PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zio has chosen Old Mcdonald had a farm as his entrance music. Minanda Passmoor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Passmoor
vs
Zio

164 cm
28
154 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zio misses with a hook. Passmoor ducked under it nicely.
Passmoor moves in looking to clinch but Zio pushes him off.
Zio tests Passmoor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Passmoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Passmoor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Passmoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zio scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Minanda Passmoor has been cut.
Zio swinging wildly here.
Passmoor blocks a head kick by Zio.
Zio cracks Passmoor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zio throws a head kick but Passmoor moves out of range.
Zio lands with a good body shot.
Passmoor blocks a leg kick.
Zio throws the kick towards the body but Passmoor avoids it.
Passmoor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Passmoor blocks a head kick by Zio.
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!
Zio thumps Passmoor with a low kick.
Zio lands with a hook. Passmoor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Passmoor fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zio tries to keep at a distance but Passmoor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zio swings wildly with an uppercut but Passmoor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Zio misses with some punches.
Zio tries to throw a body punch but Passmoor avoids it by throwing Zio back against the cage.
Zio lands a body shot.
Zio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Passmoor.
Zio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zio tries to work over Passmoor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Zio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zio looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zio.
Zio tries to work over Passmoor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Passmoor presses Zio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zio.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Zio 's eye.
Zio pushes Passmoor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zio works on Passmoor's body with a couple of short punches.
Passmoor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Zio 's eye.
Passmoor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Passmoor's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zio.
Zio lands a nice uppercut.
Zio is trying to push Passmoor away but Passmoor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Zio breaks the clinch.
Passmoor misses with a body shot.
Passmoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zio moves away.
A head kick from Zio lands but Passmoor takes it in his stride.
Zio throws a head kick that misses.
Zio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Passmoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Zio off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zio.
Passmoor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zio is looking to land body kicks.
Zio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Passmoor blocks a leg kick.
Zio keeps the fight on the outside.

Passmoor closes the distance and clinches.
Passmoor lands a knee to the body.
Passmoor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Passmoor crunches a lovely knee into Zio's ribcage.
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!
Knees to the body from Passmoor.
Zio taking a breather.
Zio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Zio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zio working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zio fails to land.
Zio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Zio 's eye.
Zio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zio.
Zio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zio throws a punch but it's blocked by Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zio avoids it.
Zio misses with a punch to the body.
Passmoor scores with a shot to the side of Zio's head.
Zio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Passmoor.
Zio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Passmoor looking to throw knees to the head but Zio is blocking nicely.
Zio lands an uppercut.
Zio scores with a shoulder strike.
Zio misses with a punch on the inside.
Zio wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bod Zio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minanda Passmoor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Passmoor. That did some damage!
Passmoor tries a head kick but it misses.

Passmoor pushes Zio up against the cage in a clinch.
Zio avoiding damage as Passmoor throws knees to the body.
Passmoor blocks a body shot from Zio.
Passmoor has Zio pressed against the cage, preventing Zio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zio looking to stall.
Bod Zio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zio can't find room to land a body shot as Passmoor controls the action.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zio's defenses.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Zio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Passmoors head.
Zio presses Passmoor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Passmoor misses with an elbow over the top.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Zio in his tracks for a moment.
Zio has Passmoor pressed against the cage.
Passmoor digs a right hand underneath Zio's ribcage. Zio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Passmoor is working for takedown but Zio is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Zio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Zio.
Passmoor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Passmoor checks the leg kick.
Zio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Passmoor tries to clinch there but Zio circles away.

Zio gets tackled into the cage by Passmoor. Passmoor maintains the clinch.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Zio manages to break the clinch.
Passmoor wants to clinch.
Zio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zio lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Zio.
Passmoor scores with a body shot.
Zio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor doesn't manage to clinch there - Zio circles away.
Passmoor misses with a wild body shot.
Passmoor misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Zio tries to land a leg kick but Passmoor saw it coming and moves away.

Passmoor moves into the clinch.
Zio misses with a punch to the body.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Zio tries to work over Passmoor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Zio shrugs off.
Zio misses with a punch to the body.
Zio working aggressively here.
Zio working aggressively here.
Passmoor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Passmoor misses with a knee strike.
Passmoor blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Zio to work.
Zio lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio is trying to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling him.
Zio blocks an elbow strike.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Zio.
Passmoor scores with a shoulder strike.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Passmoor lands a good knee to the midsection. Zio won't want to take too many of those.
Zio is breathing heavily.

Passmoor pulls guard successfully.
Passmoor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zio is controlling him.
Zio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zio tries to free his leg and advance position but Passmoor is retaining full guard.
Passmoor is trying to control the position but Zio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio wants to control from the top but Passmoor keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Passmoor clinches up with Zio and pushes him back against the cage.
Zio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Passmoor's elbow.
Zio avoids a wild elbow strike from Passmoor.
Passmoor misses with a knee strike.
Passmoor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zio.
A short right from Passmoor.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zio's defenses.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Zio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zio looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zio is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Passmoor has denied him.
Zio tries to circle away but Passmoor has him pinned against the cage.

Zio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Passmoor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Minanda Passmoor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Minanda Passmoor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Passmoor tests Zio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Passmoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Passmoor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Passmoor throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zio to counter with a crisp jab.
Zio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Passmoor is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zio. That's going to slow Passmoor down.
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Zio is having none of it.
Zio throws the left hand but Passmoor avoids the punch easily.
Bod Zio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zio looks to land a body kick but Passmoor moved away.
Passmoor blocks a leg kick.
Minanda Passmoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Passmoor connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passmoor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zio. Passmoor shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Passmoor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Passmoor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zio.
Passmoor is looking to wear down Zio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Zio. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Passmoor. Zio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Passmoor throws a right hand that misses
and Zio counters with a stiff right hand.
Zio digs a good hook to Passmoor's body.
Passmoor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Passmoor misses with a combination
and Zio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zio throws the left hand but Passmoor avoids the punch easily.
Zio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Passmoor's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio misses with a body shot.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch but Zio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Passmoor moves away.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Passmoor is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Zio. Those never looked like landing.
Zio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Passmoor darts in and clinches Zio up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zio.
Passmoor lands a damaging elbow.
Zio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Passmoor lands a good knee to the midsection. Zio won't want to take too many of those.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Passmoor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Passmoor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zio digs a right hand underneath Passmoor's ribcage. Passmoor let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries to stall but Passmoor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Passmoor throws an elbow that misses.
Zio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Zio breaks from the clinch.
Passmoor throws a body kick that misses.
Zio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Passmoor wants to clinch up but Zio keeps it at a distance.
Zio misses the jab.
Passmoor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Passmoor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Passmoor.
Zio tries to land a front kick but Passmoor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zio looks to land a right hand but Passmoor moved out of range.
Zio throws a jab when Passmoor was well out of range.
Passmoor looks to land a left hand but Zio moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zio keeps the fight on the outside.
Zio throws a chopping leg kick but Passmoor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Passmoor tries to clinch up.
Good work by Passmoor as he checks the leg kick.
Zio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zio needs to keep his hands up - Passmoor had a free shot at his head there.
Zio takes a swing at Passmoor's ribcage but misses.
Passmoor wants to clinch
and Zio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Passmoor's knee momentarily.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zio.
Passmoor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Passmoor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passmoor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zio momentarily.
Zio throws a hook but Passmoor blocks it.
Passmoor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zio.
Passmoor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zio. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bod Zio just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Minanda Passmoor'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.

Passmoor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Passmoor has Zio up against the cage in a clinch.
Passmoor lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Passmoor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Zio is rocked!
Zio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zio is still on wobbly legs! Can Passmoor finish him?
Zio throws a head punch that misses.
Zio blocks the elbow strike.
Zio wants to stall.
Zio pushes Passmoor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Passmoor's elbow.
Zio seems to have recovered his senses.
Zio is trying to maintain a safe position but Passmoor gets an underhook and turns Zio into the cage.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio lands a nice uppercut.
Passmoor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zio misses with some punches.
Passmoor prevents a body shot from Zio.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zio takes an elbow to the temple.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Passmoor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Zio breaks the clinch.
Zio slips under a jab from Passmoor.
Zio feints a jab promting Passmoor to slip. Zio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Passmoor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zio throws a leg kick but Passmoor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Passmoor is looking to clinch but Zio is avoiding it.
Passmoor avoids the body shot from Zio.

Passmoor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zio, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor trying to land knees to the body.
Passmoor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Passmoor blocks a body shot from Zio.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Passmoor blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio avoids the elbow strike from Passmoor, against the cage.
Zio misses with a punch on the inside.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Zio shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Zio fails to land.
Passmoor prevents a body shot from Zio.
Passmoor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Passmoor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zio throws a leg kick but Passmoor checks it.
Passmoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Passmoor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Passmoor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zio struggles to land a body shot inside as Passmoor controls his hands.

Zio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Passmoor looks to land a combination but Zio avoids it well.
Passmoor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zio.
Passmoor lands a nice shot to the body.
Passmoor is looking to chop away at Zio's legs.
Zio takes a swing at Passmoor's ribcage but misses.
Zio is looking to slow Passmoor down with leg kicks.
Passmoor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zio can pounce on him.
Passmoor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Passmoor misses the jab.
Zio avoids the body shot from Passmoor.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Passmoor works Zio's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor moves out of range of the body kick from Zio.
Passmoor misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zio lands a head shot.
Passmoor misses with a hook. Zio ducked under it nicely.
Zio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zio scores with a nice right hand.
Zio keeps the fight on the outside.
Zio keeps the fight on the outside.
Passmoor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Passmoor wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passmoor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passmoor checks a low kick from Zio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bod Zio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Minanda Passmoor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zio throws a solid leg kick but Passmoor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zio.
Zio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio keeps the fight on the outside.
Zio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Passmoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Passmoor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zio misses the shot to the body.
Zio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch but Zio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zio works over Passmoor's head and body with a nice combination.
Passmoor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zio momentarily.
Passmoor throws a lazy body kick
and Zio counters with a good low kick that Passmoor was not able to check.
Passmoor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Passmoor. Those never looked like landing.
Passmoor fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Passmoor looks to clinch
enabling Zio to counter with a crisp jab.
Zio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Passmoor takes a step back to recover.
Passmoor throws a jab but it's blocked by Zio.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Zio gets tackled into the cage by Passmoor. Passmoor maintains the clinch.
Zio working aggressively here.
Zio can't find room to land a body shot as Passmoor controls the action.
Zio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Passmoor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zio is defending well for now.
Zio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Passmoor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Passmoor misses with an elbow over the top.

Zio breaks from the clinch.
Zio is looking to score with low kicks.
Zio throws a solid leg kick but Passmoor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zio lands a head shot.
Zio is looking to slow Passmoor down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio misses with the combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Passmoor blocks the leg kick.
Zio misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passmoor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Passmoor tries a low kick but Zio avoids it.
Zio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Passmoor tries to clinch up but Zio circles away and keeps his distance.
Zio swinging wildly here.
Passmoor moves out of range as Zio throws a body kick.
Zio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor swinging wildly here.
Zio misses with a low kick.
Minanda Passmoor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Passmoor swings for the body but Zio moves out of range.
Zio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Passmoor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zio manages to avoid it.
Zio connects with the punch.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Zio moves out of range.
Passmoor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zio.
Passmoor tries to bum rush Zio with a series of wild strikes but Zio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zio thuds a left hand into Passmoor's body.
Passmoor misses with a series of wild punches.
Zio misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zio. That did some damage!
Zio throws a head kick but Passmoor moves out of range.
Zio tries to score with a low kick but Passmoor moves his leg out of the way.
Passmoor moves out of range as Zio throws a body kick.
Passmoor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Passmoor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Zio catches Passmoor right on the button with a cross.
Passmoor scores with a jab to the body.

Passmoor gets a clinch.
Zio blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passmoor trying to land knees to the body.
Bod Zio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zio avoids it.
Zio lands a body punch.
Zio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bod Zio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bod Zio!
Bod Zio is the new featherweight champion!