PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo has chosen Kung Fu You as his entrance music. Zhao Zhuo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ingvar
vs
Zhuo

180 cm
28
173 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

184 cm
28
177 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zhuo throws a hook but Ingvar blocks it.
Ingvar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Ingvar both land. Nice combination.

Zhuo tries to keep at a distance but Ingvar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhuo just leaning against Ingvar, taking a breather.
Ingvar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ingvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhuo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhuo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingvar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ingvar has him pressed against the cage.
Zhuo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo tries a body shot but Ingvar blocks it.
Ingvar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhuo is defending well for now.

Zhuo breaks from the clinch.
Ingvar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ingvar but Ingvar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zhuo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Zhuo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ingvar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ingvar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zhuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhuo thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on Ingvar's shoulder, as Ingvar tries to avoid the shot.
Zhuo ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Zhuo takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar connects with a looping right hand.
Ingvar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zhuo will feel that in the morning.
Zhuo slips a jab from Ingvar.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from Ingvar.
Decent striking displayed by Ingvar there.
Zhuo ducks under a wild hook from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ingvar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zhuo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yngve Ingvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Nice body kick there by Ingvar.
Zhuo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ingvar. That one must have hurt.
Ingvar connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhuo, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ingvar. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ingvar lands a head kick!
Ingvar slips a jab from Zhuo.
Ingvar jabs Zhuo right on the nose. Zhuo blinks but takes it well.
Ingvar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ingvar throws a right hand that misses
and Zhuo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ingvar thinking.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ingvar with a nice cross.
Zhuo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ingvar's waist but Ingvar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhuo off to one side.
Zhuo tries to clinch there but Ingvar circles away.
Ingvar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ingvar swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ingvar misses.
Ingvar connects with a body shot that sends Zhuo's belly button to the back.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
Ingvar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhuo's hands.
Ingvar throws out a powerful jab.
Ingvar throws a shot to the body.
Ingvar just misses with a punch to the body.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingvar throws a one two combo.
Ingvar leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo throws a hook to the side of Ingvar's head but Ingvar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhuo blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ingvar scores with a nice head shot.
Ingvar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhuo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ingvar.
Zhuo misses the jab.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Zhuo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ingvar finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhuo's head.
Ingvar scores with a nice right hand.
Ingvar takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
Yngve Ingvar is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhuo throws a shot from downtown. Ingvar moves away and avoids it.
Zhuo lands a jab.
Zhuo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ingvar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zhuo is defended easily by Ingvar.
Zhuo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ingvar misses the target.
Ingvar pushes Zhuo away with a front kick.
Ingvar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhuo's calf.

Zhuo tries to keep at a distance but Ingvar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhuo blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Ingvar.
Zhuo is trying to force a seperation but Ingvar has the dominant position.
Zhuo looking to stall.
Zhuo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ingvar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Ingvar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zhuo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yngve Ingvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Zhuo tries for a takedown but Ingvar circles away easily
and Ingvar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ingvar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhuo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ingvar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo moves out of range as Ingvar throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingvar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zhuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ingvar.
Zhuo is breathing heavily.
Ingvar scores with the left hand. Zhuo knows he should have avoided that one.
Ingvar swinging wildly here.
Zhuo walks into a jab.

Zhuo is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Ingvar misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ingvar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhuo.
Ingvar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ingvar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ingvar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ingvar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ingvar finish him?
Zhuo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ingvar lands with a right hand.
Ingvar misses the jab.
Ingvar works Zhuo's body with a nice hook.
Zhuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ingvar defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingvar throws a wild body kick that Zhuo sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar cracks Zhuo with an open hand slap.
Ingvar is looking to slow Zhuo down with leg kicks.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ingvar.
Zhuo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Ingvar rushes Zhuo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhuo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhuo controls his hands.

Ingvar breaks from the clinch.
Ingvar throws a leg kick which misses Zhuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhuo tries to avoid it.
Zhuo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ingvar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zhuo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhuo looks to throw the jab but Ingvar is out of range.
Ingvar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhuo misses with a hook. Ingvar ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zhuo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ingvar sizes up Zhuo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo walks into a stiff left hand from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Ingvar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ingvar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Zhuo.
Zhuo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ingvar throws out a loose jab but Zhuo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhuo staying out of range there.
Ingvar throws a jab when Zhuo was well out of range.
Ingvar with a hook.
Zhuo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ingvar swivels and escapes.
Zhuo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ingvar is looking to clinch.
Zhuo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ingvar.
Ingvar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ingvar misses with an uppercut. Zhuo saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Ingvar as Zhuo shoots in.
Zhuo lands a jab to Ingvar's midsection.
Zhuo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhuo moves forwards but Ingvar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhuo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ingvar blocks a jab.
Ingvar just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhuo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ingvar.
Ingvar cracks a nice hook into Zhuo's ribs.
Ingvar looks for the body kick but Zhuo saw that one coming.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands a nice looking body kick.
Zhuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zhuo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ingvar - the referee stops the clock and Zhuo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ingvar. Zhuo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ingvar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ingvar. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zhuo throws an off balance right hand
and Ingvar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ingvar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhuo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ingvar throws a front kick that sends Zhuo stumbling back into the cage.
Ingvar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ingvar delivers a nice body kick.
Ingvar lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo moves out of range as Ingvar throws a body kick.
Ingvar misses with a head kick.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ingvar, as that shot connected.
Ingvar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ingvar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zhuo back to the cage. Ingvar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
Zhuo fails to land the takedown.
Yngve Ingvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Ingvar misses with the combination.
Ingvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ingvar - just one landing.
Ingvar lands a head shot.
Zhuo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ingvar thuds his right hand into Zhuo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yngve Ingvar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ingvar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ingvar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ingvar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhuo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Ingvar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ingvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Ingvar dips to his left and cracks Zhuo with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yngve Ingvar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ingvar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve Ingvar!
A victorious Yngve Ingvar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.