PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zaharn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solar Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaharn
vs
Flair

175 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

176 cm
28
171 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zaharn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solar Flair!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Zaharn.
Zaharn lands a jab-cross combination.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaharn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaharn thumps Flair with a low kick.
Zaharn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flair counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ray Zaharn has been cut.
Zaharn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaharn throws a combination that misses
and Flair counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Zaharn staying out of range there.
Zaharn fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaharn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flair counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flair misses with a hook. Zaharn ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Flair avoids them all with ease.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaharn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flair looks to land a right hand but Zaharn moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Zaharn. Those never looked like landing.
Zaharn misses with a hook to the body
letting Flair counter with a right hand.
Zaharn cracks the inside of Flair's front leg.
Ray Zaharn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaharn shoots for a double leg takedown but Flair sprawls well. He's pushed Zaharn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaharn.
Zaharn misses with a double jab
and Flair counters with a straight right hand.
Flair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaharn under the eye.
Zaharn misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zaharn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zaharn wants to take a breather but Flair is having none of it.

Zaharn stands up from half guard.
Flair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaharn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn fails with the takedown.
Zaharn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaharn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaharn misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zaharn misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zaharn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaharn defending well as Flair loads up on a big left hand.
Flair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flair swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaharn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flair.
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 Ray Zaharn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Zaharn'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.

Zaharn ducks under a wild hook from Flair.
Zaharn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaharn misses with a straight right.
Zaharn shoots in for a double leg but Flair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flair wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaharn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaharn throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaharn throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaharn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Flair as Zaharn shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair stuffs the takedown attempt from Zaharn. Zaharn gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaharn slips under a jab from Flair.
Zaharn throws a nice looking combination but Flair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solar Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flair stuffs the takedown attempt from Zaharn. Zaharn gets slowly back to his feet.
Flair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zaharn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zaharn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zaharn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zaharn wants to free his trapped foot but Flair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flair is refusing to be controlled, as Zaharn sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaharn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Zaharn.
Zaharn closes the distance and clinches up with Flair, looking for a takedown. Zaharn pushes Flair against the cage but Flair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn thumps Flair with a low kick.
Zaharn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Zaharn.
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Flair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaharn.
Zaharn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn stuns Flair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaharn throws out a leg kick but Flair moves out of range and Zaharn only half commits.
Nice takedown defense from Flair. No joy for Zaharn on that attempt.
Zaharn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaharn shoots in for a takedown but Flair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaharn misses with a looping left.
Zaharn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair throws the left hand but Zaharn avoids the punch easily.
Zaharn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Zaharn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Zaharn'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. This is the final round!

Zaharn shoots for a takedown but Flair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaharn misses with a combination
and Flair counters with a straight right hand.
Flair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Flair misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaharn, right into the meat.
Zaharn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Flair.
Flair avoids a kick to the body.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Flair as Zaharn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zaharn.
Ray Zaharn is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Flair.
Zaharn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flair's waist but Flair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zaharn off to one side.
Flair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaharn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flair.
Zaharn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Ray Zaharn's cut is getting worse.
Flair might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zaharn connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn tries for a takedown but Flair circles away easily
enabling Flair to counter with a crisp jab.

Zaharn is rocked!
Zaharn ducks under a wild hook from Flair.
Zaharn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
Zaharn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Zaharn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair drops Zaharn with a big left hand! Zaharn is injured, injured bad! Flair jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solar Flair!
Post fight, Solar Flair took to the microphone: 'Why did I hit him so hard? The gene pool was stagnant.. and I am the Minister of Chlorine.'.