PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majstor Zivota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Zivota
vs
Po

200 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

215 cm
24
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Majstor Zivota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Zivota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Po.
Po has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zivota takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Majstor Zivota has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.

Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Zivota tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zivota jumps guard but Po turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zivota avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zivota's face.
Zivota tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Zivota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po holds him up against the cage and eventually Zivota drops back down to his feet.
Zivota definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zivota takes an elbow to the temple.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Zivota tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Po just stands there and leans against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Zivota's ribcage.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Zivota won't allow it.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zivota's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Majstor Zivota's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Po has managed to clinch.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Po breaks the clinch.

Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Po has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota is trying to pull guard but Po turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po lands an elbow inside that Zivota shrugs off.
Zivota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po connects with a knee to the head.

Po manages to break the clinch.

Zivota gets tackled into the cage by Po. Po maintains the clinch.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zivota's brow.
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zivota has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Po pushes Zivota up against the cage in a clinch.
Zivota blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Po breaks the clinch.

Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Zivota fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Po is trying to push Zivota away but Zivota has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.

Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zivota tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Zivota has him pressed against the cage.
Zivota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Zivota avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Majstor Zivota's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Po forces Zivota back against the cage and clinches.

Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Po rushes Zivota and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Zivota is blocking nicely.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zivota avoids it.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zivota.
Zivota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zivota blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivota avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zivota is defending well for now.
Zivota tries to pull guard but Po won't allow it.
Zivota takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po is trying to break free.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zivota's defenses.
Zivota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Majstor Zivota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po tries a knee to the head but Zivota blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po landing knees to the head.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zivota tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.

Po moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivota fails to pull guard.
Zivota avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Po is trying to break free.
Zivota takes a knee to the side of the body.

Po breaks the clinch.

Po clinches up with Zivota and pushes him back against the cage.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands an elbow inside that Zivota shrugs off.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Po breaks from the clinch.

Po forces Zivota back against the cage and clinches.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Zivota managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Tong Po seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Zivota won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivota keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Po breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!