PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Zhu Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sheng Zhu Zhou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sheng Zhu Zhou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zhu Zhou
vs
Zeller

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sheng Zhu Zhou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu Zhou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeller lands an overhand right.
Zhu Zhou throws a leg kick but Zeller moved away.
Zeller misses with a straight right.
Sheng Zhu Zhou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhu Zhou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu Zhou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeller counters with a straight right hand.
Zeller scores with a jab.
Zhu Zhou slips under a jab from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.

Zhu Zhou clinches up with Zeller and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhu Zhou won't allow it.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the body.
Zhu Zhou with a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhu Zhou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch up but Zeller keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou moves away from the strike by Zeller.
Zeller checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but Zeller moves out of range.

Zhu Zhou darts in and clinches Zeller up against the cage.
Zhu Zhou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhu Zhou looking to throw knees to the head but Zeller is blocking nicely.
Zhu Zhou with a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller letting Zhu Zhou take a breather here.
Zhu Zhou digs a right hand into Zeller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zeller's gas tank.
Zhu Zhou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries a body shot but Zeller blocks it.
Zhu Zhou blocks an uppercut.
Zeller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu Zhou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but Zeller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zeller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhu Zhou has him pressed against the cage.
Zhu Zhou missing with knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou has Zeller pressed against the cage, preventing Zeller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeller wants to break free but Zhu Zhou has control.
Zhu Zhou misses with a body punch.
Zhu Zhou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhu Zhou trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhu Zhou tries a knee to the head but Zeller blocks it.
Zhu Zhou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhu Zhou won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Zhu Zhou as the two fighters clinch.
Zeller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu Zhou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu Zhou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeller's elbow.
Zeller can't break the clinch.
Zhu Zhou swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Zhu Zhou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zeller throws a hook but Zhu Zhou blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeller. Zhu Zhou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhu Zhou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhu Zhou moves in looking to clinch but Zeller pushes him off.
Zeller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhu Zhou has time to react.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeller cracks Zhu Zhou with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zeller missing with a left hand there. Zhu Zhou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.

Zhu Zhou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeller, pushing him back against the cage.
Zeller managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu Zhou.
Zeller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the body.
Sheng Zhu Zhou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhu Zhou obliges.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou trying to land knees to the body.
Zeller managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the head.
Zhu Zhou misses with a punch to the body.
Zhu Zhou misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou works on Zeller's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller is trying to force a seperation but Zhu Zhou has the dominant position.
Zeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but Zeller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Zeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhu Zhou defending well as Zeller loads up on a big left hand.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhu Zhou throws a low kick but Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zhu Zhou walks into a straight right hand from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeller blocks the body kick.
Cody Zeller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhu Zhou walks into a left hand.
Zeller misses with a hook. Zhu Zhou ducked under it nicely.
Zeller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhu Zhou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zeller lands with a nice body punch.
Zeller looks to throw the jab but Zhu Zhou is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhu Zhou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zeller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeller 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhu Zhou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Zhu Zhou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zeller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhu Zhou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeller.
Zeller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zhu Zhou throws a nice head kick!
Zeller blocks a head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Zeller.
Zhu Zhou is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeller throws a shot from downtown. Zhu Zhou moves away and avoids it.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhu Zhou has time to react.
Zeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Sheng Zhu Zhou will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Zeller.
Zeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu Zhou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhu Zhou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhu Zhou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zhu Zhou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch.
Zhu Zhou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeller throws out the jab.
Zeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zeller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhu Zhou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch there but Zeller circles away.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that half lands.
Zhu Zhou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zeller throws a one two combo.
Zhu Zhou misses with a head kick.
Zeller swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeller at a distance.
Zeller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhu Zhou takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhu Zhou slips under a jab from Zeller.
Zeller looks to land a right hand but Zhu Zhou moved out of range.
Zhu Zhou lands with a kick to the temple. Zeller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zeller misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zhu Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Zeller.
Zhu Zhou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Zeller there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zeller misses with a punch on the inside.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zhu Zhou doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeller circles away.
Zeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Zhu Zhou lands but Zeller takes it in his stride.
Zhu Zhou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zhu Zhou.
Zeller throws a hook but Zhu Zhou blocks it.
Zhu Zhou moves in looking to clinch but Zeller pushes him off.
Zhu Zhou doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeller circles away.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhu Zhou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhu Zhou darts in trying to clinch
and Zeller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeller works over Zhu Zhou's head and body with a nice combination.

Zhu Zhou is rocked!
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Zhu Zhou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeller throws a jab when Zhu Zhou was well out of range.
Zeller cracks Zhu Zhou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zeller blocks a head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou blocks a jab.
Zeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhu Zhou.
Zeller avoids the head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu Zhou throws the kick towards the body but Zeller avoids it.
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhu Zhou gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zeller gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zhu Zhou is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Zeller!
Cody Zeller is the new featherweight champion!