PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zac Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dane
vs
XV

181 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

187 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite 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 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ZyD XV!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XV tries to close the distance and clinch but Dane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
XV cracks Dane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

XV rushes Dane and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as XV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dane throws an elbow but misses.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
XV lands a hook to the side of the head.
XV's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XV lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dane backwards.
XV lands a shoulder strike.
XV comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. XV is defending well for now.
A short left from XV.
XV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
XV is stalling here.
XV receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dane just misses with a elbow thrown towards XV's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dane obliges.
XV lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
XV is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from XV.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but XV avoids the damage to the body.
XV taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from XV.
XV throws an elbow but it misses.
XV with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
XV misses with a knee to the head.
XV with an attempt at a knee that misses.
XV lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
XV stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
XV lands a damaging elbow.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from XV.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by ZyD XV.
XV tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XV dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

XV stuffs the takedown.
XV tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for XV.

XV closes the distance and clinches.
XV lands a right hand.
Dane pushes off an throws an elbow but XV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from XV.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but XV is blocking nicely.
XV missing with knees to the body.
Dane takes an elbow to the temple.
XV lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
XV on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XV misses with a knee strike.
XV lands a nice elbow.
XV lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
XV digs a right hand underneath Dane's ribcage. Dane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
XV lands an elbow just above Dane 's eye.
XV creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dane's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XV lands a nice elbow.
XV's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
XV lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dane.
XV is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from XV.
A short left from XV.
XV leaning his opponent against the cage.
ZyD XV seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by ZyD XV.
XV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.
XV stuffs the takedown attempt from Dane. Dane gets slowly back to his feet.
Dane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from XV.

XV moves into range and clinches up with Dane.
XV creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dane's defenses.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from XV.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from XV.

Dane is rocked!
Dane dodges an elbow strike from XV.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. XV is defending well for now.
XV is working Dane over against the cage.
Dane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
XV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
XV missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
XV content to slow the pace in the clinch.
XV lands a nice elbow.
Oh Dane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
XV lands with a short shot to the head.
XV creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XV showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

XV drops Dane with a big left hand! Dane is injured, injured bad! XV jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ZyD XV!