PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinwi Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolo comes to the cage accompanied by Let's go!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Zoidberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bolo
vs
Zoidberg

190 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinwi Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zoidberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolo throws a right hand that Zoidberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoidberg also avoids with ease.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.

Zoidberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Bolo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolo's defenses.

It looks like Shinwi Bolo has been cut.
Bolo is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
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!
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Bolo 's eye.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.

Bolo is rocked!
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Bolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Bolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Bolo's ribcage.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolo's defenses.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Bolo looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolo is defending well for now.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.

Bolo manages to break the clinch.
Zoidberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John Zoidberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoidberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoidberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bolo coming out on top.
John Zoidberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bolo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zoidberg - the referee stops the clock and Bolo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zoidberg. Bolo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoidberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolo circles away.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bolo.
Zoidberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoidberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zoidberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Bolo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zoidberg stuffs the takedown.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoidberg wants to clinch up but Bolo keeps it at a distance.
Zoidberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Zoidberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinwi Bolo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zoidberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoidberg is fending him off so far but Bolo persists. Nope, Zoidberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolo misses with a few strikes there.
Zoidberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoidberg needs to keep his hands up - Bolo had a free shot at his head there.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Zoidberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.
Shinwi Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoidberg.
Bolo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zoidberg is looking to clinch but Bolo is avoiding it.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Zoidberg tries to clinch there but Bolo circles away.
Zoidberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolo shoots in looking for a takedown. Zoidberg tries to sprawl out of it but Bolo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zoidberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoidberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but Bolo is having none of it.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.

Zoidberg closes the distance and clinches.
Bolo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Zoidberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zoidberg keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Bolo blocks it.

Bolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bolo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zoidberg was covering up waiting for the punch and Bolo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zoidberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolo trying to control but Zoidberg is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoidberg keeping full guard, as Bolo tries to pass.
Zoidberg wants to sweep here but Bolo controlling him for the moment.
Bolo postures up and lands a big shot to Zoidberg's brow.
Bolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoidberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Zoidberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinwi Bolo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg thumps Bolo with a low kick.
Zoidberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoidberg circles away.

Zoidberg moves into the clinch.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolo.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolo managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Bolo blocks it.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bolo's defenses.
Bolo avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolo is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Bolo slows down the pace here.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Bolo can't get the takedown.
Bolo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zoidberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinwi Bolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Bolo's ribcage.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolo.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Bolo shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Bolo fails to pull guard.
Bolo tries to pull guard but Zoidberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolo drops back down to his feet.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolo managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo blocks an elbow strike.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolo avoids it.
Bolo tries to pull guard but Zoidberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolo drops back down to his feet.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinwi Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bolo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bolo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bolo controls Zoidberg momentarily but Zoidberg frees himself.

Bolo working for a triangle but Zoidberg defends it easily.
Bolo 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.

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.
Zoidberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zoidberg wants to control from the top but Bolo keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoidberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!