PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 871 p4p, 694 weight class) and Tristan Zigaro (ranked 116 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tonioli
vs
Zigaro

185 cm
34
223
18 - 10 - 0

190 cm
23
206
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Zigaro!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zigaro moves into the clinch.
Zigaro working aggressively here.
Zigaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toniolis head.
Still in the clinch, Tonioli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zigaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonioli lands a left hand.

Tonioli breaks the clinch.
Tonioli scores with a sloppy right hand. Zigaro should have avoided that one.
Zigaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zigaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zigaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonioli doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zigaro moves into the clinch.
Tonioli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zigaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zigaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tonioli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaro cracks Tonioli with a nice body shot.

Zigaro manages to break the clinch.
Tonioli misses with an uppercut
and Zigaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tonioli is breathing heavily.
Zigaro lands a body shot.
Zigaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tonioli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zigaro throws a lazy body kick
and Tonioli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zigaro scores with a body shot.
Tristan Zigaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zigaro throws a leg kick which misses Tonioli's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonioli tries to avoid it.
Tonioli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zigaro.
Zigaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zigaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonioli doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zigaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zigaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tonioli under the eye.

It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Zigaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tonioli rather than just go for the knockout.
Zigaro misses with a wild body shot.
Tonioli throws a counter high kick but Zigaro was just alert enough to avoid it.
Zigaro throws a sloppy head kick and Tonioli moves out of range easily.
Zigaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Zigaro lands a slapping body shot.
Zigaro tries to land a leg kick but Tonioli saw it coming and moves away.
Zigaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Zigaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zigaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonioli misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonioli slips under a jab.
Tonioli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zigaro misses with a wild body shot.
Tonioli lands a nice looking body shot.

Zigaro clinches up against the cage.
Tonioli stalling in the clinch but Zigaro improves position.
Zigaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zigaro has a couple of punches blocked by Tonioli.
Tonioli is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Zigaro.
Tonioli has a couple of punches blocked by Zigaro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Zigaro.
Zigaro cracks Tonioli with a nice body shot.
Zigaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Zigaro breaks the clinch.
Zigaro scores with a hook.
Tonioli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Zigaro tenderised Tonioli's leg. Tonioli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonioli takes one on the button.
Zigaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonioli's sensitive parts.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonioli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zigaro counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Zigaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Tonioli's cut.
That's time! Tonioli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

That kick from Zigaro tenderised Tonioli's leg. Tonioli is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick lands for Zigaro.
Zigaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonioli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zigaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zigaro connects with a body shot.
Zigaro misses with an uppercut
and Tonioli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zigaro connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zigaro has closed the distance and engaged Tonioli in a clinch.
Tonioli swings wildly with an uppercut but Zigaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zigaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaro scores with a shot to the side of Tonioli's head.
Zigaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zigaro misses with some punches.
Tristan Zigaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Zigaro fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zigaro.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zigaro gets through Tonioli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Zigaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zigaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zigaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonioli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Tonioli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zigaro misses with a hook from the clinch.

Zigaro manages to break the clinch.

Zigaro lands a left and a right that send Tonioli crashing to the mat, dazed. Zigaro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tonioli is rocked!
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!
Zigaro seems to be stalking Tonioli here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Tonioli drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tristan Zigaro!