PBP Commentary

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

Zimmer
vs
Pinwan

189 cm
23
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Zimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Pinwan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pinwan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Vitor Zimmer has been cut.
Pinwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimmer's face.
Zimmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zimmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zimmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zimmer throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Pinwan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Pinwan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pinwan manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pinwan working away.

Pinwan decides to stand back up. Pinwan steps back and let's Zimmer get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pinwan as Zimmer shoots in.
Zimmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinwan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pinwan wants it to stay on the feet.
Zimmer shoots for a takedown but Pinwan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Zimmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pinwan clinches with his opponent.
Pinwan with a knee to the head.
Pinwan slows down the pace here.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan avoiding damage.
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimmer blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pinwan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zimmer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zimmer trying to control the hands but Pinwan breaks the grip.
Zimmer is really stuck here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pinwan gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Zane Pinwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pinwan darts in and clinches Zimmer up against the cage.
Zimmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pinwan effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zimmer being controlled against the cage.
Pinwan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pinwan slows down the pace here.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but Zimmer blocks it.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Pinwan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zimmer regains guard.
Pinwan stopping the sweep attempt from Zimmer.
Zimmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pinwan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Pinwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Zimmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pinwan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pinwan darts in and clinches Zimmer up against the cage.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Pinwan.
Zimmer can't find room to land a body shot as Pinwan controls the action.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pinwan with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head.
Pinwan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pinwan landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinwan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Pinwan takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan misses with a knee strike.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but Zimmer blocks with his arms.
Pinwan looking to throw knees to the head but Zimmer is blocking nicely.
Pinwan is breathing heavily.
Pinwan stalling.
Pinwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but Zimmer blocks it.

Pinwan has Zimmer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pinwan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zimmer tumbling to the mat - Pinwan dives into Zimmer's guard.

Pinwan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zimmer wants to sweep here but Pinwan controlling him for the moment.
Pinwan stops Zimmer from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zimmer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pinwan escapes and throws Zimmer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zimmer tries to bench press Pinwan off him but Pinwan keeps the position.
Zimmer tries to control but Pinwan manages to take his back.
Zimmer tries to roll but Pinwan sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

What's going on here? Pinwan has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Pinwan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Pinwan drives through and clinches with Zimmer against the cage.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Zimmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pinwan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zimmer uses from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zimmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zimmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Pinwan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Zimmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pinwan clinches with his opponent.
Zimmer misses with some punches.
Zimmer is trying to stall.
Zimmer is trying to force a seperation but Pinwan has the dominant position.
Pinwan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan scores with a knee to the head.

Pinwan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Pinwan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zimmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zimmer is defended easily by Pinwan.
Zimmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinwan can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinwan takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head.
Pinwan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zimmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinwan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinwan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but Zimmer blocks with his arms.
Pinwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimmer's face.
Pinwan avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer is trying to pull guard but Pinwan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pinwan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimmer blocks it with crossed arms.

Pinwan manages to pull guard.
Zimmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zimmer throwing strikes but missing.

Zimmer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pinwan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zimmer, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zimmer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pinwan has passed into half guard!

Pinwan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Zimmer.

Zimmer clinches up against the cage.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head.
Zane Pinwan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pinwan has Zimmer pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vitor Zimmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinwan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Pinwan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinwan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Pinwan!