PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fast Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xeo Zaldyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Zaldyn

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xeo Zaldyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaldyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Zaldyn throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaldyn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaldyn slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaldyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaldyn moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Zaldyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Zaldyn counters with a nice body shot.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Zaldyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Zaldyn tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves away from the strike by Zaldyn.
Zaldyn wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Zaldyn tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zaldyn closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaldyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Zaldyn misses.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaldyn is able to avoid easily.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Zaldyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Zaldyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaldyn tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zaldyn checks a leg kick.
Lee lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xeo Zaldyn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zaldyn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaldyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Zaldyn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaldyn thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaldyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Zaldyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee tries a low kick but Zaldyn avoids it.
Zaldyn tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a series of punches but Zaldyn moves out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Zaldyn moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee avoids the body shot from Zaldyn.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaldyn.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zaldyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaldyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaldyn wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Zaldyn fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaldyn missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaldyn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Zaldyn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Zaldyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zaldyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries to break free but Zaldyn pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zaldyn fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaldyn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Zaldyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaldyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zaldyn counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xeo Zaldyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Zaldyn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Zaldyn moves into the clinch.
Lee tries to break free but Zaldyn pushes him back against the cage.

Zaldyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xeo Zaldyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaldyn digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Zaldyn misses with a few strikes there.
Zaldyn stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaldyn throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Zaldyn.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaldyn counters with a one-two to the body.
Fast Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaldyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
A left lands for Zaldyn.
Zaldyn tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a right hand that Zaldyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaldyn also avoids with ease.
Zaldyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xeo Zaldyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaldyn looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Zaldyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Zaldyn.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Zaldyn backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaldyn misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee defending well as Zaldyn loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Zaldyn misses

and Lee moves into the clinch.
Zaldyn has Lee pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Zaldyn has him pressed against the cage.

Zaldyn manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zaldyn throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Zaldyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaldyn.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Zaldyn saw it coming and moves away.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Xeo Zaldyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaldyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fast Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaldyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zaldyn off to one side.
Zaldyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaldyn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xeo Zaldyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaldyn 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xeo Zaldyn!