PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zubrowka
vs
Serra

177 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

185 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Zubrowka. No joy for Serra on that attempt.
Zubrowka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matt Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zubrowka walks into a left hand.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Serra misses with a takedown attempt - Zubrowka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Serra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zubrowka circles away.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Serra.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zubrowka sprawls well. Zubrowka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Serra gets slowly back to his feet.
Serra throws a series of punches but Zubrowka avoids them all with ease.
Serra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zubrowka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Serra looks gassed!
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serra, pushing him back against the cage.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.

Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Serra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Serra fails to land the takedown.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serra, pushing him back against the cage.
Zubrowka lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Matt Serra has been cut.
Serra is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
Zubrowka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Serra's face.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka misses with a series of wild punches.

Serra tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.

Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Zubrowka lands but Serra takes it in his stride.

Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes Serra back into the cage.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serra circles away from the clinch attempt.

Zubrowka instigates a clinch.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka lands a head kick. Serra smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zubrowka.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Zubrowka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serra blocks it with crossed arms.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zubrowka has Serra up against the cage in a clinch.
Serra is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Serra is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zubrowka - that will leave a mark!
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serra missing with a left hand there. Zubrowka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Zubrowka rushes Serra and presses him up against the cage.
Zubrowka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra moves out of range.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Zubrowka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zubrowka clinches.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
Zubrowka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Serra throws an overhand right that lands on Zubrowka's shoulder, as Zubrowka tries to avoid the shot.

Zubrowka takes the fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka scores a nice knee to the body.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Serra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zubrowka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zubrowka duly obliges.

Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Serra throws a combination that misses
and Zubrowka counters with a head kick.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that Serra semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zubrowka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
Zubrowka stalks Serra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Serra's face. Serra staggers backwards, shaken.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.

Zubrowka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Serra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zubrowka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serra cracks Zubrowka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Serra circles away and keeps his distance.
Zubrowka throws a one two combo.
Zubrowka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zubrowka wants it to stay on the feet.
Zubrowka throws a right and a left that Serra avoids nicely.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zubrowka takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Zubrowka.
Serra is breathing heavily.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zubrowka circles away quickly and effectively.

Zubrowka clinches up against the cage.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra tries for a takedown but Zubrowka circles away easily
and Zubrowka counters with a nice body kick.

Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka landing knees to the head.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Serra avoids it.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zubrowka duly obliges.

Zubrowka gets a clinch.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.

Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serra, pushing him back against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
Vladivar Zubrowka is winning the standup battle so far.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra shoots and misses
and Zubrowka counters with a good, hard body kick but Serra shrugs it off.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zubrowka.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serra circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Serra circles away.
No joy there for Zubrowka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serra swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka fakes the leg kick and cracks Serra in the body.
Serra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zubrowka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Serra.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka is looking to slow Serra down with leg kicks.
Zubrowka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra moves out of range.
Zubrowka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
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!

Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Serra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zubrowka.
Serra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Zubrowka rushes Serra and presses him up against the cage.
Zubrowka crunches a lovely knee into Serra's ribcage.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Serra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.

Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Serra avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Zubrowka with a knee to the head.
Serra is pressed up against the cage. Zubrowka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Serra down to the mat. Serra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Serra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Serra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.

Zubrowka darts in and clinches Serra up against the cage.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that Serra semi-blocks.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra moves out of range.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with Serra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but Serra avoids the damage to the body.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Serra circles away.

Zubrowka has managed to clinch.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zubrowka.

Zubrowka instigates a clinch.
Serra blocks the elbow strike.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.

Zubrowka darts in and clinches Serra up against the cage.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes Serra back into the cage.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Serra is avoiding it.
Zubrowka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Zubrowka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serra can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Serra is avoiding it.
Zubrowka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Serra's calf.
Zubrowka misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Serra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vladivar Zubrowka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zubrowka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serra blocks it with crossed arms.

Serra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serra takes a kick to the side of the head.

Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Serra is trying to break free.
Zubrowka trying to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serra blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubrowka wants to break free but Serra has control.
A frustrated look appears on Serra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zubrowka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Serra has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka pushes off an throws an elbow but Serra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Serra is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
Serra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.

Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Serra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zubrowka as he avoids it easily.
Serra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Zubrowka rushes Serra and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zubrowka scores a nice knee to the body.
Zubrowka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Serra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Serra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Serra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Serra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka lands a high kick!
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Serra circles away and keeps his distance.

Zubrowka clinches up against the cage.
Zubrowka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Serra is trying to break free.
Serra avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Serra blocks the elbow strike.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
Zubrowka lands with a slapping head kick.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zubrowka is looking to slow Serra down with leg kicks.
Zubrowka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vladivar Zubrowka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Serra keeps it at a distance.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Serra swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.

Zubrowka darts in and clinches Serra up against the cage.

Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Serra moves out of range.
Serra tries for a takedown but Zubrowka circles away easily
and Zubrowka counters with a nice leg kick.

Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Serra, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serra blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but Serra avoids the damage to the body.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubrowka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zubrowka has closed the distance and engaged Serra in a clinch.
Zubrowka is working for takedown but Serra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zubrowka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Serra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zubrowka drives through and clinches with Serra against the cage.
Zubrowka keeps control of Serra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zubrowka rushes Serra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but Serra blocks it.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Serra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Serra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Zubrowka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Serra takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zubrowka works over Serra's head and body with a nice combination.

Zubrowka drives through and clinches with Serra against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.

Zubrowka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zubrowka lands in his opponent's guard.
Zubrowka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Serra has momentary wrist control but Zubrowka slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra strikes from his own guard.

Zubrowka stands up from Serra's guard - Zubrowka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zubrowka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zubrowka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladivar Zubrowka!