PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Buds
vs
Zilla

180 cm
18
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Zilla misses its intended target.
Buds throws a shot from downtown. Zilla moves away and avoids it.
Zilla with a nice cross.
Buds walks into a left hand.
Zilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robert Zilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Buds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Zilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buds lands a really nice looking cross but Zilla seems unphased.
Zilla lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buds was well out of range. Poor timing from Zilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Buds misses its intended target.
Buds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zilla.
Zilla slips under a jab from Buds.
Zilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Zilla finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Zilla.
Zilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buds moves away.
Zilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zilla missing with a left hand there. Buds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zilla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zilla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buds misses with a wild combination.
Zilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Buds.
Buds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Buds throws an overhand right that lands on Zilla's shoulder, as Zilla tries to avoid the shot.
Zilla misses with a hook. Buds ducked under it nicely.
Zilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buds walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Zilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zilla's hands.
Zilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Zilla both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Sticky Buds has been cut.
Zilla lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Zilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zilla throws a jab when Buds was well out of range.
Buds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zilla.
Zilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zilla throws a looping overhand right but Buds ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Zilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buds.
Zilla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zilla misses with a hook
and Buds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buds checks a low kick from Zilla.
Buds could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zilla misses with a two punch combination.
Buds falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zilla counters with a one-two to the body.
Zilla looks to land a right hand but Buds moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Buds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zilla misses with a body shot.
Zilla throws a series of punches but Buds moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Zilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sticky Buds's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zilla looks to land a left hand but Buds moved out of range nicely.
Zilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Buds.
Buds moves away from the strike by Zilla.
Zilla lands a two punch combo.
Buds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zilla swings for the body but Buds moves out of range.
No joy there for Buds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Buds.
Buds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zilla.
Zilla moves out of range as Buds strikes.
Zilla throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buds misses with the combination.
Buds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buds tests Zilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buds manages to avoid it.
Buds slips a jab from Zilla.
Zilla misses with a few strikes there.
Zilla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buds eats them both and turns towards Zilla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buds throws a good cross that connects.
Robert Zilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zilla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla throws a sloppy head kick and Buds moves out of range easily.
Zilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buds.
Buds throws a jab but it's blocked by Zilla.
Zilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zilla feints a jab promting Buds to slip. Zilla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buds slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buds moves out of range as Zilla strikes.
Buds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zilla to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Zilla. That snapped Buds's head back.
A combination from Buds does no damage.
Zilla misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zilla cracks Buds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Zilla. Those never looked like landing.
Buds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buds avoids the body shot from Zilla.
Zilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Buds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Buds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zilla.
Buds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buds misses with a series of wild punches.
Zilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zilla ducks under a wild hook from Buds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buds misses with the combination.
Zilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Zilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Zilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sticky Buds'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. This is the final round!

Buds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zilla.
Zilla throws a nice looking combination but Buds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zilla throws a shot from downtown. Buds moves away and avoids it.
Buds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sticky Buds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zilla.
Buds throws a shot from downtown. Zilla moves away and avoids it.
Buds dodges the punch combination from Zilla.
Buds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Buds 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buds was well out of range. Poor timing from Zilla.
Zilla misses the shot to the body.
Buds loads up on a big right hand but Zilla slips the punch.
Buds slips a jab and a cross from Zilla.
Zilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Buds.
Buds throws out a loose jab but Zilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buds moves out of range of the strikes.
Buds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Buds misses.
Buds throws a looping overhand right but Zilla ducks down to avoid it.
Zilla misses with a hook.
Zilla looks to throw the jab but Buds is out of range.
Buds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zilla finds it's way round the side to connect with Buds's head.
Zilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zilla ducks under a wild hook from Buds.
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!
Zilla cracks Buds with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Zilla - just one landing.
Zilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buds misses with a series of wild punches.
Buds slips under a jab from Zilla.
Zilla loads up on a big right hand but Buds slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Buds.
Zilla stuns Buds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buds.
Buds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zilla throws a poor cross that misses
and Buds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zilla connects with the punch.
Zilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buds moves away.
Zilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buds to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilla wants to land a leg kick but Buds is out of range.
Buds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left lands for Zilla.
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!
Zilla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buds misses with a wild body shot.
Zilla with a hook.
Zilla misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buds throws a series of punches but Zilla moves out of range.
Buds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sticky Buds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Zilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Zilla.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zilla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Zilla!