PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Blacksmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blacksmith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NWA. Bo Blacksmith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sub Zero's chin.

Blacksmith
vs
Zero

190 cm
19
203 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Blacksmith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zero forces Blacksmith back against the cage and clinches.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blacksmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zero.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blacksmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zero digs a right hand into Blacksmith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blacksmith's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Zero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blacksmith is breathing heavily.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blacksmith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero lands a knee to the body.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Zero.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Knees to the body from Zero.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero lands an elbow inside that Blacksmith shrugs off.
Zero stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Zero.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zero landing knees to the body.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero lands a knee to the body.
Zero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zero digs a right hand into Blacksmith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blacksmith's gas tank.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Zero.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Zero with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zero.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zero obliges.
Zero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero lands a nice elbow.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zero slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zero scores with a hook to the body.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blacksmith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero is struggling to control the position.
Zero lands a knee to the body.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Blacksmith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero scores a nice knee to the body.
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blacksmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blacksmith takes an elbow to the temple.
Zero scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blacksmith wants to break free but Zero has control.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blacksmith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blacksmith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero lands a good knee to the midsection. Blacksmith won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blacksmith's face.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zero.
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blacksmith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blacksmith is defending well for now.
Blacksmith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blacksmith takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blacksmith misses with a hook. Zero ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Blacksmith.
Blacksmith throws out a powerful jab.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blacksmith connects with a body shot.
Blacksmith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blacksmith throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Zero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sub Zero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Blacksmith avoiding damage as Zero throws knees to the body.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blacksmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Blacksmith's ribcage.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blacksmith takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero connects with a knee to the head.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zero stalling against the cage.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blacksmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zero with a knee to the head.

Zero is trying to trip Blacksmith. He has hold of a leg but Blacksmith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zero persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blacksmith is keeping the position for now.
Zero passes into half guard.

Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blacksmith sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zero is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Blacksmith is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sub Zero! Sub Zero retains his light heavyweight title!