PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuese Zorro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Bitaskis's chin.

Bitaskis
vs
Zorro

186 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooh a lovely combination from Bitaskis sends Zorro down but not out. Bitaskis dives into side control looking to finish.

Zorro is rocked!

It looks like Zuese Zorro has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitaskis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zorro is still in real trouble! Can Bitaskis finish him?
Bitaskis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bitaskis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zorro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bitaskis working the ground and pound but Zorro is defending the strikes.
Bitaskis trying to control the position but Zorro is working away.
Zorro seems to have recovered his senses.

Bitaskis swings around for an armbar but Zorro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bitaskis's guard.
Zorro wants to get up but he can't break Bitaskis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bitaskis has his foot on Zorro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zorro works his way back into a safe position though.
Zorro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bitaskis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bitaskis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Zorro throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bitaskis's body to avoid the submission. Bitaskis has instead reached around Zorro's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bitaskis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jay Bitaskis!
After winning the bout, Jay Bitaskis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.