PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krisp Enwah (ranked 2139 p4p, 2049 weight class) and Zimmer Zubov (ranked 307 p4p, 298 weight class). Zimmer Zubov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Enwah
vs
Zubov

180 cm
26
220
4 - 0 - 0

197 cm
27
212
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krisp Enwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zimmer Zubov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubov wants to clinch

and Enwah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Enwah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zubov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Enwah trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zubov wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enwah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zubov won't allow Enwah to pass to mount.
Enwah is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Enwah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zubov sees it coming and defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zubov gets caught flat footed, as Enwah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Enwah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Enwah wants to stand but Zubov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Enwah stays in close to Zubov's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubov is trying to control the position but Enwah postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zubov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zubov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Enwah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Enwah sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Enwah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zubov prevents Enwah from standing back up.
Zubov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Enwah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Enwah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Enwah is on top in guard.

Enwah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Enwah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Enwah looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Enwah controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enwah connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enwah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Enwah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Enwah throwing strikes from guard but Zubov blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zubov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krisp Enwah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Enwah gets a takedown into half guard.
Zubov is looking to control Enwah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zubov avoid being mounted?
Enwah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zubov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Enwah manages to pass to mount!
Enwah looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enwah works his way to his opponent's back.
Enwah biding his time, controlling Zubov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enwah throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Enwah missing with strikes.
Enwah slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Enwah punches the canvas rather than the man.

Zubov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Zubov right now.
Zubov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Enwah keeps control of the position easily here as Zubov tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubov is in bad spot here.
Zubov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Enwah's guard. Nice work there by Zubov.
Zubov postures up in Enwah's guard and throws a big left but Enwah blocks it.
Zubov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Enwah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Enwah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Enwah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Enwah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zubov's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zubov can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enwah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Enwah in particular looking to stall.
Enwah passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zubov is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Enwah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Enwah is looking to stand but Zubov has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krisp Enwah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Enwah leaves Zubov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Zubov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Enwah gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Enwah moves into full guard.
Enwah is pulling down on Zubov's head to control his posture.
Zubov throws an elbow that misses. Enwah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zubov's guard. Nice move by Enwah!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enwah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enwah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Enwah is pushing down on Zubov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zubov is fighting to maintain full guard but Enwah has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Enwah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zubov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enwah.
Enwah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Enwah controlling the pace.
Zubov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enwah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Enwah blocks the strikes from Zubov.
Enwah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Enwah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Enwah wants to stand up but Zubov is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zubov or perhaps it was just good defense by Enwah, which made it look bad.
Enwah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zubov misses with a body kick.
As Zubov looks to move away, Enwah throws a big counter combo but Zubov just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubov moves in looking to clinch but Enwah pushes him off.
Enwah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zubov dives in and grabs Enwah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enwah pushes down on Zubov's head and hops out.
Enwah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krisp Enwah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zimmer Zubov.
Zubov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zubov tries to close the distance and clinch but Enwah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enwah throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zubov avoids it.
Zubov shoots in but Enwah avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Enwah gets a clinch.
Enwah is trying to break the clinch but Zubov is controlling him.
Zubov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enwah is defending well for now.

Zubov breaks from the clinch.

Enwah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zubov's guard.
Enwah pushes down on Zubov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Enwah content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enwah passes to full mount!
Enwah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enwah unloads with some shots from mount but Zubov bucks and avoids them well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krisp Enwah clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Enwah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubov tries to clinch there but Enwah circles away.
Zubov tries to clinch but Enwah is having none of it.
Zubov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEnwah.
Enwah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zubov.
Enwah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Enwah misses with a series of wild punches.
Zubov throws out a counter right but Enwah avoids it with no problem.
Zubov is looking to clinch but Enwah is avoiding it.
Zubov fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zubov tries to clinch but Enwah is having none of it.
Krisp Enwah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zubov wants to clinch but Enwah slips to the side

and Enwah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zubov is looking to stand back up but Enwah counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zubov.

Zubov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zubov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enwah slows the pace down in half guard.
Krisp Enwah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zubov is trying to control but Enwah manages to pass to mount!
Enwah controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Enwah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zubov for as long as he can get away with.
Enwah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Enwah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zubov can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Enwah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zubov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Enwah throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zubov because Enwah loaded up on that one.
Zubov blocking the ground and pound.
Zubov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Enwah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Enwah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enwah thowing shots but they're missing.
Zubov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Enwah controlling his opponent.
Enwah unloads with some shots from mount but Zubov bucks and avoids them well.
Enwah controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krisp Enwah had his way with Zimmer Zubov in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zubov wants to clinch.
Zubov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Enwah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Enwah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Enwah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Enwah wants to stand but Zubov is controlling his arm.
Enwah happy to just control the position for now.
Enwah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enwah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Enwah is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Enwah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Enwah controlling from the full mount.
Zubov is trying desperately to improve position.
Zubov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Enwah is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zubov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Enwah forces the positional change into back control.
Zimmer Zubov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zubov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Enwah's arms.
Enwah misses with an elbow to the head.

Enwah is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Zubov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Zubov for a finish.
Zubov is trying to break free.
Enwah missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enwah really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Zubov.
Enwah throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Zubov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Enwah.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Enwah controlling the positon.
Enwah continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Enwah misses with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krisp Enwah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enwah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisp Enwah!