PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .. Zornach has chosen When you f***ed grandpa as his entrance music. Quandu Zornach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mia
vs
Zornach

180 cm
20
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
184 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Supersize Me

Fenrir Fightgear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quandu Zornach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zornach misses with a head kick.
Zornach digs a good hook to Mia's body.
Mia blocks a head kick by Zornach.
A solid body kick from Zornach.
Mia misses with a straight left.
Zornach tries to work over Mia's front leg with a kick but Mia checks it.
Zornach avoids the body shot from Mia.
Mia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zornach.
Zornach scores with a hook.
Mia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zornach misses the body punch
and Mia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mia shoots for a takedown but Zornach saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mia blocks a head kick by Zornach.
Mia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zornach lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zornach throws a head kick but Mia moves out of range.
Zornach scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zornach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zornach ducks under a wild hook from Mia.
Mia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zornach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mia.
Zornach lands with a shot to the body.
Quandu Zornach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zornach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mia.
Zornach lands a front kick.
Mia avoids the head kick by Zornach.
Zornach throws a wild body kick that Mia sees coming a mile off.
Zornach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mia tries to move into range but Zornach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zornach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zornach.
Mia connects with the punch.
Zornach scores with a body shot.
Zornach misses with a jab to the body
and Mia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mia throws an overhand right that lands on Zornach's shoulder, as Zornach tries to avoid the shot.
Zornach keeps Mia at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mia fails to land the takedown.
Mia is breathing heavily.
Zornach throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zornach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zornach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zornach lands a nice looking body shot.
Mia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Zornach. Beautiful body shot.

Zornach connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mia to the floor! Zornach dives in looking for the finish!

Mia is rocked!
Zornach seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oh Mia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mia seems to have got his legs back now.
Mia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zornach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zornach's back!
Mia doesn't have the hooks in and Zornach manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zornach content to stall in guard here.
Mia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zornach trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mia working for a triangle but Zornach defends it easily.
Mia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zornach stands and steps away. Mia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zornach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zornach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zornach lands a glancing blow to the side of Mia's head.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zornach lunges at Mia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mia's hand.
Mia closes the distance and clinches up with Zornach, looking for a takedown. Mia pushes Zornach against the cage but Zornach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mia blocks a head kick by Zornach.
Zornach throws a hook but Mia blocks it.
Zornach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zornach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zornach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mia counters with a straight right hand.
Zornach scores with a three punch combo!
Mia missing with a left hand there. Zornach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quandu Zornach dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Both fighters circling a little - Zornach finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Franko Mia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zornach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zornach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mia's hands.
Zornach throws a series of punches but Mia avoids them all with ease.
Mia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zornach defends it nicely.
Mia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zornach misses with a leg kick
and Mia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zornach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mia throws a leg kick but Zornach moved away.
Zornach throws a head kick that misses
and Mia counters with a straight right hand.

Mia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mia with the ground and pound from mount.
Zornach tries to lock up and control but Mia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zornach is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zornach is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zornach is squirming around, avoiding Mia's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Mia.
Mia throws some wild stikes that Zornach manages to avoid easily.
Zornach tries to hold on but Mia pushes him away.

Mia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zornach really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zornach manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Mia is trying to get an arm triangle but Zornach is defending well.
Zornach is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mia off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia is trying to break free.
Zornach controlling the position well here. Mia rolled but Zornach kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Zornach has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zornach wants to control but Mia manages to buck him off and is now in Zornach's guard! Nice work there by Mia!
Zornach looking to control.
Mia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zornach keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zornach throws a lazy right hand but Mia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zornach.
A shot to the body from Zornach misses
and Mia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zornach throws a hook but Mia blocks it.
Mia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mia misses with a low kick.
Mia blocks a jab.
Quandu Zornach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zornach blocks the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zornach.
Zornach throws a shot from downtown. Mia moves away and avoids it.
Mia misses the jab.

Mia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zornach wants to improve his position but Mia is controlling well.
Zornach slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zornach's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zornach keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
Mia tries to free his leg and advance position but Zornach is retaining full guard.
Zornach controlling the position.
Mia chips away with some ground and pound.
Zornach trying to control the position.
Mia is fighting to break Zornach's control of his arms but Zornach is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Mia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Zornach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franko Mia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zornach ducks under a wild hook from Mia.
Zornach takes a swing at Mia's ribcage but misses.
Mia loads up on a big right hand but Zornach slips the punch.
Zornach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zornach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mia.
Mia lands an overhand right.
Mia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zornach swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Mia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zornach misses with a straight right.
Mia ducks under a wild hook from Zornach.
Zornach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Mia scores with a four punch combination!
Zornach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mia is nestled in close to Zornach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zornach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia throwing shots but Zornach is blocking nicely.
Mia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zornach regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zornach looking to control.
Mia throws a big right hand that misses.
Zornach is pulling down on Mia's head to control his posture.
Mia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zornach trying to keep a closed guard but Mia is proving a slippery customer.
Mia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mia moves away from the strike by Zornach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zornach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Mia catches Zornach right on the button with a cross.
Mia misses with a series of wild punches.
Zornach digs a good hook to Mia's body.
Mia throws a leg kick which misses Zornach's front leg but catches the back leg as Zornach tries to avoid it.
Mia misses with a few strikes there.
Mia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zornach.
Quandu Zornach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zornach manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mia misses the target.
Zornach connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Mia.
Mia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zornach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zornach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zornach's waist but Zornach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mia off to one side.
Mia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mia throws and low kick but Zornach moves out of range easily.
Zornach waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mia.
Mia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zornach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zornach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zornach fails to land with a series of punches.

Mia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zornach holds of for dear life.
Mia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zornach sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zornach is trying to maintain the position but Mia is very close to passing his half guard.
Mia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zornach gets back to full guard.
Mia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zornach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franko Mia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zornach is controlling Mia's posture.
Zornach keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass.
Zornach has control of Mia's left arm, preventing Mia from doing any damage.
Mia is in close to Zornach's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zornach controls Mia momentarily but Mia frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zornach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mia.
Zornach throws the left hand but Mia avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quandu Zornach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zornach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quandu Zornach!