PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cid
vs
Zappa

175 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
27
156 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Zappa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cid circles away.
Cid throws a leg kick but Zappa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zappa scores with a jab to the head.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Zappa checks it.
Zappa lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zappa is able to avoid easily.
Zappa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Zappa misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
Zappa throws a body kick that misses.
Cid avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Zappa throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zappa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zappa blocks the body kick.
Zappa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zappa looks for a takedown but Cid sprawls well.
Zappa takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Zappa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Cid missing with a left hand there. Zappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid jabs Zappa right on the nose. Zappa blinks but takes it well.
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zappa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Zappa scores with a punch to the head.
Zappa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zappa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Cid tenderised Zappa's leg. Zappa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Zappa throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Zappa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zappa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and Zappa settles back down.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zappa.
Cid scores with a push kick.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Zappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Zappa tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappa misses with a wild combination.
Zappa is looking to score with low kicks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zappa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Zappa misses with the combination.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zappa's calf.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa throws a series of punches but Cid avoids them all with ease.
Zappa misses with a kick to the body
and Cid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zappa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cid looks for the body kick but Zappa saw that one coming.
Zappa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cid counters with a straight right hand.
Zappa missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappa. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zappa cracks Cid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zappa misses the jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zappa.
Zappa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zappa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zappa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Cid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zappa throws a combination that misses
and Cid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zappa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zappa connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zappa. That's going to slow Cid down.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zappa throws out the jab.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid keeps Zappa at a distance using the push kick.
Zappa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Zappa off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junior Zappa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zappa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Zappa misses with a double jab.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zappa.
Cid slips a jab from Zappa.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappa. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zappa misses with a kick to the body
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
Zappa is breathing heavily.
Zappa connects with a jab.
Cid thows a body kick. Zappa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cid blocks a jab.
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junior Zappa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid fakes the leg kick and cracks Zappa in the body.
Zappa lunges at Cid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cid's hand.
Zappa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zappa throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Zappa down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zappa throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Zappa blocks the leg kick.
Zappa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zappa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zappa misses with a kick to the body.
Zappa throws a right hand that Cid ducks under and follows up with a left that Cid also avoids with ease.
Cid avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zappa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zappa lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Zappa swings widly with a right hand
and Cid counters with a solid body kick.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zappa's calf.
Cid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cid lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid staying out of range there.
Zappa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cid. That one must have hurt.
Cid scores with a head kick. Zappa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Crunch! Cid slams his shin into Zappa's torso.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Zappa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the body from Zappa misses
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zappa really felt that one!
Zappa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cid counters with a body kick that stops Zappa in his tracks momentarily.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
Cid looks for the body kick but Zappa saw that one coming.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Zappa saw it coming and moves away.
Crunch! Cid slams his shin into Zappa's torso.
Zappa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zappa stalks Cid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cid's face. Cid staggers backwards, shaken.
Zappa throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappa checks a leg kick.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Zappa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zappa throws an overhand right that lands on Cid's shoulder, as Cid tries to avoid the shot.
Zappa throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zappa misses with a hook
and Cid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cid lands with an overhand left.
Cid staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Zappa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Zappa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Zappa checks a low kick from Cid.
Zappa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Zappa misses with a body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Cid clinches.
Cid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Zappa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Cid.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cid throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zappa's brow.
Zappa dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Cid scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappa tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zappa blocks it with crossed arms.
Zappa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zappa dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Zappa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid with a knee to the head.
Zappa dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zappa is trying to maintain a safe position but Cid gets an underhook and turns Zappa into the cage.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Zappa controls the action.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zappa throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Zappa misses with the combination.
Zappa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cid momentarily.
Cid throws a front kick aimed at Zappa's knee but Zappa avoids it well.
Cid moves out of range as Zappa strikes.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Cid.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
Zappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Cid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zappa misses with a body shot.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Cid is looking to slow Zappa down with leg kicks.
Zappa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Zappa 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for Zappa's leg but Zappa calmly moves out of range.
Zappa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Zappa swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zappa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Zappa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Zappa was not able to check.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Zappa blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Cid lands but Zappa takes it in his stride.
Zappa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cid finds it's way round the side to connect with Zappa's head.
Zappa scores with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Zappa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Zappa misses with a body shot
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Zappa throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Zappa 's knee.
Cid moves out of range as Zappa strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zappa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Cid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappa misses with a hook. Cid ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Zappa does no damage.
Cid digs a good hook to Zappa's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Zappa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Cid.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws a body kick the misses
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zappa's knee momentarily.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Zappa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zappa throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cid slips a straight right by Zappa.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa works Cid's body with a nice hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zappa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cid lands with a shot to the body.
Zappa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
Zappa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Cid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Zappa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a body shot.
A big right from Zappa misses.
Zappa misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Zappa does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Zappa misses the target.
Cid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zappa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cid thumps Zappa with a low kick.
Zappa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Zappa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zappa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Cid tenderised Zappa's leg. Zappa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zappa swinging wildly here.
Zappa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zappa misses with a right hand
and Cid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Cid.
Well Cid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Xavier Cid!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Xavier Cid!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Xavier Cid!

Xavier Cid wins by unanimous decision!