PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VooDoo Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Daddy
vs
Zero

215 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

179 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, VooDoo Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Zero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daddy at a distance.
Zero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daddy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Vincent Zero has been cut.
Zero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daddy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zero counters with a straight right hand.
Daddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daddy throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Zero misses with an uppercut
and Daddy counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daddys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daddy is fending him off so far but Zero persists. Nope, Daddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daddy.
Daddy cracks Zero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daddy moves out of range as Zero strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daddy misses with a head kick.
Zero tries for a takedown but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zero throws a low kick but Daddy moves out of range easily.
Zero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zero avoids the head kick by Daddy.
Daddy lands with a kick to the temple. Zero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daddy swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daddy.
Daddy looks to clinch
and Zero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daddy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Daddy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Zero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
VooDoo Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zero misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Daddy. Beautiful body shot.
Zero misses with a body shot.

Zero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daddy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zero grinds an elbow into Daddy's temple.
You can see the frustration on Daddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daddy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zero throws a strike aimed at the side of Daddy's head but Daddy avoids it well.
Daddy is looking for a sweep.
Zero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daddy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Daddy can't do much from the bottom here.
Daddy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Zero is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Daddy is looking to improve his position but Zero isn't that keen on the idea.
Zero lands a nice shot to the head.
Zero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Daddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daddy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daddy's face.

Daddy is rocked!
Daddy wants to hold on but Zero pushes him away.

Zero is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Daddy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zero throws a poor cross that misses
and Daddy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zero.
Daddy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daddy is looking to wear down Zero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daddy cracks Zero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zero shoots in but no luck this time.
VooDoo Daddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Zero.
Zero throws a series of punches but Daddy avoids them all with ease.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daddy avoids the body shot from Zero.
Daddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Daddy lands but Zero takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Zero's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zero avoids the head kick by Daddy.
Zero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daddy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zero tries for a takedown but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Zero.
Zero throws a jab but it's blocked by Daddy.
Decent striking displayed by Daddy there.
VooDoo Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daddy digs a good hook to Zero's body.
Daddy scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zero.
Zero closes the distance and clinches up with Daddy, looking for a takedown. Zero pushes Daddy against the cage but Daddy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zero blocks a head kick by Daddy.
Zero looks to land a body kick but Daddy moved away.

Zero dives in and scores a takedown into Daddy's guard.
Daddy has Zero pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daddy is on top in guard.
Daddy advances position into side control!
Daddy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zero is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Daddy crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to stand but Zero has his arm trapped.
Zero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Daddy.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero is looking to regain half guard here but Daddy keeps moving and retains side control.
Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zero gets back to half guard.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Daddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is concentrating on defense, preventing Daddy from advancing position.
Daddy misses with a head shot. Zero uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daddy trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. VooDoo Daddy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zero.
Zero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daddy throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Daddy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zero.
Zero misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a two punch combination.
Zero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daddy tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
Daddy throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Zero 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.
Daddy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Daddy takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero keeps the fight on the outside.
Daddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daddy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VooDoo Daddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Zero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zero throws a jab when Daddy was well out of range.
Daddy misses with a low kick.
Daddy misses with a few strikes there.
Zero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daddy throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Zero throws an overhand right that lands on Daddy's shoulder, as Daddy tries to avoid the shot.
Daddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zero is just out of range.
Daddy throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Zero looks for a takedown but Daddy sprawls well.
VooDoo Daddy is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Daddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daddy throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Zero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daddy circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Zero.
Daddy scores with a jab to the body.
Daddy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Daddy. Beautiful body shot.
Daddy lands a nice shot that snaps Zero's head back.
Daddy lands a head kick!
Daddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zero missing with a left hand there. Daddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daddy moves out of range of the strikes.
Daddy lands with a slapping head kick.
Daddy lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero moves out of range of the leg kick from Daddy.
Daddy throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Zero tries for a takedown but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
VooDoo Daddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Zero.
Zero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Daddy.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daddy.
A jab lands there for Zero.
Zero throws out a loose jab but Daddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daddy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zero avoids the body shot from Daddy.
Zero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zero blocks a head kick by Daddy.
A big left from Zero misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Daddy drives through and clinches with Zero against the cage.
Zero misses with a body punch.
Daddy misses with a knee to the head.
Zero swings wildly with an uppercut but Daddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zero can't get the takedown.

Zero works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Daddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Daddy pushes Zero off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zero thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zero in his tracks.
Daddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Daddy as Zero shoots in.
Daddy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zero lands with an overhand left.
Daddy wants to clinch.
Daddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Zero misses.
Zero throws a shot from downtown. Daddy moves away and avoids it.
Daddy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
VooDoo Daddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daddy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VooDoo Daddy!