PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JukeBox Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Zeddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zed Zeddy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hero
vs
Zeddy

195 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JukeBox Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Zeddy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zeddy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zeddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zeddy landing with the ground and pound.
Zeddy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Zeddy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeddy looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zeddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeddy prevents Hero from getting back to his feet.
Zeddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Zed Zeddy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zeddy lands a body shot.
Zeddy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hero swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zeddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hero is keeping the position for now.
Zeddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeddy wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Zeddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zed Zeddy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hero stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Zeddy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zed Zeddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zeddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like JukeBox Hero has been cut.
Zeddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy moves to clinch but Hero breaks away
and Hero counters with a good, hard body kick but Zeddy shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Zeddy shoots in and bounces Hero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zed Zeddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JukeBox Hero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zeddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zeddy has a takedown stuffed.
Zeddy connects with a nice looking jab.
Zeddy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hero. Hero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Zeddy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hero tries to kick Zeddy off but Zeddy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zeddy throwing shots but Hero is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeddy is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zed Zeddy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hero drops his hands momentarily and Zeddy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zeddy connects with a body shot.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy shoots in for a takedown but Hero shows good takedown defense.
Zeddy misses with a looping right.
Zeddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Zeddy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeddy showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeddy is keen to just control but Hero is a slippery customer.
Zeddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hero's head.
Hero looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zeddy is nestled in close to Hero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zed Zeddy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zeddy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hero.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zeddy in particular looking to stall.
Zeddy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zeddy scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero is trying to stand.
Zeddy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zeddy controlling the pace.
Hero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hero tries to get out of the position.
Zeddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zed Zeddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JukeBox Hero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zeddy scores with a body shot.
Zeddy tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zeddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Zeddy misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.

Zeddy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeddy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zeddy landing a few strikes.
Zeddy trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
Zeddy controlling the position from side mount.
Check out the look on Zeddy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero defending against the ground and pound.
Zeddy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hero on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeddy working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy throwing strikes but Hero manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Zeddy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zeddy manages to get back to half guard.
Zeddy is looking for a sweep. Hero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy keeping control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zeddy misses with a straight right.
Zed Zeddy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zeddy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zeddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy won't allow Hero to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Zeddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeddy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zed Zeddy!
A relieved looking Zed Zeddy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.