PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZyD XyD Xi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

XyD Xi
vs
Metzger

182 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ZyD XyD Xi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randolph Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metzger misses with a double jab.
XyD Xi slaps away a takedown attempt from Metzger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Metzger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from XyD Xi.
Metzger swinging wildly here.
Metzger takes a swing at XyD Xi's ribcage but misses.
XyD Xi connects with a solid leg kick.
XyD Xi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metzger moves away.
XyD Xi throws a leg kick
and Metzger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metzger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
XyD Xi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
XyD Xi throws a jab when Metzger was well out of range.
Metzger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
XyD Xi throws a low kick but Metzger moves out of range easily.
Metzger misses with a low kick as XyD Xi jumps back.
Metzger is looking to clinch.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for XyD Xi.
Metzger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and XyD Xi counters with a head kick. That will keep Metzger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Metzger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and XyD Xi counters with a leg kick.
Metzger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
XyD Xi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Metzger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metzger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? XyD Xi is fending him off so far but Metzger persists. Nope, XyD Xi circles away and we're back to standing.
Metzger looks gassed!
XyD Xi lands a front kick.
Metzger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Metzger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
XyD Xi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xi.
Metzger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
ZyD XyD Xi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metzger 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.
Metzger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
XyD Xi cracks the inside of Metzger's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xi, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xi.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by XyD Xi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Metzger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Metzger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before XyD Xi can pounce on him.
XyD Xi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Metzger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Metzger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xi.
XyD Xi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Metzger's calf.
XyD Xi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
XyD Xi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Metzger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Metzger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metzger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. Metzger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
XyD Xi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi connects with an inside leg kick.
XyD Xi thumps Metzger with a low kick.
XyD Xi throws a body punch but Metzger moves out of range.
XyD Xi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from XyD Xi.
Metzger looks for a takedown but XyD Xi sprawls well.
ZyD XyD Xi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph Metzger.
XyD Xi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xi lands with a thumping leg kick.
XyD Xi is looking to slow Metzger down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
Metzger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Metzger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. XyD Xi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Metzger misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick that knocks Metzger off balance momentarily.
XyD Xi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Metzger's calf.
XyD Xi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Metzger misses.
Metzger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from XyD Xi.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Metzger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down XyD Xi rather than just go for the knockout.
Metzger misses the shot to the body.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Metzger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XyD Xi circles away quickly and effectively.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by XyD Xi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metzger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Metzger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metzger misses with a straight right.
XyD Xi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XyD Xi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Metzger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Metzger avoids a kick to the body.
Metzger shoots for a takedown but XyD Xi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Metzger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
XyD Xi throws a push kick but Metzger slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger blocks a leg kick.
Metzger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randolph Metzger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metzger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but XyD Xi was well out of range. Poor timing from Metzger.
Metzger tries to bum rush XyD Xi with a series of wild strikes but XyD Xi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from XyD Xi.
Metzger scores with a decent looking hook.
XyD Xi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from XyD Xi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Metzger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Metzger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XyD Xi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metzger. That did some damage!
XyD Xi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Randolph Metzger has been cut.
Metzger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from XyD Xi finds it's way round the side to connect with Metzger's head.
Metzger is breathing heavily.
XyD Xi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
XyD Xi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metzger can do to turn this around?
Metzger is trying hard to land a takedown here. XyD Xi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
XyD Xi throws a leg kick which misses Metzger's front leg but catches the back leg as Metzger tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi connects with an inside leg kick.
XyD Xi fakes the leg kick and cracks Metzger in the body.
Metzger is trying desperately to land a takedown but XyD Xi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Metzger.
XyD Xi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metzger. That did some damage!
XyD Xi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
XyD Xi throws a nice inside leg kick.
XyD Xi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metzger.
XyD Xi throws a leg kick which misses Metzger's front leg but catches the back leg as Metzger tries to avoid it.
XyD Xi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metzger. That did some damage!
Metzger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from XyD Xi tenderised Metzger's leg. Metzger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Metzger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Metzger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Metzger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, XyD Xi has got the better of the exchanges.
Good leg kick by XyD Xi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
XyD Xi tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for XyD Xi.
XyD Xi scoring well with a low kick there.
XyD Xi throws a nice head kick!
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
XyD Xi tried to score with a low kick but Metzger checks it.
XyD Xi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Metzger.
Metzger lands a glancing blow to the side of XyD Xi's head.
XyD Xi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xi throws a sloppy head kick and Metzger moves out of range easily.
Metzger takes a swing at XyD Xi's ribcage but misses.
XyD Xi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metzger's sensitive parts.
Metzger thows a body shot but no joy.
XyD Xi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Metzger thows a body shot but no joy.
Metzger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
XyD Xi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Metzger will feel that in the morning.
XyD Xi lands with a nice body punch.
XyD Xi thows a body shot but no joy.
Metzger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Metzger misses with a hook. XyD Xi ducked under it nicely.
ZyD XyD Xi is winning the standup battle so far.
XyD Xi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Metzger is out of range and XyD Xi settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger throws a big shot that misses.
XyD Xi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metzger's sensitive parts.
XyD Xi ducks under a wild hook from Metzger.
XyD Xi looks for the body kick but Metzger saw that one coming.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
XyD Xi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
XyD Xi tries a low kick but Metzger avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metzger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XyD Xi circles away quickly and effectively.
Metzger checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
XyD Xi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Metzger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but XyD Xi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metzger moves in looking to clinch but XyD Xi pushes him off.
Metzger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XyD Xi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Metzger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Metzger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Metzger fails in his attempt to clinch.
XyD Xi just misses with a punch to the body.
XyD Xi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Metzger.
XyD Xi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
XyD Xi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metzger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but XyD Xi swivels and escapes.
XyD Xi throws a low kick but Metzger moves out of range easily.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Metzger checks it well.
XyD Xi throws a leg kick which misses Metzger's front leg but catches the back leg as Metzger tries to avoid it.
Metzger tries to clinch up but XyD Xi circles away and keeps his distance.
Metzger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
XyD Xi looks to score with a jab to the body but Metzger is just out of range.
Randolph Metzger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick that knocks Metzger off balance momentarily.
Metzger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Metzger does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metzger thows a body shot but no joy.
XyD Xi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
XyD Xi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
XyD Xi throws a head kick that misses.
XyD Xi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Metzger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for XyD Xi.
Metzger throws a leg kick but XyD Xi moved away.
Metzger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
Metzger misses with a hook.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick that knocks Metzger off balance momentarily.
Metzger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Metzger misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for XyD Xi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metzger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
XyD Xi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Metzger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
XyD Xi scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xi.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. Metzger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Metzger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Metzger blocks a low kick nicely.
XyD Xi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Metzger is able to avoid easily.
Metzger connects with a jab.
Metzger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Metzger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? XyD Xi is fending him off so far but Metzger persists. Nope, XyD Xi circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD Xi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from XyD Xi misses the target.
XyD Xi lands with a nice body kick.
Metzger misses with a series of wild punches.
XyD Xi wants to slow Metzger down by chopping away at his legs.
XyD Xi moves out of range as Metzger strikes.
Metzger checks a leg kick nicely.
Metzger thows a body shot but no joy.
Metzger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metzger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but XyD Xi checks it well.
XyD Xi throws a leg kick but Metzger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Randolph Metzger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Metzger.
Metzger wants to clinch up but XyD Xi keeps it at a distance.
Metzger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
XyD Xi throws a push kick but Metzger slaps the foot to one side.
Metzger misses with a few strikes there.
Metzger throws a low kick, looking for XyD Xi's leg but XyD Xi calmly moves out of range.
Metzger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metzger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Metzger looks to score with a jab to the body but XyD Xi is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from XyD Xi as Metzger shoots in.
ZyD XyD Xi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph Metzger.
A good leg kick by XyD Xi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
XyD Xi scores with a push kick.
Metzger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xi avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
XyD Xi cracks the inside of Metzger's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZyD XyD Xi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well XyD Xi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZyD XyD Xi!
A relieved looking ZyD XyD Xi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.