PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goat
vs
Zulud

164 cm
25
148 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

155 cm
28
144 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Nemesis Laboratories: Q150 - $30

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulud tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goat counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Zulud. Beautiful body shot.
Zulud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zulud throws a lazy uppercut
and Goat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Goat checks it
enabling Goat to counter with a crisp jab.
Zulud tries to clinch
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Zulud throws a lazy head kick
and Goat counters with a straight right hand.
Zulud throws a lazy uppercut
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Goat counters with a nice uppercut.
Goat drops his hands momentarily and Zulud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Zulud is predictable there
and Goat counters with a straight right hand.
Zulud misses with a body punch
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Omg Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud misses with a double jab
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand.
Goat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zulud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zulud throws a right hand that misses

and Goat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goat stands up over Zulud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zulud lands an upkick as Goat stands over him.
Zulud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goat!
Zulud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Zulud is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Goat has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Goat!
Goat wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
Zulud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goat's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulud with a nice head shot there.
Zulud trying to control but Goat is working from the bottom.

Goat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Goat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goat is on top in guard.

Zulud looking for a guillotine here but Goat defends easily.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zulud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goat stays in close to Zulud's body and controls the position.
Goat won't allow Zulud to sweep him here.
Goat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goat won't allow Zulud to sweep him here.

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.
Zulud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Goat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zulud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goat has managed to get both his arms back between Zulud's legs - danger averted.

Goat postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zulud is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goat, into his guard.
Zulud stays in close to Goat's body and controls the position.
Goat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zulud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Goat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zulud lands a lovely overhand right.
Zulud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goat counters with a nice leg kick.
Goat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Zulud misses
and Goat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulud lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goat takes a step back to recover.
Goat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Goat checks it
and Goat counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Zulud misses

and Goat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zulud!
Zulud really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zulud looks a forlorn figure.
Zulud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat with the ground and pound from mount.
Zulud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zulud tries to improve his position but Goat has taken his back! Goat has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Zulud tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Goat pushes Zulud away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Goat!