PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Wulong (ranked 4682 p4p, 3905 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wulong
vs
Zero

165 cm
25
246
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
240
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wulong gets a takedown into half guard.
Zero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Zero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zero working Wulong over with knees to the body.
A short left from Zero.
Zero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wulong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zero obliges.
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!
Zero gets underhooks to prevent Wulong's takedown attempt.

Wulong has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zero regains guard immediately.

Zero has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wulong has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wulong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wulong is breathing heavily.
Zero lands a knee to the head.
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Han Wulong has been cut.
Wulong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wulong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero with a knee to the head.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
Wulong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wulong goes for a takedown attempt but Zero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wulong gets tackled into the cage by Zero. Zero maintains the clinch.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wulong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Wulong won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zero.
Wulong looking for a takedown.
Zero slowing the pace effectively.
Zero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zero with a knee to the head.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wulong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Zero.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
Zero scores a nice knee to the body.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zero working Wulong over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Wulong won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zero obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero lands a knee to the body.
Wulong is working for takedown but Zero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Zero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Zero.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Wulong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Zero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zero.
Wulong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wulong keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero lands a nice elbow.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zero can't find room to land a body shot as Wulong controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Wulong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zero takes the fight into the clinch.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sub Zero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wulong prevents the takedown attempt.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero goes for a takedown attempt but Wulong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wulong's sensitive parts.
Wulong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero wants to counter the offense by Wulong and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zero clinches.
Zero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zero lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zero lands an elbow that stopped Wulong in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Zero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero lands a knee to the head.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Wulong won't want to take too many of those.
Zero lands a nice elbow.
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wulong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Han Wulong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Zero lands an elbow inside.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Zero.
Zero lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero pushes Wulong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wulong's defenses.
Zero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zero lands a damaging elbow.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Zero.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero lands an elbow that stopped Wulong in his tracks for a moment.
Zero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wulong up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero landing knees to the body.
Zero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zero lands an elbow just above Wulong 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands a damaging elbow.
Zero landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zero.
Wulong takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wulong wants to take the fight to the mat but Zero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zero with a knee to the head.

Zero lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero stands up over Wulong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zero throwing strikes from guard but Wulong blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Zero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wulong controls Zero momentarily but Zero frees himself.
Wulong being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zero clinches up with Wulong and pushes him back against the cage.
Zero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Han Wulong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zero closes the distance and clinches.
Zero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wulong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wulong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.
Zero working Wulong over with knees to the body.
Wulong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Zero.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wulong is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero lands a damaging elbow.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Wulong won't want to take too many of those.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Wulong's ribcage.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Wulong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Zero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero with a knee to the head.
Zero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wulong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wulong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wulong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Zero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wulong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zero fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Zero gets a clinch.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero gets underhooks to prevent Wulong's takedown attempt.
Zero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wulong's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero lands an uppercut.
Wulong tries to circle away but Zero has him pinned against the cage.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Wulong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zero.
Nice elbow from Zero.
Knees to the body from Zero.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zero looking for a takedown.
Wulong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zero after a bit of a struggle.
Zero lands an elbow that stopped Wulong in his tracks for a moment.
Zero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
Zero cracks Wulong with a nice body shot.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wulong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wulong can't get the takedown.
Zero lands a knee to the head.
Han Wulong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zero 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!
Our winner, Sub Zero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.