PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Zuko has chosen The Writ as his entrance music. Kenshi Zuko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Iii's chin.

Iii
vs
Zuko

180 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

181 cm
28
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuko misses with an uppercut.
Zuko misses with a two punch combination.
Zuko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuko moves away from the strike by Iii.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iii.
The fighters circling - Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuko.
Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuko closes the distance and clinches up with Iii, looking for a takedown. Zuko pushes Iii against the cage but Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii looks to land a combination but Zuko avoids it well.
Zuko throws the left hand but Iii avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zuko throws out a powerful jab.
Zuko misses with a wild combination.
Zuko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Zuko slips under a jab.
Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Zuko.
Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zuko takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuko misses with a wild body shot.
Iii stuffs the takedown.
Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Iii throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses the jab.
Zuko throws a hook to the side of Iii's head but Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuko.
Zuko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iii tries to avoid it but Zuko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iii to the ground. Iii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
Zuko moves out of range as Iii strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Zuko counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Iii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Iii scores with a shot to the body.
Zuko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuko slips a jab from Iii.
Zuko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iii is out of range and Zuko settles back down.
Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a hook to the body
and Iii counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Zuko cracks a nice hook into Iii's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuko. That snapped Iii's head back.
Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuko throws out the jab.
Zuko misses with a body punch
and Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuko cracks Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Iii catches Zuko right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Zuko.
Iii looks to land a right hand but Zuko moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iii.
A slow jab from Iii misses its intended target.
Iii stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuko. Zuko gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuko scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Iii.
Zuko scores with a nice head shot.
Zuko misses with a body shot.
Iii swinging wildly here.
Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iii slips a jab from Zuko.
Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuko.
Iii scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Iii misses.
Zuko misses with an uppercut.
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 Alexander Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Iii stuffs the takedown.
Zuko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zuko misses with a low kick.

Zuko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Iii is trying to stand back up but Zuko is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.
Zuko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zuko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iii's head.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but Iii defending well.
Zuko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zuko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenshi Zuko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuko is stalling here. Iii is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zuko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Iii has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Iii working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii tries to stand but Zuko controls the position and pulls Iii into his guard.
Iii is looking to stand up but Zuko won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Zuko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zuko has a closed guard, preventing Iii from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Iii wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Iii misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iii 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Iii!