PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sassou ZuZu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
ZuZu

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariano Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sassou ZuZu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ZuZu blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez works over ZuZu's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Sassou ZuZu has been cut.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
ZuZu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
ZuZu is looking to clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez jabs ZuZu right on the nose. ZuZu blinks but takes it well.
ZuZu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ZuZu tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.

ZuZu closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez letting ZuZu take a breather here.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
ZuZu tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that ZuZu avoids nicely.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ZuZu circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ZuZu tries to clinch up.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ZuZu moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but ZuZu avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
ZuZu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
ZuZu tries to clinch up.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that ZuZu avoids nicely.
Look low, kick high! ZuZu uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sanchez tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! ZuZu is absolutely delighted - when Sanchez wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sassou ZuZu!