PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Bristol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bristol
vs
Zaire

186 cm
29
181 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

182 cm
22
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Bristol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire throws a right and a left that Bristol avoids nicely.
Bristol throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire lands a really nice looking cross but Bristol seems unphased.
Bristol misses with an uppercut

and Zaire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bristol!
Zaire trying to control but Bristol is having none of it.
Zaire breaks from Bristol's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Zaire.
Bristol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Zaire is landing with some decent strikes but Bristol is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Sid Bristol has been cut.
Zaire with a couple of short strikes.
Zaire scoring with strikes but Bristol is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire with good strikes from the mount here!
Zaire tries to control but Bristol wriggling away.
The referee warns Bristol that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zaire is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bristol has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zaire dominating with strikes here.
Zaire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bristol?
Bristol is in a horrible position here. Zaire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bristol is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Bristol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaire with the ground and pound from mount.
Bristol seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zaire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zaire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaire pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bristol is trying to escape the mount.
Zaire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bristol's face.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
Zaire trying to control but Bristol is having none of it.
Zaire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bristol can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount and Bristol is in trouble!
Zaire with a couple of short strikes.
Zaire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zaire trying to control but Bristol is having none of it.
Zaire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bristol's face.
Zaire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zaire raining down shots from the mount!

Zaire is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bristol to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bristol shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zaire moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bristol has worked his arm free - good work by Bristol!
Bristol is trying to get back to half guard.
Zaire lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bristol is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bristol is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zaire connects with a decent elbow.
Zaire in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Bristol's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bristol misses the shot to the body.

Zaire fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bristol sprawls well initially but Zaire persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zaire uses his free foot to push down on Bristol's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bristol.
Zaire raining down shots from the mount!
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire landing punches.
Bristol bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zaire is pulling down on Bristol's head to control his posture.
Zaire is trying to control the position but Bristol postures up.
Bristol pushes down on Zaire's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire has his hands clasped together around Bristol's back. He's all about the action.
Abdullah Zaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaire trying to hold on to Bristol's head to control him but Bristol postures up.
Zaire gets full guard.
Zaire wants to sweep but no luck.
Bristolis looking to pass into half guard but Zaire pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zaire is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Zaire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bristol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zaire!
Zaire is looking to get to half guard.
Zaire wants to control but Bristol is having none of it.
Zaire holds on, trying desperately to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaire is looking to get to half guard.

Bristol moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zaire has worked his arm free - good work by Zaire!
Zaire struggling a bit here.
Zaire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bristol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zaire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Bristol is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bristol is pressing down on Zaire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zaire is holding on for now.

Bristol is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bristol prevents Zaire from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sid Bristol's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Bristol misses with a lunging right hand

so Zaire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zaire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zaire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bristol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zaire is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bristol!
Bristol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zaire trying to control but Bristol is having none of it.
Zaire working Bristol over with strikes here.
Zaire controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire tries to control but Bristol wriggling away.
Bristol is trying desperately to improve position.
Bristol tries to hold on but Zaire pushes him away.
Zaire working Bristol over with strikes here.
Zaire unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bristol is in a horrible position here. Zaire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire tries to control but Bristol wriggling away.
Zaire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
Zaire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Zaire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bristol tries to reverse the position but Zaire maintains control.
Zaire looking to control but Bristol is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zaire controlling the position easily from mount.
Zaire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bristol looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Zaire! Bristol is hurt baaadly! Zaire is firing away with more strikes - Bristol is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!