PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Learmont's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dj Medhi - Signatune. Gabriel Zing acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Learmont
vs
Zing

182 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Learmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zing unloads with some shots from mount but Learmont bucks and avoids them well.
Learmont in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Learmont is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Learmont is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Learmont that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Zing lands with some strikes.
Zing thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Learmont working to try and regain half guard.
Learmont in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Learmont is squirming around, avoiding Zing's attempts to control the action.
Zing has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Learmont's face.
Learmont working to try and regain half guard.
Learmont taking shots to the head.
Zing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Learmont is rocked!
Zing breaks from Learmont's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Learmont is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zing loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Learmont scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Zing land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Zing stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Zing!