PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rabbit
vs
Zito

197 cm
21
230 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Zito!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit wants to clinch up but Zito keeps it at a distance.
Zito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zito misses with a two punch combination.
Zito throws a solid leg kick but Rabbit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zito.
Zito 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.
Zito is looking to score with low kicks.
Zito misses with a wild combination.

Zito gets caught flat footed, as Rabbit shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabbit trying to control but Zito is working from the bottom.
Zito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rabbit is looking to work some ground and pound but Zito has wrist control.
Zito trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zito throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zito thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rabbit gets a clinch.
Zito is trying to maintain a safe position but Rabbit gets an underhook and turns Zito into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabbit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rabbit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rabbit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zitos head.
Rabbit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabbit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zito tries to stall but Rabbit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zito tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rabbit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zito's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zito striking off his back but it's not causing Rabbit any problems.
Rabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Zito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zito throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zito keeping moving, preventing Rabbit from controlling successfully.
Rabbit is breathing heavily.
Zito throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zito doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rabbit feints and as Zito raises his hands in defense, Rabbit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito has control of Rabbit's left arm, preventing Rabbit from doing any damage.
Zito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zito striking off his back but it's not causing Rabbit any problems.
Rabbit postures up.
Zito thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rabbit looking to pass the guard.
Rabbit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rabbit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zito misses with a combination

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zito!
Zito is looking to improve his position but Rabbit isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zito works over Rabbit with some ground and pound from guard.
Zito won't allow Rabbit to sweep him here.
Rabbit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zito.
Rabbit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zito is one step ahead there.
Zito postures up in Rabbit's guard and throws a big left but Rabbit blocks it.
Zito lands a couple of digs.
Zito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zito connects with a couple of short punches.
Zito lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Rabbit dominated that round.
That's time! Rabbit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rabbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zito.
Zito slips a jab and a cross from Rabbit.

Rabbit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rabbit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zito throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zito throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zito working to try and regain half guard.
Zito is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rabbit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zito is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zito throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito is desperately trying to improve his position but Rabbit has a good base and remains in mount.
Zito bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rabbit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rabbit trying to keep a closed guard but Zito is proving a slippery customer.
Zito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbit looking for a sweep. Not yet Rabbit, not yet.
Zito stops Rabbit from standing up.
Zito is looking to work some ground and pound but Rabbit has wrist control.
Rabbit wants to sweep here but Zito controlling him for the moment.

That's two 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.
Zito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zito throws a leg kick which misses Rabbit's front leg but catches the back leg as Rabbit tries to avoid it.
Zito throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Zito throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Zito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabbit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vinny Zito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zito misses with a combination
and Rabbit counters with a head kick. That will keep Zito thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zito is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito throws a right hand that Rabbit ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabbit also avoids with ease.
Rabbit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zito's waist but Zito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rabbit off to one side.
Rabbit slips a jab and a cross from Zito.
Zito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zito throws a leg kick but Rabbit checks it.
Zito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zito misses with a looping right.
Zito tries to work over Rabbit's front leg with a kick but Rabbit checks it.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from Zito.
Peter Rabbit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zito takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
Zito throws a series of punches but Rabbit moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rabbit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zito counters with a one-two to the body.
Zito falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rabbit counters with a single leg into guard. Zito didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zito will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zito tries to strike from the bottom.
Zito throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peter Rabbit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zito is pulling down on Rabbit's head to control his posture.
Zito throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vinny Zito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rabbit dodges the punch combination from Zito.
Zito wants to slow Rabbit down by chopping away at his legs.
Zito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zito tries to clinch there but Rabbit circles away.
Rabbit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rabbit.

Zito closes the distance and clinches.
Zito wants to stall.
Rabbit taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabbit lands a body shot.
Rabbit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zito just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rabbit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zito is trying to maintain a safe position but Rabbit gets an underhook and turns Zito into the cage.
Zito prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Rabbit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zito looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Zito just leaning against Rabbit, taking a breather.
Rabbit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zito stalling the fight.
Rabbit can't break the clinch.
Zito is trying to maintain a safe position but Rabbit gets an underhook and turns Zito into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zito throws an elbow but misses.

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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zito.
Rabbit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rabbit tries for a takedown but Zito manages to get underhooks.
Zito effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vinny Zito.
Zito misses with a wild combination.
Zito scores with a hook to the body. Rabbit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zito missing with a left hand there. Rabbit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zito misses with an uppercut. Rabbit saw that one coming.
Rabbit walks into a jab.
Zito throws a combination. Rabbit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Peter Rabbit has been cut.
Vinny Zito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zito misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Zito.
Zito throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Zito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rabbit's head.
Zito throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zito misses with a looping right.
Zito swinging wildly here.
Zito avoids the body shot from Rabbit.
Zito misses with a head kick.
Zito throws a shot from downtown. Rabbit moves away and avoids it.
Zito misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit fails to land the takedown.
Zito moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Zito throws a combination that misses

and Rabbit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zito doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rabbit is standing up over Zito. Zito looks to escape but Rabbit dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zito manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rabbit's best efforts.
Zito won't allow Rabbit to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zito wants to control but Rabbit is keeping busy.
Rabbit is looking to advance position but Zito won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Zito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Zito!