PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Folami Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outair Gaist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuberi comes to the cage accompanied by Mickey Factz - Rocker. Outair Gaist has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Folami Zuberi's chin.

Zuberi
vs
Gaist

193 cm
27
240 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

225 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Folami Zuberi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Outair Gaist!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaist misses the jab.
A jab from Gaist does it's job there.
Zuberi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaist.

Zuberi moves into range and clinches up with Gaist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zuberi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Outair Gaist has been cut.
Gaist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuberi leaning against his opponent.
Zuberi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gaist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuberi's elbow.
Zuberi tries to land a knee to the head but Gaist blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuberi prevents a body shot from Gaist.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zuberi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaist's elbow.
Gaist is looking to control Zuberi's arms but Zuberi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaist has his back to the cage.
Zuberi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaist up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaist.
Gaist tries to work over Zuberi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zuberi prevents a body shot from Gaist.
Gaist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuberi is struggling to control the position.
Gaist misses with a body punch.
Gaist struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuberi controls his hands.
Zuberi blocks a body shot from Gaist.
Gaist blocks an uppercut.
Zuberi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gaist is keeping busy.
Gaist can't find room to land a body shot as Zuberi controls the action.
Zuberi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gaist is working Zuberi over against the cage.
Zuberi lands a nice elbow.
Zuberi pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gaist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaist tries to work over Zuberi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaist lands a body shot.
Zuberi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zuberi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaist.
Zuberi misses with a knee to the head.
Zuberi trying to control the position but instead, Gaist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zuberi into the cage.
The referee calls for Zuberi to work.
Zuberi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zuberi lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaist backwards.

That has opened up Outair Gaist's cut even more.
Zuberi looking to throw knees to the head but Gaist is blocking nicely.
Zuberi misses with a knee to the head.
Gaist is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zuberi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaist tries to break free but Zuberi pushes him back against the cage.
Gaist digs a right hand underneath Zuberi's ribcage. Zuberi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zuberi tries to land a knee to the head but Gaist blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zuberi as Gaist tries to tie him up.
Zuberi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaist backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaist.
Gaist blocking some punches.
Gaist taking a breather.
Zuberi looking to throw knees to the head but Gaist is blocking nicely.
Zuberi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gaist is keeping busy.
Zuberi scores a nice knee to the body.
Gaist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gaist takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gaist misses with a punch to the body.
Gaist blocking some punches.
Gaist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaist throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Zuberi.
Gaist blocks an elbow strike from Zuberi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuberi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zuberi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaist up against the cage.
Gaist digs a right hand underneath Zuberi's ribcage. Zuberi let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zuberi working aggressively here.
Gaist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuberi blocks a body shot from Gaist.
Zuberi lands a right hand.
Gaist blocks the elbow strike.
Zuberi is stalling here.
Gaist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuberi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Zuberi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The cut above Outair Gaist's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zuberi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuberi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaist taking a breather.
Zuberi throws an elbow that misses.
Zuberi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuberi.
Zuberi misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Gaist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Folami Zuberi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outair Gaist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zuberi slips under a jab.
Gaist misses the jab.
Gaist cracks Zuberi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaist misses with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gaist slaps away a takedown attempt from Zuberi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaist misses the jab.
A slow jab from Gaist misses its intended target.
Gaist looks to throw the jab but Zuberi is out of range.
Zuberi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaist works Zuberi's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaist misses the target.
Zuberi lands with a right hand.
Gaist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaist jabs Zuberi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaist throws a shot from downtown. Zuberi moves away and avoids it.
Zuberi slips under a jab.
Gaist scores with a sloppy right hand. Zuberi should have avoided that one.
Zuberi closes the distance and clinches up with Gaist, looking for a takedown. Zuberi pushes Gaist against the cage but Gaist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gaist throws out a loose jab but Zuberi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaist misses with a straight right.
Gaist scores with a punch to the head.
Gaist just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaist might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Outair Gaist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Outair Gaist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zuberi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zuberi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaist.
Gaist misses the shot to the body.
Zuberi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Outair Gaist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuberi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi staying out of range there.
Gaist throws a jab when Zuberi was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zuberi.
Zuberi tries to clinch but Gaist moves out of range.
Gaist is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

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.
Zuberi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaist keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuberi ducks under a wild hook from Gaist.
Zuberi lunges at Gaist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaist's hand.
Gaist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaist throws a hook but Zuberi avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zuberi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Folami Zuberi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zuberi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaist tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Zuberi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gaist tries to lock up and control but Zuberi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Zuberi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Zuberi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Folami Zuberi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zuberi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Folami Zuberi!