PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Zachary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Assman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zachary
vs
Assman

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Zachary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Assman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assman misses with the combination.
Zachary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zachary doesn't manage to clinch there - Assman circles away.
A punch combination from Assman misses.
Zachary tries to clinch but Assman moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Assman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zachary has him pressed against the cage.
Zachary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zachary lands a body shot.
Zachary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Assman prevents it.

Zachary tightens his grip and picks Assman up, before dumping him to the ground. Assman manages to land in guard.
Zachary prevents Assman from getting back to his feet.
Assman can't keep his opponent in guard - Zachary advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assman pushes Zachary off looking to stand but Zachary dives back in and keeps control.
Zachary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zachary trying to control from half guard but Assman is working away.

Zachary is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assman is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zachary winds up and cracks Assman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zachary stalling.
Assman is looking to escape.
Zachary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assman is trying to stand.
Assman looks gassed!

Assman is defending against the submission attempts here by Zachary.

Zachary is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Assman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zachary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zachary wants to take a breather but Assman is having none of it.
Assman is trying to stand.

That's two 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.
Zachary trying to mount his opponent but Assman defends it.
Zachary trying to control the pace.
Assman looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zachary has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zachary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zachary slips a jab and a cross from Assman.
A combination from Assman does no damage.
Assman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zachary tries to clinch but Assman is having none of it.
Zachary has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Zachary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zachary avoids a punch combination nicely.

Zachary moves into range and clinches up with Assman.

Zachary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zachary instigates a clinch.
Zachary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assman pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Zachary breaks the clinch.
Zachary fails with the takedown.

Zachary scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zachary lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assman down.
Assman tries to escape but Zachary is in control.
Assman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Zachary tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zachary has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zachary controlling the position.
Assman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zachary has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zachary controls the position.

Zachary tries for a kimura but Assman is defending well.
Zachary throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Assman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Zachary seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zachary tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Assman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zachary is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zachary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assman pinned against the cage. Assman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Assman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Zachary dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zachary has a takedown stuffed.
Zachary tries to clinch but Assman is having none of it.

Zachary gets a takedown into half guard.
Assman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zachary scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zachary working Assman over with strikes.
Zachary winds up and cracks Assman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zachary trying to control the pace.

Zachary is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Assman is looking to escape.
Zachary landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zachary controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zachary prevents Assman from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman is in trouble now - Zachary has advanced to mount!
Assman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zachary looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Assman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zachary in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zachary postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Assman looks a forlorn figure.
Zachary looking to finish Assman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Assman!
Assman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary 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.
Zachary takes Assman's back.

Zachary is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Assman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Assman staying busy and making it hard for Zachary to control.
Zachary scores with punches to the body.
Zachary is landing with strikes from the back.
Assman trying to get back to his feet but Zachary is in full control for now.

Zachary looking for the choke but no joy.
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!
Zachary connects with a big shot to the side of Assman's head.
Assman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Zachary controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zachary is working the ground and pound. Can Assman escape?
Assman is trying to stand back up.

Zachary is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Assman with him. Assman is trying to defend but Zachary has an arm under the chin now! Assman grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ed Zachary!