PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko has chosen Styx - Mr. Roboto as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Dick Trickle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dick Trickle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Trickle
vs
Zuko

187 cm
26
188 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

181 cm
37
184 lbs
29 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko misses with a few strikes there.
Trickle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuko.
Trickle wants to clinch up but Zuko keeps it at a distance.
Trickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuko connects with a solid leg kick.
Trickle avoids the body shot from Zuko.
Zuko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trickle tries to avoid it but Zuko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trickle to the ground. Trickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zuko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trickle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice cross by Zuko.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trickle tries to clinch up.
Zuko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trickle scores with a jab to the body.
Trickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Zuko lands a nice shot to the body.
Trickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuko.
Trickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zuko misses with a hook. Trickle ducked under it nicely.
Trickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zuko scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.

Trickle tries to sprawl but Zuko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trickle is trying to maintain the position but Zuko is very close to passing his half guard.
Zuko trying to mount his opponent but Trickle defends it.
Trickle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zuko thows a huge punch but Trickle dodges it nicely.
Trickle won't allow Zuko to pass to mount.
Trickle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle wants to get back to full guard.
Trickle is trying to control but can't.

Zuko is working for a kimura but Trickle is defending it quite comfortably.
Trickle is trying to get back to full guard.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trickle's head.
Zuko wants to stand up but Trickle is controlling the position.
Zuko is trying to control. Trickle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trickle defending well though.
Zuko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Trickle is looking to improve his position.
Zuko works his way into full mount!
Trickle is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Trickle is squirming around, avoiding Zuko's attempts to control the action.
Zuko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Trickle tries to reverse the position but Zuko maintains control.
Zuko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trickle's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trickle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zuko unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Trickle cracks the inside of Zuko's front leg.
Zuko throws a big shot that misses.
Zuko misses with a straight right.
Zuko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trickle.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trickle moves away.
Zuko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trickle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zuko.

Zuko gets a clinch.
Zuko lands an elbow that stopped Trickle in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.
Zuko throws an elbow that misses.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trickle stops a takedown attempt from Zuko.
Zuko wants a takedown but no success here.
Trickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko tries to work over Trickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zuko lands a body punch.
Trickle lands with a left to the head.
Zuko managing to block the knees to the body from Trickle.
Trickle tries a body shot but Zuko blocks it.
Trickle lands a knee to the head.
Trickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trickle after a bit of a struggle.
Dick Trickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.

Zuko has Trickle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zuko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trickle tumbling to the mat - Zuko dives into Trickle's guard.
Trickle looking to control.
Trickle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zuko's guard.
Trickle trying to control but Zuko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zuko trying to keep a closed guard but Trickle is proving a slippery customer.
Trickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trickle won't allow Zuko to sweep him here.
Zuko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zuko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko thowing shots but they're missing.
Trickle holds on to Zuko around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Trickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Zuko has a good base and remains in mount.
Kenshi Zuko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zuko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trickle is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Zuko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle is looking to get to half guard.
Zuko breaks from Trickle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zuko with shots to the head and body - Trickle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zuko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle tries to lock up and control but Zuko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trickle regains half guard.
Zuko uses his free foot to push down on Trickle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trickle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trickle is bucking up trying to escape but Zuko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zuko lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Zuko. Trickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trickle tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zuko moves into the clinch.
Trickle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zuko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zuko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trickle.
Zuko is trying to stall.
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trickle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trickle lands an uppercut.
Zuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trickle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuko wants to take the fight to the mat but Trickle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zuko avoiding damage.
Zuko is trying to maintain a safe position but Trickle gets an underhook and turns Zuko into the cage.
Trickle lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Zuko.
Zuko has Trickle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trickle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Zuko.
Trickle blocks a body shot from Zuko.
Trickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuko is defending well for now.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zuko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Trickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle has a couple of punches blocked by Zuko.
Zuko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trickle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dick Trickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zuko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Zuko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zuko lands a body shot.
Zuko working aggressively here.
Trickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trickle looking to stall.
Dick Trickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zuko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle looking to throw knees to the head but Zuko is blocking nicely.
Zuko is looking to control Trickle's arms but Trickle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zuko has his back to the cage.
Trickle trying to land knees to the body.
Trickle misses with the head strike.
Trickle with a knee to the head.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Trickle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
Trickle prevents a body shot from Zuko.
Zuko struggles to land a body shot inside as Trickle controls his hands.
Trickle lands a shoulder strike.
Zuko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike from Zuko.
Trickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trickle.
Trickle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Trickle.
Dick Trickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuko blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Trickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Trickle lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Trickle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zuko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
Kenshi Zuko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.