PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Zizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zizzo
vs
Hammer

192 cm
27
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Zizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zizzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zizzo's knee momentarily.
Hammer clobbers Zizzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Zizzo.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Zizzo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zizzo avoids it.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer has Zizzo pushed against the ropes.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Zizzo 's eye.
Hammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zizzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer has Zizzo pushed against the ropes.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zizzo is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zizzo.
Zizzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zizzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zizzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.

Zizzo breaks from the clinch.
Hammer tries to score with a low kick but Zizzo moves his leg out of the way.
Hammer lands with a slapping head kick.

Hammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
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!
Zizzo is trying to break free.
Zizzo letting Hammer take a breather here.
Zizzo has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
Hammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zizzo fails to land.
Zizzo blocks an elbow strike.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zizzo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zizzo is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hammer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zizzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Zizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Zizzo's ribcage.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Zizzo shrugs off.
Zizzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammer.
Hammer stalls.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Zizzo blocks with his arms.
Hammer has Zizzo pressed against the ropes, preventing Zizzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer is stalling here.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zizzo is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.
Hammer is looking to control Zizzo's arms but Zizzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Hammer.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zizzo throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and Zizzo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hammer really felt that one!
Hammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Zizzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zizzo moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zizzo's efforts to push away.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zizzo's efforts to push away.
Zizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Hammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer stalls.
Zizzo is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Hammer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Zizzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Colin Zizzo has been cut.
Hammer avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Zizzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zizzo.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer leaning against his opponent.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zizzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Zizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zizzo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo working hard to break the clinch.
Jack Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Zizzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zizzo avoids it.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zizzo up against the ropes.
Zizzo blocks the elbow strike.
Zizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zizzo blocks an elbow strike.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Zizzo in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zizzo is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.
Zizzo tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the ropes.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammer.
Hammer stalls.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zizzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zizzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Zizzo in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Zizzo's cut.
That's time! Zizzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hammer lands a high kick!
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Zizzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Zizzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Zizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zizzo gets tackled into the ropes by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.
Zizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer trying to stall but Zizzo improves his position.
Zizzo tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Zizzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Zizzo in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzo trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zizzo into the ropes.
Zizzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zizzo is defending well for now.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zizzo avoids it.
Zizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzo's defenses.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zizzo up against the ropes.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zizzo.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Zizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer is trying to stall.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Zizzo 's eye.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zizzo wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzo's defenses.
Zizzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Colin Zizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zizzo wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Zizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Zizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Zizzo working hard to break the clinch.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zizzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Zizzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hammer trying to control the position but instead, Zizzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammer into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzo's defenses.
Hammer misses with an elbow strike.

Zizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Zizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammer's knee momentarily.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Zizzo in a clinch.
Zizzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Zizzo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!