PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zelli
vs
Beucher

189 cm
28
198 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

178 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelli misses with a double jab.
Beucher closes the distance and clinches up with Zelli, looking for a takedown. Beucher pushes Zelli against the cage but Zelli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beucher throws a hook but Zelli avoids it easily.
Beucher misses with a wild combination.

Zelli rushes Beucher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beucher blocks an uppercut.
Zelli misses with some punches.
Zelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zelli throws a head punch that misses.
Zelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelli.
Zelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beucher is trying to force a seperation but Zelli has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zelli.
Beucher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zelli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Zelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beucher is trying to push Zelli away but Zelli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beucher blocks a body shot from Zelli.
A left hand lands to the body for Beucher.
Beucher tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Beucher.
Zelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zelli.

Beucher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelli wants to clinch but Beucher slips to the side
and Beucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zelli lands with a nice combination. Beucher backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beucher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beucher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beucher throws a combination that misses

and Zelli moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beucher breaks the clinch.
Zelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beucher looks to throw the jab but Zelli is out of range.
Zelli throws a right and a left that Beucher avoids nicely.
Zelli moves away from the strike by Beucher.
Zelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Beucher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zelli takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zelli gets a clinch.
Zelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beucher wants to break free but Zelli has control.
Beucher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelli is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beucher moves into the clinch.
Zelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beucher backwards.

Zelli'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.

That was a close round but I would say that Zen Zelli will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beucher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zelli but Zelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beucher throws a shot from downtown. Zelli moves away and avoids it.
Bobby Beucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beucher.
Nice uppercut lands for Zelli. That snapped Beucher's head back.

Zelli forces Beucher back against the cage and clinches.
Zelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beucher tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Beucher.
Beucher is working for takedown but Zelli is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beucher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zelli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Zelli fails to land.
Beucher blocking some punches.
Zelli tries to work over Beucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beucher's efforts to push away.
Beucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zelli has him pressed against the cage.
Zelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Zelli.
Nice body punch from Zelli - that landed with a thud.

Zelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beucher's hands.
No joy there for Zelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher fails with the takedown.

Zelli clinches.
Zelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zelli lands a hook 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!
Zelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beucher backwards.

Beucher is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Beucher has been cut.
Zelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelli can't find room to land a body shot as Beucher controls the action.
Zelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beucher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zelli gets underhooks to prevent Beucher's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zelli.
Zelli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beucher.
Beucher is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Zelli.
Beucher tries for a takedown but Zelli manages to get underhooks.
Zelli presses Beucher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beucher backwards.
Beucher is still on wobbly legs! Can Zelli finish him?
Zelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelli throws a big uppercut that drops Beucher! More strikes from Zelli and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Beucher lies dazed against the cage as Zelli celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zen Zelli!
Zen Zelli gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).