PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 1134 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 85 p4p, 195 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zemin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 부모님 은혜. Bandolero has chosen Bandolero as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Zemin
vs
Bandolero

169 cm
26
135
13 - 8 - 0

166 cm
26
138
6 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zemin gets a clinch.
A short right from Zemin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
A frustrated look appears on Bandolero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bandolero wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
Bandolero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zemin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zemin lands a glancing blow to the side of Bandolero's head.
Zemin misses with a wild body shot.

Zemin moves into the clinch.
Bandolero wants to break free but Zemin has control.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bandolero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zemin to keep the fight standing.
Bandolero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin gets underhooks to prevent Bandolero's takedown attempt.
Unang Zemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giacomo Bandolero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Zemin to work.
Bandolero misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Bandolero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
Bandolero is trying to force a seperation but Zemin has the dominant position.
Bandolero can't break the clinch.
Zemin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandolero's efforts to push away.
Bandolero throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Bandolero takes a shot to the head.
Bandolero wants to break free but Zemin has control.
Bandolero can't break the clinch.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
Bandolero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zemin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandolero.
Bandolero working hard to break the clinch.
Bandolero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bandolero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Bandolero is trying to break the clinch but Zemin is controlling him.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bandolero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Bandolero has had enough of the clinch but Zemin keeps him there for the moment.
Zemin pushes Bandolero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bandolero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zemin content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Bandolero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zemin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bandolero counters with a one-two to the body.
Zemin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zemin tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandolero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Zemin instigates a clinch.
Bandolero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandolero is trying to break the clinch but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bandolero throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin gets underhooks to prevent Bandolero's takedown attempt.
Zemin looking to throw knees to the head but Bandolero is blocking nicely.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin prevents Bandolero from breaking the clinch.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin has Bandolero pressed against the cage, preventing Bandolero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been informed that Bandolero has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bandolero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zemin prevents Bandolero from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Bandolero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zemin smiles and moves away.

Zemin clinches up with Bandolero and pushes him back against the cage.
Zemin takes a shot to the head.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandolero working aggressively here.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bandolero is rocked!
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bandolero is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him?
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bandolero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zemin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bandolero blocking some punches.
Bandolero misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Unang Zemin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Zemin throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bandolero is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Unang Zemin!