PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Rosano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Balls to the Wall. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zola
vs
Rosano

163 cm
22
140 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Top MMA Nutrition
Syndicate Drugs

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dean Rosano!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zola darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rosano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zola controlling the action here.

Zola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosano is just riding it out for now. Zola eventually gives up the hold.

Zola looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rosano misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zola is working for a submission of some sort.
Zola stalling.

Zola has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rosano defend it? Zola steps over the head and cranks it - Rosano is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gianfranco Zola!