PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down - Sick Puppies. Junior Zappa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darwin
vs
Zappa

164 cm
23
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zappa keeps the fight on the outside.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappa misses with a head kick.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Darwin lands with a good body shot.
Zappa cracks Darwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Darwin.
Zappa cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Zappa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darwin defending well as Zappa loads up on a big left hand.

Zappa clinches up with Darwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Darwin avoiding damage.

Zappa pulls guard successfully.
Darwin trying to control but Zappa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zappa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zappa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darwinis looking to pass into half guard but Zappa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zappa is in guard.
Darwin is trying to keep Zappa in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zappa slips a jab and a cross from Darwin.
Darwin wants to clinch
and Zappa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zappa's corner calls for a 1-2. Zappa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darwin is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa blocks a jab.
Darwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zappa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zappa lands with a shot to the body.
Zappa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zappa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin walks into a left hand.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Darwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zappa walks into a jab.
Darwin misses with a wild body shot.
Zappa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin shoots in for a double leg but Zappa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Zappa's shoulder, as Zappa tries to avoid the shot.
Zappa delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin wants to clinch.
Zappa is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zappa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zappa can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Darwin pushes Zappa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zappa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zappa is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zappa.
Zappa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Zappa misses with a punch on the inside.
Zappa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zappa's elbow.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Zappa lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
Zappa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin lands with a right to the head.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zappa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Darwin as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Zappa.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zappa prevents a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin tries to work over Zappa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Darwin.
Good body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Zappa has Darwin pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zappa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darwin smiles and moves away.
Zappa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Zappa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zappa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darwin moves forwards but Zappa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zappa.
Zappa throws the left hand but Darwin avoids the punch easily.
Darwin tries to clinch up

and Zappa moves into the clinch.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zappa.
Zappa slows down the pace here.
Darwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
Zappa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin tries to work over Zappa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zappa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darwin.
Zappa is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zappa has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Darwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Zappa trying to stall but Darwin improves his position.
Darwin keeps control of Zappa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zappa wants to stall.
Zappa controlling the action here for a moment.
Darwin tries to throw a body punch but Zappa avoids it by throwing Darwin back against the cage.
Zappa is trying to maintain a safe position but Darwin gets an underhook and turns Zappa into the cage.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Darwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zappa lands a body shot.
Darwin gets through Zappa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Zappa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darwin smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.
Darwin swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zappa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Zappa slips the punch.
Zappa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Zappa.
Zappa fakes the leg kick and cracks Darwin in the body.
Zappa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Zappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Zappa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Darwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Darwin has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa tries to stall but Darwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zappa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zappa - that landed with a thud.
Darwin working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Zappa blocking some punches.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zappa.
Zappa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Darwin.
Darwin works on Zappa's body with a couple of short punches.
Zappa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darwin walks away with a smile on his face. Zappa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zappa keeps the fight on the outside.
Zappa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin looks to clinch
letting Zappa counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Darwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zappa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zappa counters with a series of strikes. Darwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zappa throws a leg kick which misses Darwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Darwin tries to avoid it.
Zappa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zappa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zappa misses with an uppercut.
Darwin slips a straight right by Zappa.

Darwin has Zappa up against the cage in a clinch.
Zappa working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darwin.

Zappa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Zappa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Zappa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zappa digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Zappa scores with a decent looking hook.
Zappa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darwin closes the distance but Zappa moves to the side
and Zappa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Junior Zappa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin walks into a jab.
Zappa throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zappa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darwin.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Zappa throws a one two combo.
Zappa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darwin.
Darwin lands a nice shot that snaps Zappa's head back.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Zappa tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zappa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Darwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zappa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Zappa does it's job there.
Zappa slaps away a takedown attempt from Darwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zappa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darwin clinches but Zappa breaks the clinch
letting Zappa counter with a right hand.
Zappa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zappa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zappa scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zappa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zappa swats away the attempt to clinch by Darwin.
Zappa lands a jab to the head.
Darwin wants to clinch
and Zappa counters with a body kick that stops Darwin in his tracks momentarily.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Zappa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darwin on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zappa catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darwin wants to clinch.
Darwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zappa lands with a cross.
Zappa connects with the punch.
Zappa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Zappa finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Zappa as he connects with a hook.
Zappa tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zappa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zappa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darwin.
Zappa throws a shot to the body.
Zappa lands a body shot.
Darwin misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zappa moves away from the strike by Darwin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa looks to clinch
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zappa, right into the meat.
Zappa connects with a right hand. Darwin shakes it off.
Zappa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zappa.
Both fighters circling a little - Zappa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Zappa lands with a straight right. Darwin didn't see that one coming.
Zappa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zappa.
Zappa scores with the left hand. Darwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Zappa cracks Darwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zappa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darwin momentarily.
Darwin tries to move into range but Zappa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zappa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darwin shoots in for a double leg but Zappa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zappa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zappa lands with an overhand left.
Victor Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Darwin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Darwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zappa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darwin at a distance.
Darwin seems to have got his legs back now.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zappa.
Zappa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darwin backs up against the cage.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Zappa.
Junior Zappa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zappa catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zappa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darwin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zappa.
Darwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zappa connects with a high kick.
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Zappa.
Darwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zappa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zappa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zappa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darwin in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Zappa.
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin moves forwards but Zappa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Zappa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zappa 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Zappa!