PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayron Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naar comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- MAD MAN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naar
vs
Zsorats

180 cm
28
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ganja's Warehouse
Torment Fightwear

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayron Naar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zsorats.
Naar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zsorats closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zsorats lands in his opponent's guard.
Zsorats tries to free his leg and advance position but Naar is retaining full guard.
Zsorats is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zsorats throws a big right hand that misses.
Zsorats trying to move into half guard but instead Naar has managed to sweep!
Zsorats is controlling Naar's posture.
Zsorats wants to sweep here but Naar controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar postures up.
Naar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zsorats manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zsorats tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zsorats trying to control but Naar is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zsorats cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naar tries to hold on but Zsorats pushes him away.
Naar is squirming around, avoiding Zsorats's attempts to control the action.
Zsorats throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zsorats looking to control but Naar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Zsorats wants to finish this one by submission but Naar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zsorats.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats wants to control the pace but Naar is squirming around nicely.
Zsorats sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Zsorats is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Naar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Naar!
Naar wanted to stand there but Zsorats had control of the position.
Zsorats will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zsorats is controlling Naar's posture.
Zsorats wants to sweep here but Naar controlling him for the moment.

Zsorats is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsorats lands a decent punch to the body there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zsorats shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zsorats tries to pass the half guard into mount. Naar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zsorats throws a strike but Naar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zsorats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zsorats trying to control but Naar is working from the bottom.
Zsorats preventing the sweep.
Zsorats sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naar's guard.

Zsorats is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zsorats is working for a kimura but Naar is defending it quite comfortably.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naar keeps working.

Zsorats wants to work for an arm triangle but Naar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zsorats passes to full mount!
Zsorats throwing strikes here but Naar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zsorats swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Naar is now in Zsorats's guard. A big mistake from Zsorats there, giving up the dominant position!
Zsorats is trying to control the position but Naar postures up.
Naar wants to stand but Zsorats has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Naar won't allow Zsorats to sweep him here.

Zsorats is looking for a triangle but Naar pushes his legs off easily.
Zsorats is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats has a closed guard, preventing Naar from standing up.

Naar stands up from Zsorats's guard - Naar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zsorats lands with an overhand left.
Naar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zsorats avoids a kick to the body.
Zsorats throws a leg kick but Naar moved away.
Good leg kick by Zsorats there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar throws a wild body kick that Zsorats sees coming a mile off.
Naar looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsorats is just out of range.
Naar ducks under a wild hook from Zsorats.
Naar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsorats.
Zsorats shoots for a takedown but Naar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zsorats counters with a body kick that stops Naar in his tracks momentarily.
Zsorats throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown but Naar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsorats.
Zsorats pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsorats loads up on a big right hand but Naar slips the punch.
Zsorats looks for the body kick but Naar saw that one coming.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Zsorats showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Naar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zsorats listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Naar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Zsorats closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Naar quickly recovers to half guard.
Zsorats throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naar wants to get back to full guard.
Zsorats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsorats.
Naar is in trouble now - Zsorats has advanced to mount!
Zsorats looking to control but Naar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naar manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Naar, under a barage of strikes from Zsorats.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats wants to pass the guard but Naar is defending well.
Nice strikes from Zsorats there.
Naar is not content to let Zsorats control the position.

Zsorats is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naar is pressing down on Zsorats's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emmanuel Zsorats has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zsorats on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zsorats accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsorats passes Naar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Naar is not content to let Zsorats control the position.
Zsorats has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Zsorats is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Naar is just riding it out for now. Zsorats eventually gives up the hold.
Zsorats missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naar tries to get out of the position.
Naar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zsorats passes to side control.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naar keeps working.

Zsorats wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Naar, who protects the arm well.

Zsorats is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Naar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zsorats in side control, throwing shots but Naar defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats lands a nice forearm strike.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Naar is working from the bottom.
Naar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zsorats is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zsorats connects with a nice short shot to Naar's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Zsorats really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Zsorats misses
and Naar counters with a low kick, right behind Zsorats 's knee.
Naar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Zsorats shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zsorats was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zsorats trying to control but Naar is having none of it.
Zsorats lands a big shot there that rocks Naar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zsorats unloads with some shots from mount but Naar bucks and avoids them well.

Zsorats throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Naar has his hands clasped together but Zsorats breaks the hold and Naar is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Zsorats!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emmanuel Zsorats!
Emmanuel Zsorats is the new welterweight champion!
Emmanuel Zsorats really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that $10 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.