PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhongjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Stettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stettin has chosen The Weapon They Fear as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patrick Stettin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Zhongjing
vs
Stettin

225 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
304 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

FUEL Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Zhongjing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Stettin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stettin tries to bum rush Zhongjing with a series of wild strikes but Zhongjing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhongjing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stettin.
Stettin throws a wild body kick that Zhongjing sees coming a mile off.
Zhongjing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhongjing ducks under a wild hook from Stettin.
Zhongjing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stettin throws a shot from downtown. Zhongjing moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Stettin misses.
The fighters circling - Stettin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhongjing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stettin's sensitive parts.
Stettin throws a series of punches but Zhongjing avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhongjing moves out of range of the body kick from Stettin.
Stettin throws the kick towards the body but Zhongjing avoids it.
Zhongjing slips under a jab.
Stettin throws a hook but Zhongjing avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin misses with a body shot.
Zhongjing lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhongjing.
Stettin throws a looping overhand right but Zhongjing ducks down to avoid it.
Stettin thows a body shot but no joy.
Stettin misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhongjing moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhongjing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stettin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhongjing, right into the meat.
Zhongjing moves out of range of the strikes.
Stettin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stettin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhongjing moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stettin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhongjing was well out of range. Poor timing from Stettin.
Stettin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhongjing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stettin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stettin misses with a few strikes there.
Zhongjing throws a hook but Stettin avoids it easily.
Stettin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhongjing.
Stettin tries to land a front kick but Zhongjing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stettin takes a swing at Zhongjing's ribcage but misses.
Stettin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhongjing slips under a jab.
Stettin tries to bum rush Zhongjing with a series of wild strikes but Zhongjing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stettin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stettin.
Stettin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stettin throws a right and a left that Zhongjing avoids nicely.
Stettin looks to land a body kick but Zhongjing moved away.
Stettin throws a jab when Zhongjing was well out of range.
Stettin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stettin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stettin lands with a shot to the body.
Stettin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhongjing. That snapped Stettin's head back.
Stettin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhongjing circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhongjing ducks under a wild hook from Stettin.
Stettin throws a right hand that Zhongjing ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhongjing also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing slips under a jab.
Stettin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stettin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhongjing can pounce on him.
Zhongjing blocks a head kick by Stettin.
Stettin looks gassed!
Zhongjing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stettin.
Stettin staying out of range there.
Patrick Stettin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhongjing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stettin.
Stettin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Zhang Zhongjing has been cut.
A punch combination from Stettin misses.
Stettin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhongjing. Zhongjing obviously looking to wear him down.
Stettin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stettin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zhongjing avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Stettin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhongjing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stettin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zhongjing.
Stettin misses with an uppercut.
Stettin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stettin lands a left and a right that sends Zhongjing crashing to the canvas! Stettin dives into mount looking to finish!

Zhongjing is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhongjing is squirming around, avoiding Stettin's attempts to control the action.
Zhongjing squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Stettin is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin throws a series of punches but Zhongjing moves out of range.
Zhongjing dodges the punch combination from Stettin.
Zhongjing throws a leg kick which misses Stettin's front leg but catches the back leg as Stettin tries to avoid it.
Stettin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhongjing's hands.
Stettin throws a leg kick
and Zhongjing counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhongjing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stettin.
Stettin tries to land a body kick
and Zhongjing counters with an outside leg kick.
Zhongjing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stettin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Zhongjing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stettin misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhongjing.
Stettin throws an overhand right that lands on Zhongjing's shoulder, as Zhongjing tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Zhongjing.
Stettin misses with a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stettin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhongjing's hands.

Zhang Zhongjing's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stettin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stettin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a stiff right hand.
Stettin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stettin throws a body kick the misses
and Zhongjing counters with an inside leg kick.
Zhongjing connects with a jab.
Stettin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with a nice leg kick.
Stettin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zhongjing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stettin's knee momentarily.
Stettin is breathing heavily.
Stettin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stettin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stettin throws out a loose jab but Zhongjing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhongjing listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stettin misses with a looping right.
Stettin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zhongjing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stettin tries to land a body kick
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick.
Stettin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhongjing counters with a low kick, right behind Stettin 's knee.
Zhongjing defending well as Stettin loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stettin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhongjing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stettin.
Zhongjing misses with an uppercut. Stettin saw that one coming.
Zhongjing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Zhongjing.
Stettin tries to land a body kick
and Zhongjing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stettin's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stettin misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stettin misses with a kick to the body
and Zhongjing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhongjing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhongjing. That's going to slow Stettin down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Stettin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhongjing's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Zhongjing ducks under a wild hook from Stettin.
Stettin looks to land a combination but Zhongjing avoids it well.
Stettin throws a big shot that misses.
Zhongjing on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stettin throws a big shot that misses.
Stettin throws a body kick the misses
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick.
Stettin misses with a leg kick
and Zhongjing counters with a stiff right hand.
Stettin misses with a hook. Zhongjing ducked under it nicely.
Stettin throws a leg kick
and Zhongjing counters with a straight right hand.
Stettin misses the body punch
letting Zhongjing counter with a right hand.
Stettin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stettin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stettin throws a leg kick
and Zhongjing counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin misses with a double jab
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick.
Stettin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zhongjing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stettin misses with a double jab
letting Zhongjing counter with a right hand.
Stettin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stettin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with an outside leg kick.
Stettin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhongjing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stettin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhongjing slips a straight right by Stettin.
Patrick Stettin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stettin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhongjing sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zhongjing finds it's target.
Stettin moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhongjing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stettin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhongjing was well out of range. Poor timing from Stettin.
Stettin misses with a shot to the body
and Zhongjing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhongjing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stettin tries to land a body kick
and Zhongjing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stettin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhongjing misses with an uppercut.
Stettin misses with a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing slips under a jab from Stettin.
Stettin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stettin misses with a jab to the body
and Zhongjing counters with a thumping low kick.
Stettin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stettin misses with a body punch
enabling Zhongjing to counter with a crisp jab.
Stettin misses the body punch
and Zhongjing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stettin's knee momentarily.
Zhongjing lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Patrick Stettin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stettin looks to land a right hand but Zhongjing moved out of range.
Stettin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhongjing counters with an outside leg kick.
Stettin with a hook.
Stettin misses the shot to the body.
Stettin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhongjing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stettin's knee momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stettin checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stettin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhongjing manages to avoid it.
Stettin misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stettin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhongjing counters with a good low kick that Stettin was not able to check.
Stettin thows a body shot but no joy.
Stettin stuns Zhongjing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stettin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhongjing misses with a hook. Stettin ducked under it nicely.
Stettin catches Zhongjing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stettin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhongjing counters with a good low kick that Stettin was not able to check.
Zhang Zhongjing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhongjing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zhang Zhongjing.
Well Stettin 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Stettin!