PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Motumba Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunwa Jiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumba Zulu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Zulu
vs
Jiki

191 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
270 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motumba Zulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunwa Jiki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiki is looking to clinch but Zulu is avoiding it.
Jiki shoots in looking for a takedown but Zulu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jiki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jiki throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
Zulu stuffs the takedown attempt from Jiki. Jiki gets slowly back to his feet.
Jiki misses with an uppercut
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jiki slips a jab and a cross from Zulu.
Zulu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zulu pinned against the cage. Zulu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Motumba Zulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunwa Jiki.
Zulu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zulu swinging wildly here.
Jiki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu counters with a three punch combo that has Jiki backing up. Jiki nods at Zulu to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu misses with a series of wild punches.
Zulu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiki throws a good cross that connects.
Zulu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jiki.
Zulu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jiki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zulu doesn't seem bothered though.

Jiki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zulu's half guard.
Zulu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jiki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zulu defending well though.
Zulu tries to roll over but Jiki keeps him under control.
Zulu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jiki.
Jiki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jiki prevents Zulu from improving his position.
Jiki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jiki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zulu's head.
Jiki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zulu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jiki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zulu won't allow Jiki to pass to mount.
Zulu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jiki wants to free his trapped foot but Zulu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jiki is trying to control the action in half guard but Zulu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jiki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zulu is refusing to be controlled, as Jiki sits in half guard.
Jiki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jiki is looking to advance position but Zulu won't allow it.
Jiki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulu is breathing heavily.
Jiki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zulu's head.
Jiki working Zulu over with strikes.
Jiki lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiki trying to advance position but Zulu counters by regaining guard.
Jiki works over Zulu with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kunwa Jiki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jiki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jiki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jiki misses with a takedown attempt - Zulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jiki throws a poor cross that misses
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiki throws a right hand that misses
and Zulu counters with a series of strikes. Jiki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jiki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jiki fails with the takedown
and Zulu counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulu misses with a wild combination.
Kunwa Jiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jiki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zulu quickly recovers to half guard.

Jiki decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice takedown defense from Zulu. No joy for Jiki on that attempt.
Motumba Zulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunwa Jiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiki dodges the punch combination from Zulu.
Jiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zulu circles away quickly and effectively.
Jiki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters with a straight right hand.
Jiki wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Jiki shoots in but Zulu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jiki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zulu as he avoids it easily.
Jiki tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Zulu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Motumba Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiki cracks Zulu with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiki tries for a takedown but Zulu circles away easily
and Zulu counters with a nice body shot.
Jiki is breathing heavily.
Zulu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jiki misses with a body punch
and Zulu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Motumba Zulu is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu misses with a double jab.
Jiki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Zulu.
Zulu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu jabs at Jiki's body.
Jiki throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
Jiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiki misses with a hook to the body
and Zulu counters with a three punch combo that has Jiki backing up. Jiki nods at Zulu to acknowledge the strikes.
Jiki throws a right hand that misses
and Zulu counters with a three punch combo that has Jiki backing up. Jiki nods at Zulu to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Jiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Zulu both land. Nice combination.
Zulu fails to land with a series of punches.
Jiki throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiki throws a right hand that misses
and Zulu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jiki thinking.
Jiki misses with a lunging right hand
and Zulu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jiki thinking.
Zulu is looking to wear down Jiki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu lands with a nice combination. Jiki backs away looking to recover.
Jiki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zulu as he avoids it easily.
Jiki throws a right hand that misses
and Zulu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jiki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jiki misses with a lunging right hand
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Zulu. That snapped Jiki's head back.
Zulu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiki's head.
Jiki misses with a body punch
and Zulu counters with a nice body shot.
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Zulu throws a right hand that Jiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiki also avoids with ease.
Jiki is looking to clinch but Zulu is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zulu avoids it really well and circles away.
Zulu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Motumba Zulu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donk. Zulu catches Jiki right on the button with a cross.
Jiki wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.

Jiki scores a takedown into full mount!
Jiki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jiki misses with a head shot.
Zulu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jiki.
Zulu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jiki.
Jiki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zulu?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiki thowing shots but they're missing.
Jiki is landing with some decent strikes but Zulu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiki with the ground and pound from mount.
Jiki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zulu hang on?
Jiki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jiki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jiki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zulu because Jiki loaded up on that one.
Zulu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu tries to reverse the position but Jiki maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jiki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiki is landing with some decent strikes but Zulu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jiki working Zulu over with strikes here.
Zulu is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jiki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kunwa Jiki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jiki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jiki is landing with some decent strikes but Zulu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jiki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zulu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zulu is bucking up trying to escape but Jiki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jiki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiki punching from mount but Zulu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jiki lands with some strikes.
Jiki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zulu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jiki scoring with strikes but Zulu is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiki with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Jiki.
Jiki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jiki with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiki scoring with strikes but Zulu is staying in there.
Jiki with good strikes from the mount here!
Jiki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jiki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jiki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jiki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zulu because Jiki loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Jiki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiki lands a nice shot to the head.
Jiki postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Zulu badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jiki around the waist but Jiki pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jiki is the winner by TKO! Jiki jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunwa Jiki!
Kunwa Jiki is the new heavyweight champion!