PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomar Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall. Requina is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Will Be Done by Unearth. Jomar Requina struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Zola
vs
Requina

163 cm
23
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jomar Requina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Requina.
Zola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Requina looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola looks to land a left hand but Requina moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Zola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Zola.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Zola.
A nice inside leg kick there by Requina. That's going to slow Zola down.
Zola misses with a hook. Requina ducked under it nicely.
Zola misses with a straight left.
Zola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zola throws out a loose jab but Requina uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Zola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Requina doesn't seem phased though.

Requina is rocked!

It looks like Jomar Requina has been cut.
Zola throws the left hand but Requina avoids the punch easily.
Requina is still on wobbly legs! Can Zola finish him?
Requina moves away from the strike by Zola.
Requina blocks a jab.
Requina seems to have recovered his senses.
Requina moves out of range as Zola strikes.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jomar Requina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Zola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Requina circles away.
Zola is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zola throws out a loose jab but Requina uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zola waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Requina.
Requina moves out of range as Zola strikes.
Zola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Requina manages to avoid it.
Requina blocks a jab.
Requina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zola.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zola checks a leg kick.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zola tries to clinch but Requina moves out of range.
Requina slips a straight right by Zola.
Zola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Requina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Requina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zola misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina scores with a nice body kick.
Zola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Requina but Requina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zola shoots in for a double leg but Requina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zola wants to clinch.
Requina slips a straight right by Zola.
Zola misses with a straight left.
Zola throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina avoids the body shot from Zola.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Requina circles away.
Gianfranco Zola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Zola.
Requina scoring well with a low kick there.
Requina looks to land a right hand but Zola moved out of range.
Zola shoots for a double leg takedown but Requina sprawls well. He's pushed Zola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianfranco Zola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina lands a head kick!
Zola throws a hook to the side of Requina's head but Requina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Requina avoids the body shot from Zola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianfranco Zola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jomar Requina's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Requina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zola throws out the jab.
Zola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zola throws a shot from downtown. Requina moves away and avoids it.
Zola throws a body punch but Requina moves out of range.
Requina lands a head kick!
Zola swings for the body but Requina moves out of range.
Zola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Requina moves out of range of the strikes.
Zola throws a series of punches but Requina moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Requina.
Requina is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Requina.
Zola wants to clinch.
Requina moves out of range of the strikes.
Zola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Requina.
Requina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Requina misses with a low kick.
Zola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Requina in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Zola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Requina is looking for a sweep. Zola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Zola is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Requina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Zola is trying for a kimura here. Requina looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zola wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gianfranco Zola!