PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chiba Yoshihiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zulud's choice of entrance music: Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Chiba Yoshihiko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OMG Zulud's chin.

Yoshihiko
vs
Zulud

178 cm
25
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

155 cm
24
139 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Cobra Kai Nutrition

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chiba Yoshihiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, OMG Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshihiko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yoshihiko avoids the body shot from Zulud.
Zulud lands with a shot to the body.
Zulud is looking to clinch but Yoshihiko is avoiding it.
Yoshihiko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zulud is looking to clinch but Yoshihiko is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Zulud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zulud.
Zulud lands with a right hand.
Yoshihiko connects with a body shot.

Zulud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshihiko, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshihiko's brow.

Yoshihiko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zulud tries to clinch there but Yoshihiko circles away.
Yoshihiko misses the shot to the body.
Zulud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoshihiko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zulud misses with a body shot.
Yoshihiko throws a jab when Zulud was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshihiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulud.
A head kick misses from Zulud.
Zulud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshihiko slips under a jab from Zulud.
Zulud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshihiko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoshihiko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zulud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshihiko scores with a hook.
Yoshihiko lands a nice hook to Zulud's body. Zulud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zulud looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Zulud.
Yoshihiko throws out a loose jab but Zulud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshihiko ducks under a wild hook from Zulud.
Zulud avoids the body shot from Yoshihiko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud lands with a slapping head kick.
Yoshihiko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Zulud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zulud tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoshihiko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Zulud misses
and Yoshihiko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshihiko is looking to wear down Zulud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoshihiko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshihiko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Zulud misses.
Zulud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoshihiko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zulud thinking.
Yoshihiko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yoshihiko duly obliges.
A jab from Zulud misses.
Yoshihiko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zulud defends it nicely.
Yoshihiko scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshihiko avoids the head kick by Zulud.
Yoshihiko scores with a hook.
Zulud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
OMG Zulud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshihiko has a takedown stuffed.
Zulud closes the distance but Yoshihiko moves to the side
enabling Yoshihiko to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshihiko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoshihiko misses the shot to the body.
Yoshihiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulud is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud tries a head kick but it misses.
Zulud tries to clinch up but Yoshihiko circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshihiko moves away from the strike by Zulud.
Yoshihiko misses with a few strikes there.
Zulud digs a good body shot into Yoshihiko's ribs.
Zulud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zulud lands a head kick. Yoshihiko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zulud plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshihiko moves out of range easily.
Yoshihiko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chiba Yoshihiko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshihiko manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshihiko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoshihiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiba Yoshihiko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zulud throws a head kick that Yoshihiko semi-blocks.
Yoshihiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulud.
Yoshihiko blocks a jab.
Zulud clinches but Yoshihiko breaks the clinch
and Yoshihiko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zulud thinking.
Yoshihiko avoids the head kick by Zulud.
Zulud tries to bum rush Yoshihiko with a series of wild strikes but Yoshihiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshihiko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zulud ducks under a wild hook from Yoshihiko.
A swing and a miss from Zulud.
Zulud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoshihiko counters with a two punch combo.
Zulud tries to clinch up
and Yoshihiko counters with a three punch combo that has Zulud backing up. Zulud nods at Yoshihiko to acknowledge the strikes.
Chiba Yoshihiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud throws a body punch but Yoshihiko moves out of range.
Zulud doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshihiko circles away.
A head kick misses from Zulud.
Zulud tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Yoshihiko both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Zulud.

Zulud closes the distance and pushes Yoshihiko back into the cage.
Yoshihiko takes an elbow to the temple.
Zulud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zulud lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshihiko.
Zulud lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshihiko won't want to take too many of those.
Zulud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Yoshihiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshihiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshihiko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab, jab by Zulud - just one landing.
Zulud throws out a powerful jab.
Yoshihiko avoids the head kick by Zulud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zulud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zulud tests Yoshihiko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zulud takes a swing at Yoshihiko's ribcage but misses.
Zulud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zulud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshihiko on the side of the head.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses.
Zulud misses the shot to the body.

Zulud closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshihiko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulud.
Yoshihiko tries to break free but Zulud pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yoshihiko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Zulud.
Zulud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zulud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zulud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshihiko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshihiko wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko blocks the elbow strike.
Zulud throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshihiko.
Yoshihiko stalling in the clinch but Zulud improves position.
Yoshihiko blocking some punches.
Yoshihiko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoshihiko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zulud has him pressed against the cage.
Zulud throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulud.
Yoshihiko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshihiko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulud working aggressively here.
Yoshihiko working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshihiko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zulud lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yoshihiko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zulud has Yoshihiko pressed against the cage, preventing Yoshihiko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zulud gets through Yoshihiko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zulud as Yoshihiko tries to tie him up.
Zulud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshihiko is trying to stall.
Zulud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshihiko takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zulud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshihiko or not.
Zulud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zulud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zulud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zulud cracks Yoshihiko with a nice body shot.
Zulud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshihiko's defenses.
Yoshihiko blocks an elbow strike.
Zulud lands a body shot.
Yoshihiko takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Zulud.
Zulud lands an elbow inside.
Zulud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zulud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yoshihiko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zulud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Zulud.
Yoshihiko takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Zulud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshihiko throws a head punch that misses.
Zulud tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshihiko avoids the damage to the body.
Zulud scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Zulud on the inside.
Zulud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshihiko's face.
Zulud cracks Yoshihiko with a nice body shot.
Zulud throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OMG Zulud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Yoshihiko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulud throws a lazy right hand but Yoshihiko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulud throws a hook to the side of Yoshihiko's head but Yoshihiko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshihiko moves away from the strike by Zulud.
A jab from Zulud misses.
Yoshihiko misses with a combination
and Zulud counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshihiko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshihiko tries to move into range but Zulud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zulud catches Yoshihiko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zulud misses with a head kick.
Yoshihiko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zulud in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshihiko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zulud swivels and escapes.
Zulud misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zulud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zulud misses with a straight left.
Zulud throws a hook but Yoshihiko avoids it easily.
Yoshihiko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshihiko there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Zulud.
No joy there for Yoshihiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshihiko staying out of range there.
Yoshihiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zulud connects with a body shot.
Zulud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulud scores with a nice right hand.
Zulud misses with a looping left.
Zulud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshihiko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zulud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshihiko has time to react.
Zulud throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Zulud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulud missing with a left hand there. Yoshihiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshihiko slips a straight right by Zulud.
A head kick misses from Zulud.
Zulud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshihiko misses with a jab to the body
and Zulud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulud scores with the left hand. Yoshihiko knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshihiko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Zulud.

Zulud drives through and clinches with Yoshihiko against the cage.
Zulud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshihiko.
Yoshihiko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yoshihiko is trying to break the clinch but Zulud has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiko takes a shot to the head.
Zulud presses Yoshihiko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Zulud.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zulud with a knee to the head.
Zulud lands a nice knee to the body.
Zulud lands an elbow that stopped Yoshihiko in his tracks for a moment.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshihiko avoids it.
Zulud swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshihiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zulud.
Zulud lands with a light punch inside.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshihiko avoids it.
Yoshihiko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulud misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zulud fails to land.
Yoshihiko managing to block the knees to the body from Zulud.
Yoshihiko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zulud working aggressively here.
Zulud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoshihiko tries to circle away but Zulud has him pinned against the cage.
Zulud misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulud takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zulud tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshihiko avoids the damage to the body.
Zulud swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshihiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshihiko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshihiko's brow.

Yoshihiko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshihiko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Zulud to counter with a crisp jab.
Zulud tries to clinch but Yoshihiko moves out of range.
Zulud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yoshihiko throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Yoshihiko misses.
Zulud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshihiko swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Zulud.

And that's the end of the fight!
OMG Zulud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zulud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OMG Zulud!