PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let it Ride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boxer
vs
Zimmerman

190 cm
26
222 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

180 cm
27
235 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Boxer.
Zimmerman is looking to chop away at Boxer's legs.
Boxer lands a nice shot that snaps Zimmerman's head back.
Levi Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zimmerman clinches.
Boxer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxer blocks an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Barbara Boxer has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Zimmerman managing to block the knees to the body from Boxer.
Boxer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Zimmerman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zimmerman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Zimmerman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer is struggling to control the position.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimmerman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zimmerman.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Boxer cracks Zimmerman with a nice body shot.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zimmerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer avoids the elbow strike from Zimmerman, against the cage.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Zimmerman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer lands a body punch.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.

Barbara Boxer's cut is getting worse.
Zimmerman trying to land knees to the body.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zimmerman looks gassed!
Zimmerman prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer goes for a takedown attempt but Zimmerman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zimmerman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boxer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zimmerman fails with the takedown
and Boxer counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barbara Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barbara Boxer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zimmerman wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boxer.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Zimmerman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman throws a low kick but Boxer moves out of range easily.
Zimmerman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boxer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman misses with a hook
and Boxer counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Zimmerman misses its intended target.
Boxer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick that knocks Boxer off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer feints and then cracks Zimmerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zimmerman down.

Boxer closes the distance and pushes Zimmerman back into the cage.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer blocks an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Zimmerman prevents the takedown attempt.
Zimmerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman scores with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer missing with knees to the body.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.

Barbara Boxer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boxer is trying to drag Zimmerman to the mat but Zimmerman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barbara Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.

Jeez, Barbara Boxer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boxer avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
Zimmerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Zimmerman is pressed up against the cage. Boxer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zimmerman down to the mat. Zimmerman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zimmerman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
Boxer digs a good hook to Zimmerman's body.

Zimmerman forces Boxer back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Boxer avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Zimmerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barbara Boxer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zimmerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Boxer lands but Zimmerman takes it in his stride.

Boxer has managed to clinch.

Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zimmerman is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Zimmerman shuts the power down on Boxer. Lights out, game over! Zimmerman is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Levi Zimmerman! Levi Zimmerman retains his heavyweight title!