PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Also Zarathustra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarathustra has chosen Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In A Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ulfsson
vs
Zarathustra

187 cm
27
181 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Also Zarathustra!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ulfsson.
Zarathustra lands a nice looking body shot.
Ulfsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson avoids the body shot from Zarathustra.
Ulfsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zarathustra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zarathustra feints and then cracks Ulfsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ulfsson down.
Zarathustra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ulfsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Zarathustra loads up on a big right hand but Ulfsson slips the punch.
Zarathustra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfsson ducks under a wild hook from Zarathustra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarathustra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfsson.
Zarathustra ducks under a wild hook from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zarathustra tries to land a leg kick but Ulfsson saw it coming and moves away.
Zarathustra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zarathustra scores with a punch to the head.
Zarathustra throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfsson's shoulder, as Ulfsson tries to avoid the shot.
Zarathustra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zarathustra blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarathustra misses with a head kick.
Ulfsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ulfsson on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson throws an overhand right that lands on Zarathustra's shoulder, as Zarathustra tries to avoid the shot.
Zarathustra is looking to slow Ulfsson down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ulfsson.
A low kick from Zarathustra misses
and Ulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Zarathustra.
Good exchange - Ulfsson coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Ulfsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zarathustra scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulfsson should have avoided that one.
Ulfsson ducks under a wild hook from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra misses with a body shot.
Zarathustra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ulfsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ulfsson looks to land a body kick but Zarathustra moved away.
Zarathustra tries a low kick but Ulfsson avoids it.
Ulfsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zarathustra needs to keep his hands up - Ulfsson had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zarathustra.
Ulfsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zarathustra throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfsson's shoulder, as Ulfsson tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Zarathustra catches Ulfsson right on the button with a cross.
Ulfsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zarathustra misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ulfsson.
Zarathustra throws a leg kick but Ulfsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zarathustra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Zarathustra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson throws a looping overhand right but Zarathustra ducks down to avoid it.
Zarathustra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the body kick from Zarathustra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zarathustra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ulfsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zarathustra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ulfsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Also Zarathustra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zarathustra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Zarathustra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zarathustra scores with a jab to the head.
Zarathustra scores with a body shot.
Ulfsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zarathustra connects with the punch.
Zarathustra lands with a hook. Ulfsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ulfsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zarathustra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ulfsson missing with a left hand there. Zarathustra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarathustra swings for the body but Ulfsson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfsson tries to move into range but Zarathustra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarathustra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarathustra is just out of range.
Ulfsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zarathustra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ulfsson misses with a head kick.
Zarathustra thows a body kick. Ulfsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Also Zarathustra seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Zarathustra rushes Ulfsson and presses him up against the cage.
Zarathustra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ulfsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulfsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zarathustra misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra misses with a body punch.
Zarathustra can't find room to land a body shot as Ulfsson controls the action.
Zarathustra effectively controlling the action here.
Zarathustra has a couple of punches blocked by Ulfsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zarathustra tries to work over Ulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zarathustra misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarathustra misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulfsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarathustra.
Ulfsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zarathustra fails to land.
Zarathustra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ulfsson pushes Zarathustra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ulfsson manages to break the clinch.
Zarathustra cracks Ulfsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ulfsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zarathustra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zarathustra throws the kick towards the body but Ulfsson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfsson.
Zarathustra throws a wild body kick that Ulfsson sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ulfsson.
Zarathustra digs a good body shot into Ulfsson's ribs.
Zarathustra catches Ulfsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zarathustra checks a leg kick.
Zarathustra misses with a body shot.
Ulfsson scores with a one two! Zarathustra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zarathustra lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarathustra ducks under a wild hook from Ulfsson.
Zarathustra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Also Zarathustra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zarathustra moves into the clinch successfully.
Zarathustra tries to break free but Ulfsson pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarathustra.
Ulfsson trying to control the position but instead, Zarathustra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulfsson into the cage.
Zarathustra lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulfsson.
A short left from Ulfsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zarathustra.
Ulfsson working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Zarathustra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ulfsson is stalling here.
Ulfsson wants to stall.
Zarathustra swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Zarathustra manages to break the clinch.
Zarathustra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfsson.
Zarathustra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfsson.
Ulfsson throws a push kick but Zarathustra slaps the foot to one side.
Also Zarathustra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra throws the left hand but Ulfsson avoids the punch easily.
Ulfsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Also Zarathustra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ulfsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zarathustra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfsson.
Zarathustra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulfsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zarathustra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ulfsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zarathustra.
Ulfsson misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Ulfsson.

It looks like Also Zarathustra has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Zarathustra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zarathustra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ulfsson. Ulfsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ulfsson swinging wildly here.
Zarathustra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ulfsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zarathustra throws a nice looking combination but Ulfsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Ulfsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Zarathustra.
Ulfsson thows a body kick. Zarathustra tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A cross from Zarathustra lands.
Zarathustra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zarathustra in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ulfsson keeps Zarathustra at a distance using the push kick.
Ulfsson lands a jab.
Zarathustra clobbers Ulfsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarathustra's corner calls for a 1-2. Zarathustra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Also Zarathustra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zarathustra 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Also Zarathustra!
A less than humble Also Zarathustra misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.