PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Balls to the Wall. da Fonseca has chosen "Chokechain" - 3oh!3 as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zola
vs
da Fonseca

163 cm
22
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola throws a nice looking combination but da Fonseca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Zola.
Zola throws a shot from downtown. da Fonseca moves away and avoids it.
da Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zola tries to bum rush da Fonseca with a series of wild strikes but da Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
da Fonseca misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Zola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Fonseca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by da Fonseca.
Zola wants to control but da Fonseca postures up.
da Fonseca is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zola's shoulder. That is not cool.
da Fonseca tries to advance to mount but can't.
da Fonseca lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zola is working hard here to advance position.
Zola manages to get back to half guard.
Zola is refusing to be controlled, as da Fonseca sits in half guard.
da Fonseca sitting and controlling from the half guard.
da Fonseca misses with a head shot. Zola uses the momentum to regain guard.
da Fonseca with a flurry of punches that miss.

Zola has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. da Fonseca doesn't defend quickly enough and Zola has managed to lock this one up! Can da Fonseca escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zola on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gianfranco Zola!
Gianfranco Zola retains his bantamweight title!