - 1

184 cm
32
185
16 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

HELLBENT
PWNAGE™

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Zaire.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaire slips under a jab from Bob.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Zaire punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaire takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaire.
Nice uppercut there from Zaire.
A low kick from Zaire is predictable there
and Bob finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bob defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Zaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Bob jumps back.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaire tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Zaire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Bob finds it's way through Zaire's defenses.
Zaire motions for Bob to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Bob tries a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Zaire back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Zaire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zaire throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.

Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob misses with a leg kick
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
Bob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob lands with a right hand.
Bob misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.

Bob has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zaire as the two fighters clinch.
Zaire pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Zaire scores with a nice right hand.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaire on the side of the head.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zaire blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bob misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Zaire misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob connects with the punch.
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaire counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Zaire slips a straight right by Bob.
It looked like Zaire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Zaire throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Zaire throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Bob.
Bob digs a good hook to Zaire's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob clobbers Zaire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaire scores with a nice right hand.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bob makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zaire really felt that one!
Bob tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Zaire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire slips under a jab.
Zaire throwing a counter right hand but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Bob misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Zaire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaire scrambles back to his feet.
Bob slips a straight right by Zaire.
Zaire scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bob.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Bob counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Zaire throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob scores with a jab.
Zaire connects with a single shot there.
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Zaire backing away here, and Bob unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Zaire throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob scores with a spinning back kick!
Decent striking displayed by Zaire there.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands with a cross.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob scores with a jab. Zaire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zaire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Zaire moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaire misses with a left hand
and Bob counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Bob thumps Zaire with a low kick.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Bob makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bob tries to clinch but Zaire is having none of it.
Bob lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zaire will feel that in the morning.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Zaire connects with an inside leg kick.
Zaire lands a slapping body shot.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Bob feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaire tries a low kick but Bob avoids it.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Bob tries to work over Zaire's front leg with a kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire is looking to counter punch.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire blocks the body kick.
Zaire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaire misses the target.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
Zaire takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Zaire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bobs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob slips under a jab from Zaire.
Zaire throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire checks the leg kick.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silent Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bob wants to slow Zaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaire.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob lands a leg kick that knocks Zaire off balance momentarily.
Bob attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Bob takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bob ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bob no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zaire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zaire preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is stalling in the full guard.
Bob is pulling down on Zaire's head. It's preventing any offense from Zaire, at least for the moment.
Zaire trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob controls Zaire momentarily but Zaire frees himself.
Zaire trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaire misses the jab.
Bob follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bob checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Bob catches Zaire right on the button with a cross.
Zaire throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire checks a leg kick.
Bob slips a jab from Zaire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
Zaire misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaire misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Zaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Bob is looking to slow Zaire down with leg kicks.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Zaire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaire.
Zaire throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bob counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
During a confident post fight interview, Silent Bob thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.