PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zamarano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale English has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zamarano
vs
English

170 cm
24
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Winners' Supplements [MMABR]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Zamarano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

English gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zamarano is trying to break the clinch but English is controlling him.

Zamarano has hold of one of English's legs. English is fighting the takedown attempt but Zamarano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
English has momentary wrist control but Zamarano slips an elbow through the middle.
English is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zamarano is controlling him.
Zamarano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
English is trying to control the position but Zamarano postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamarano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zamarano wants to control from the top but English keeps moving.
English working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zamarano.
Zamarano prevents English from getting back to his feet.
English utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zamarano trying to control the position from guard on top but English is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
English has momentary wrist control but Zamarano slips an elbow through the middle.
Zamarano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zamarano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zamarano cracks English with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
English wants to sweep here but Zamarano controlling him for the moment.
Zamarano working some strikes from top position.
English wants to stand and escape but Zamarano is having none of it.
Zamarano tries to free his leg and advance position but English is retaining full guard.
Zamarano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

English has his feet on Zamarano's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
English fails with an attempt to clinch.
English tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamarano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamarano misses with a double jab.

Zamarano closes the distance and clinches.
English stops a takedown attempt from Zamarano.
English tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on English - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
English tries to stall but Zamarano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
English lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zamarano is looking to break free of the clinch but English has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on English - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
English tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
English looks gassed!
Zamarano is working for takedown but English is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zamarano wants to break the clinch but can't.
English misses with a knee to the head.
Come on English - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
English taking a breather.
Zamarano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. English is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Zamarano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamarano is working for takedown but English is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dale English.
English tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Zamarano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for English!
Zamarano with good strikes from the mount here!
English is desperately trying to improve his position but Zamarano has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if English can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zamarano landing strikes from the mount and English is in trouble!
English really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zamarano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zamarano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zamarano with the ground and pound from mount.
Zamarano landing strikes from the mount and English is in trouble!
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!
Zamarano lands a big elbow.
Zamarano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zamarano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of English's face.
Zamarano wants to control the pace but English is squirming around nicely.
Zamarano lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamarano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can English hang on?
English keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zamarano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zamarano looking to finish English with some ground and pound. This is bad for English!
Zamarano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. English looks a forlorn figure.
Zamarano 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.
A nice elbow there by Zamarano.

English is rocked!
English in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
English is still in real trouble! Can Zamarano finish him?
BOOM! Zamarano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zamarano landing strikes from the mount and English is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamarano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zamarano unloads with some vicious shots from mount and English wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Zamarano celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zamarano!