PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Zabuza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Zabuza
vs
Badguy

178 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Badguy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Badguy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabuza wants to clinch up but Badguy keeps it at a distance.

Zabuza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Badguy!
Badguy is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zabuza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Badguy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Badguy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Badguy tries to hold on but Zabuza postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zabuza is staying active.
Zabuza tries to control but Badguy wriggling away.
Badguy tries to hold on but Zabuza postures up.
Badguy is looking to get to half guard.
Zabuza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Badguy is in a horrible position here. Zabuza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two 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.
Zabuza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Badguy is looking to escape.
Zabuza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Badguy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zabuza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Badguy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zabuza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Badguy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zabuza tries to control but Badguy wriggling away.
Badguy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Badguy wants to hold on but Zabuza pushes him away.
Zabuza wants to control the pace but Badguy is squirming around nicely.
Badguy is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Zabuza misses with a head shot.
Badguy working to try and regain half guard.
Badguy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Badguy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zabuza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zabuza throwing strikes here but Badguy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Badguy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badguy wants to control but Zabuza is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Zabuza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Badguy. Zabuza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badguy just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Zabuza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badguy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badguy tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badguy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabuza lands with an uppercut that bounces Badguy off the cage and back into rage.
Zabuza circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badguy wants to clinch up but Zabuza keeps it at a distance.
Zabuza swats away the attempt to clinch by Badguy.
Badguy is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badguy is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Sol Badguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabuza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badguy avoids it really well and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Badguy.
Zabuza lands with a right hand.
Badguy misses with the combination.
Badguy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zabuza misses with a wild combination.
Badguy fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Badguy throws a hook but Zabuza avoids it easily.

Zabuza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zabuza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badguy is keeping the position for now.
Badguy looking for a sweep. Not yet Badguy, not yet.
Zabuza advances to half guard.
Zabuza prevents Badguy from standing back up.
Zabuza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Badguy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy regains half guard.
Zabuza is thwarting Badguy's attempts to control the position.
Badguy wants to get back to full guard.
Zabuza is stalling here. Badguy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zabuza seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Badguy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Badguy stands up and beckons Zabuza to his feet.
Zabuza moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zabuza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Badguy's guard.
Badguy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zabuza manages to get himself to full guard.
Badguy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zabuza is keeping the position for now.
Zabuza wants to get back to his feet but Badguy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Badguy stands up and waves to Zabuza to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Zabuza dominated that second round.
That's time! Zabuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zabuza is defended easily by Badguy.
Badguy looks to clinch

and Zabuza counters with a takedown into side control.
Zabuza staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Badguy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badguy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Badguy trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy is controlling Zabuza's trapped leg to prevent Zabuza from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Badguy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Badguy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zabuza is fighting to break Badguy's control of his arms but Badguy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zabuza lands a couple of elbows.
Zabuza won't allow Badguy to sweep him here.
Badguy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badguy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zabuza wants to pass the guard but Badguy is keeping the position.
Badguy is controlling Zabuza's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zabuza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zabuza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badguy is keeping the position for now.
Ricky Zabuza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Badguy digs a good body shot into Zabuza's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badguy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabuza moves out of range as Badguy strikes.
Zabuza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badguy looks to land a left hand but Zabuza moved out of range nicely.
Badguy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zabuza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Badguy!
Badguy working to try and regain half guard.
Sol Badguy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy wants to control but Zabuza is having none of it.
Badguy regains half guard.
Badguy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zabuza.
Zabuza throws and elbow that misses. Badguy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zabuza's guard. Nice move by Badguy!
Ricky Zabuza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badguy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Zabuza.
Well Zabuza 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!