PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zegan
vs
Vicious

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Vicious !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan is looking to clinch.
Zegan tries to bum rush Vicious with a series of wild strikes but Vicious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vicious moves into range and clinches up with Zegan.

Vicious gets control of Zegan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vicious will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vicious works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zegan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zegan trying to control but Vicious is working from the bottom.
Zegan looking to sit in guard and control but Vicious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vicious gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Vicious pushes Zegan up against the cage in a clinch.
Vicious is trying to pull guard but Zegan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vicious thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Zegan darts in and clinches Vicious up against the cage.
Vicious tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zegan stalls.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
Zegan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zegan rushes Vicious and presses him up against the cage.
Zegan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vicious lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vicious is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zegan cracks Vicious with a nice body shot.
Zegan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vicious is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zegan is defending well.
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Vicious .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zegan ducks under a wild hook from Vicious .
Vicious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Vicious fails to pull guard.
Vicious fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Zegan breaks the clinch.

Zegan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vicious tries to break free but Zegan pushes him back against the cage.

Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zegan instigates a clinch.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zegan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vicious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zegan swinging wildly here.
Vicious looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zegan is fending him off so far but Vicious persists. Nope, Zegan circles away and we're back to standing.

Zegan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vicious on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zegan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Zegan manages to break the clinch.

Zegan moves into the clinch.
Zegan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vicious is trying to break the clinch but Zegan is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Zegan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zegan misses with a knee strike.
Vicious looking to slow down the pace here.
Zegan scores with a shot to the side of Vicious 's head.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
Zegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zegan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vicious working hard to break the clinch.
Vicious managing to block the knees to the body from Zegan.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zegan with a jab.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zegan tries to clinch but Vicious is having none of it.
Maciej Zegan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vicious tries to keep at a distance but Zegan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zegan presses Vicious against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciej Zegan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicious throws a hook but Zegan avoids it easily.
Zegan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zegan wants it to stay on the feet.
Zegan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zegan.

It looks like Sid Vicious has been cut.
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!

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Zegan is pushing Vicious up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Zegan.
Vicious wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zegan has him pressed against the cage.
Vicious being controlled against the cage.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zegan tries to keep at a distance but Vicious has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zegan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vicious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Zegan manages to break the clinch.
Zegan is looking to clinch but Vicious is avoiding it.

Vicious instigates a clinch.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zegan is looking to clinch but Vicious is avoiding it.
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Vicious lands but Zegan takes it in his stride.
Zegan lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vicious finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zegan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vicious stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maciej Zegan is winning the standup battle so far.

Zegan rushes Vicious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zegan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vicious is breathing heavily.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zegan darts in and clinches Vicious up against the cage.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zegan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vicious instigates a clinch.
Zegan working Vicious over with knees to the body.
Zegan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zegan lands a nice elbow.

Vicious 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicious shoots in but Zegan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vicious fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Vicious .
Zegan stuffs the takedown attempt from Vicious . Vicious gets slowly back to his feet.

Zegan closes the distance and pushes Vicious back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zegan.
Vicious looking for a takedown.
Zegan just leaning against Vicious , taking a breather.
Zegan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zegan jabs at Vicious 's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zegan throws a shot to the body.
Zegan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zegan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegan obliges.

Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Vicious 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zegan gets a clinch.
Zegan lands with a short shot to the head.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Zegan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vicious doesn't seem phased though.
Vicious shoots in for a takedown but Zegan shows good takedown defense.

Vicious darts in and clinches Zegan up against the cage.

Vicious breaks from the clinch.
Zegan tries to clinch up.
Zegan thuds a left hand into Vicious 's body.

Zegan darts in and clinches Vicious up against the cage.
Zegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vicious can do to turn this around?
Zegan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vicious takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Zegan has Vicious up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan scores with a hook to the body. Vicious takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Zegan. Those never looked like landing.

Zegan darts in and clinches Vicious up against the cage.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Zegan.
Vicious jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vicious throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vicious can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegan obliges.
Zegan landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zegan breaks the clinch.

Zegan moves into range and clinches up with Vicious .

Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zegan moves into range and clinches up with Vicious .
Zegan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Zegan breaks the clinch.

Zegan pushes Vicious up against the cage in a clinch.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vicious throws a chopping leg kick but Zegan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zegan works over Vicious 's head and body with a nice combination.
Vicious tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zegan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vicious somewhat.

Zegan has closed the distance and engaged Vicious in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan scores with a shot to the side of Vicious 's head.
Vicious takes an elbow to the temple.
Vicious takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Zegan.
Zegan lands a damaging elbow.
Zegan slowing the pace effectively.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zegan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Vicious has Zegan up against the cage in a clinch.
Vicious can't break the clinch.

Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zegan has closed the distance and engaged Vicious in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zegan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zegan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maciej Zegan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vicious is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zegan.
Zegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vicious .
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Vicious .

Zegan forces Vicious back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegan obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vicious fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sid Vicious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zegan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!