PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let's go dancing. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Puncher
vs
Washburn

179 cm
35
178 lbs
27 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
177 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washburn shoots in for a takedown but Puncher shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Puncher.
Washburn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puncher pinned against the cage. Puncher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Puncher throws a hook but Washburn blocks it.
Puncher misses with a hook.
Washburn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puncher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hard Puncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoe Washburn.
Washburn has a takedown stuffed.
Washburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puncher.
Washburn defending well as Puncher loads up on a big left hand.
Washburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puncher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washburn gets the takedown into side control.
Washburn working away.
Puncher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puncher wants to improve his position but Washburn is controlling well.
Washburn throwing shots but Puncher is blocking nicely.
Puncher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puncher wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washburn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn won't allow Puncher to sweep him here.
Puncher managing to control the position.
Washburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Washburn looking to pass the guard.
Puncher keeping moving, preventing Washburn from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washburn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washburn forces his way into half guard.
Puncher is looking to control Washburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puncher avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Washburn throws a strike but Puncher avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Puncher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puncher controls Washburn momentarily but Washburn frees himself.
Puncher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Washburn!
Washburn working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Washburn gets back to half guard.
Puncher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washburn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puncher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washburn is trying to maintain the position but Puncher is very close to passing his half guard.
Washburn manages to get to full guard.
Washburn trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher tries to free his leg and advance position but Washburn is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hard Puncher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Washburn forces Puncher back against the cage and clinches.
Puncher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puncher misses with a body punch.
Washburn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Puncher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Puncher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washburn's elbow.
Puncher tries to stall but Washburn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puncher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washburn's elbow.
Washburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Puncher pulls guard.
Puncher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Washburn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Washburn trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn advances position into side control!
Washburn trying to control the position but Puncher is working away.
Puncher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Washburn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Washburn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Washburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puncher keeps working.
Puncher prevents Washburn from improving position.
Washburn with the ground and pound but Puncher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Puncher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Washburn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puncher trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Zoe Washburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washburn prevents Puncher from getting the reversal.
Puncher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Puncher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Washburn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Puncher hang on?
Puncher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Washburn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Puncher's face.
Washburn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puncher looks a forlorn figure.
Washburn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Puncher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Washburn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Washburn stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoe Washburn!
Zoe Washburn is the new welterweight champion!
Zoe Washburn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.