PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeburdiah Zappatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zappatista comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Runaway. Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by By the Sword - Slash. Shane Johns has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zeburdiah Zappatista's chin.

Zappatista
vs
Johns

188 cm
27
225 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

190 cm
28
226 lbs
13 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeburdiah Zappatista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappatista looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
A left lands for Zappatista.
Zappatista smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zappatista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Zappatista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zappatista keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johns misses with a leg kick.
Zappatista looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Zappatista avoids the head kick by Johns.
Johns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zappatista takes one to the side of 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!
Zappatista avoids the head kick by Johns.
Johns tries to clinch but Zappatista moves out of range.
Zappatista is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zappatista lands with a straight right. Johns didn't see that one coming.
Johns misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Zappatista ducks down to avoid it.
Zappatista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappatista.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johns.
Johns tries to clinch up but Zappatista circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Zappatista misses its intended target.
Zappatista throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Zappatista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns throws a head kick but Zappatista moves out of range.
Zappatista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Johns is looking to clinch.
Zappatista just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappatista throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns blocks a jab.
Zappatista loads up on a big right hand but Johns slips the punch.
Zappatista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shane Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappatista misses with a looping left.
Johns throws out a loose jab but Zappatista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappatista.
Zappatista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Zappatista misses its intended target.
Zappatista misses the shot to the body.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
Zappatista blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns throws a head kick but Zappatista moves 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!
Johns misses with a kick to the body.
Johns misses with a kick to the body.
Johns loads up on a big right hand but Zappatista slips the punch.
Johns pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zappatista misses.
Johns looks to land a combination but Zappatista avoids it well.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappatista circles away quickly and effectively.
Johns looks gassed!
Johns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zappatista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johns works Zappatista's body with a nice hook.
Zappatista throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Zappatista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zappatista slips a jab from Johns.
Johns is looking to land body kicks.
Zappatista throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
Zappatista ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zappatista's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johns under the eye.
Zappatista scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is looking to clinch.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zappatista moves away.
A big left from Zappatista misses.
Good shot there by Zappatista.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappatista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Johns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zappatista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zappatista ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zappatista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zappatista looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zappatista misses with a hook.
Zappatista feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zappatista misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Johns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Johns will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johns slips a jab from Zappatista.
Zappatista has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zappatista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zappatista thinking.
Johns slips a jab from Zappatista.
Zappatista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zappatista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Johns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zappatista paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappatista. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns staying out of range there.
Zappatista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johns can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zappatista takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Johns throws a right and a left that Zappatista avoids nicely.
Zappatista's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zappatista scrambles back to his feet.
Johns moves out of range of the strikes.
Zappatista misses the shot to the body.
Johns moves away from the strike by Zappatista.
Johns is looking to clinch but Zappatista is avoiding it.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Zappatista.
Zappatista misses with a hook
and Johns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappatista.
A swing and a miss from Zappatista.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zappatista.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappatista throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Zappatista moves away and avoids it.
Johns throws a head kick that misses.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zappatista uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johns has time to react.
Johns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Johns lands a glancing blow to the side of Zappatista's head.
Zappatista throws a looping overhand right but Johns ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Zappatista.
Johns with a hook.
Johns looks to land a right hand but Zappatista moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johns.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Zappatista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns tries to clinch there but Zappatista circles away.
Johns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zappatistas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zappatista is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johns.
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zappatista.
Zappatista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zappatista is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Zappatista is rocked!
Shane Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappatista. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Zappatista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns throws a head kick but Zappatista moves out of range.
Zappatista seems to have got his legs back now.
Zappatista misses with a hook. Johns ducked under it nicely.
Zappatista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johns.
Johns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zappatista missing with a left hand there. Johns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappatista was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Zappatista scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zappatista.
A combination from Johns does no damage.
Johns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zappatista throws out the jab.
Zappatista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Zappatista misses with a hook
and Johns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zappatista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johns throws a lazy body kick
and Zappatista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zappatista misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
Zappatista throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappatista circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Zappatista clobbers Johns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zappatista on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Johns clinches up against the cage.

Zappatista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zappatista moves forwards but Johns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zappatista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johns at a distance.
Zappatista misses with a wild body shot.
Johns takes a swing at Zappatista's ribcage but misses.
Johns slips a straight right by Zappatista.
Johns throws a head kick but Zappatista moves out of range.
Johns slips a jab from Zappatista.
Zappatista misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Johns to counter with a crisp jab.
Zappatista with a jab.

Johns is rocked!
Johns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zappatista throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Zappatista finish him?
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappatista was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Zappatista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista cracks Johns's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Johns slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Zappatista can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeburdiah Zappatista!
After the big win, Zeburdiah Zappatista made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Revolution Fatigues and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.