PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Bighorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zanta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bighorn
vs
Zanta

180 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

209 cm
29
205 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tex Bighorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Zanta!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bighorn throws the left hand but Zanta avoids the punch easily.
Bighorn misses with a straight right.
Bighorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bighorn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zanta.
Bighorn misses with a few strikes there.
Bighorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bighorn misses with a combination
and Zanta counters with a straight right hand.
Bighorn misses with a double jab
and Zanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zanta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bighorn.
Bighorn misses with a wild combination.
Bighorn misses with an uppercut.
Bighorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zanta counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zanta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bighorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bighorn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bighorn is breathing heavily.
Zanta avoids the body shot from Bighorn.
A jab from Bighorn misses.
Some wild striking there from Bighorn.
Bighorn misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bighorn. Zanta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bighorn throws a right hand that Zanta ducks under and follows up with a left that Zanta also avoids with ease.
Bighorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zanta circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanta avoids the body shot from Bighorn.
Bighorn lands a nice hook to Zanta's body. Zanta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tex Bighorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bighorn throws a right hand that misses

and Zanta counters with a head kick that drops Bighorn to the mat! Bighorn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bighorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bighorn.
Bighorn misses with a few strikes there.
Zanta ducks under a wild hook from Bighorn.
Bighorn misses with a few strikes there.
Bighorn misses with a combination

and Zanta counters with a head kick that drops Bighorn to the mat! Bighorn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bighorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bighorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zanta slips under a jab from Bighorn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bighorn looks to throw the jab but Zanta is out of range.
Bighorn tries to bum rush Zanta with a series of wild strikes but Zanta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bighorn misses with a wild body shot.
Zanta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bighorn stalks Zanta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zanta's face. Zanta staggers backwards, shaken.
Bighorn misses with a hook.
Bighorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zanta circles away quickly and effectively.
Bighorn throws a right hand that misses
and Zanta counters with a leg kick.
Zanta ducks under a wild hook from Bighorn.
Bighorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zanta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bighorn.
Bighorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Zanta moves out of range of the strikes.
Bighorn throws a right and a left that Zanta avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bighorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Bighorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zanta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zanta slips a jab and a cross from Bighorn.
Bighorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zanta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bighorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bighorn misses with a straight left.
Bighorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zanta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bighorn misses with a few strikes there.
Bighorn swings for the body but Zanta moves out of range.
Bighorn misses with a double jab
and Zanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bighorn throws a right and a left that Zanta avoids nicely.
Bighorn throws a lazy uppercut

and Zanta counters with a crisp one two that drops Bighorn! Zanta thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bighorn to his feet! Bighorn is in big trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Zanta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bighorn misses with a straight left.
Bighorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bighorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zanta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bighorn swings for the body but Zanta moves out of range.
Bighorn stuns Zanta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zanta dodges the punch combination from Bighorn.
Igor Zanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bighorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tex Bighorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bighorn throws an overhand right that lands on Zanta's shoulder, as Zanta tries to avoid the shot.
Bighorn throws an overhand right that lands on Zanta's shoulder, as Zanta tries to avoid the shot.
Zanta avoids the body shot from Bighorn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Bighorn. Those never looked like landing.
Zanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bighorn.
Bighorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zanta circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bighorn throws a nice looking combination but Zanta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bighorn throws a series of punches but Zanta avoids them all with ease.
Bighorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bighorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zanta counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bighorn. Zanta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bighorn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zanta counters with a body kick that stops Bighorn in his tracks momentarily.
Bighorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zanta counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bighorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zanta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bighorn swings for the body but Zanta moves out of range.
Bighorn throws an overhand right that lands on Zanta's shoulder, as Zanta tries to avoid the shot.
Bighorn misses with a left hand
and Zanta counters with a good low kick that Bighorn was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bighorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zanta.
Bighorn throws a series of punches but Zanta avoids them all with ease.
Bighorn misses with a combination

and Zanta counters with a head kick that drops Bighorn to the mat! Bighorn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bighorn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zanta counters with a nice body kick.
Bighorn misses with a right hand

and Zanta counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bighorn! Zanta lets Bighorn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Bighorn is rocked!
Bighorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zanta manages to avoid it.
Oh Bighorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zanta avoids the body shot from Bighorn.
Bighorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Bighorn misses with a right hand
and Zanta counters with a body kick that stops Bighorn in his tracks momentarily.
Bighorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Zanta counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Bighorn off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Zanta follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Bighorn was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Igor Zanta!