PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zoolander
vs
Atsushi

181 cm
32
155 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

170 cm
29
159 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Reaper Combatwear

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 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atsushi scores with a hook to the body. Zoolander takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Atsushi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zoolander's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atsushi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Zoolander is having none of it.
Atsushi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Atsushi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Atsushi looking to ground and pound but Zoolander is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Atsushi.
Zoolander is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Atsushi throwing strikes here but Zoolander is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Atsushi looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zoolander avoids a series of strikes thrown by Atsushi.
Zoolander avoids a series of strikes thrown by Atsushi.
Atsushi working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoolander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zoolander looks a forlorn figure.
Atsushi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Atsushi raining down shots from the mount!

Zoolander is rocked!
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Zoolander is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Atsushi.
Atsushi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Zoolander is squirming around nicely.
My spies in Masaru Fighting Systems inform me that Atsushi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Atsushi looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi is stalling here but it's allowed Zoolander to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Atsushi thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Zoolander misses.
Zoolander wants to clinch.

Zoolander has Atsushi up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atsushi.
Atsushi avoids the elbow strike from Zoolander, against the cage.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atsushi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atsushi dodges an elbow strike from Zoolander.

Atsushi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoolander misses with a wild body shot.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atsushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoolander.
Zoolander tries to clinch there but Atsushi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Atsushi.
Zoolander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atsushi.
Atsushi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zoolander's calf.
Zoolander is looking to score with low kicks.
Xavier Zoolander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atsushi slips under a jab from Zoolander.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atsushi.
Xavier Zoolander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoolander looks to clinch

and Atsushi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi stays in close to Zoolander's body and controls the position.
Zoolander is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atsushi is controlling him.
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Zoolander is keeping the position.
Zoolander is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atsushi is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atsushi tries to free his leg and advance position but Zoolander is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atsushi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zoolander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zoolander being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zoolander ducks right into an uppercut from Atsushi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atsushi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zoolander on his heels. He'll look to pass Zoolander's guard now, I'm sure.
Atsushi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zoolander wants to get back to his feet but Atsushi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Zoolander is keeping the position.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoolander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kuroda Atsushi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Atsushi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zoolander darts in trying to clinch

and Atsushi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zoolander won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi scoring with punches from side control.
Atsushi lands an elbow.
Oh Zoolander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Atsushi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zoolander gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zoolander closes the distance and clinches.
Atsushi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoolander seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
Zoolander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atsushi is defending well for now.
Atsushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Atsushi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoolander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atsushi tries to land a leg kick but Zoolander saw it coming and moves away.
Atsushi cracks Zoolander with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoolander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoolander lands with an overhand left.
Atsushi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zoolander closes the distance but Atsushi moves to the side

and Atsushi counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Zoolander is in trouble here! Atsushi pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Kuroda Atsushi!
A relieved looking Kuroda Atsushi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.