PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Zica has chosen Master of Puppets by Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charles
vs
Zica

175 cm
29
167 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

180 cm
34
162 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Zica misses its intended target.
Zica throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zica swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.

Zica fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.
Zica avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.

Zica breaks from the clinch.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Charles throws a one two combo.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Zica is just out of range.
Charles avoids the body shot from Zica.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Zica pushes him off.
Zica moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles digs a good body shot into Zica's ribs.
Zica throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles blocks a head kick by Zica.
Zica lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zica walks into a jab.
Zica thows a body shot but no joy.
Zica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Charles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zica was covering up waiting for the punch and Charles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charles is looking to advance position but Zica has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles tries to hold on but Zica postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zica controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jones Zica hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zica swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zica swinging wildly here.
Zica defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zica ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Zica misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Zica scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown by Charles or perhaps it was just good defense by Zica which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zica wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zica ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Zica saw that one coming.
A big right from Charles misses.
Jones Zica seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Zica closes the distance and pushes Charles back into the cage.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Zica.
Zica throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Zica blocks with his arms.
Zica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles pushes Zica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zica can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Zica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zica can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zica's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica working aggressively here.
Charles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zica working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.

Zica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zica throws a good cross that connects.
Charles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zica circles away.
Charles misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Zica as Charles shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles misses with a straight left.
Zica connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Zica coming out on top.
Zica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Zica pushes him off.
Zica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles connects with the punch.
Zica comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zica looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Zica throws a combination. Charles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Charles is rocked!

It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles stuns Zica with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zica throws a hook but Charles blocks it.
Zica throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Zica thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Zica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Zica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zica with a jab.
Charles slips a jab from Zica.
Zica avoids the body shot from Charles.
Zica throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles moves out of range as Zica strikes.
Charles works the jab nicely.
Zica misses with a wild body shot.
Zica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.

Charles gets tackled into the cage by Zica. Zica maintains the clinch.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Zica controls his hands.
Zica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.

Zica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles throws a series of punches but Zica moves out of range.
Zica is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zica gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles prevents a body shot from Zica.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles blocking some punches.
Zica misses with the head strike.
Charles wants to take the fight to the mat but Zica manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zica lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Zica misses with some punches.
Charles lands with a left to the head.
Zica misses with some punches.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Zica avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Zica lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Charles.
Zica blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Zica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zica lands with a nice body punch.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles moves away from the strike by Zica.
Zica needs to keep his hands up - Charles had a free shot at his head there.
Zica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Charles gets a double leg takedown into Zica's guard.

Charles is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zica is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zica has escaped and now he's on top!

Charles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zica passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to remain calm as Zica controls from the top position.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Zica stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zica misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Zica there.
Charles moves away from the strike by Zica.
Jones Zica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Charles avoids the body shot from Zica.
Zica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Zica throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zica avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles takes one on the button.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles scores with a body shot.
Zica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zica tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zica defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Zica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zica misses with a body shot.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Zica lands a lovely overhand right.
Charles throws a body punch but Zica moves out of range.
Zica feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zica lands a glancing blow to the side of Charles's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Zica.
Zica throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.

Charles has Zica up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zica.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles gets through Zica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Zica lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Zica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zica winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Zica!
A very excited looking Jones Zica rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.