PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenon Zebra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa comes to the cage accompanied by Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone. Zenon Zebra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kurita Kanazawa's chin.

Kanazawa
vs
Zebra

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zenon Zebra!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zebra is defended easily by Kanazawa.
Zebra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kanazawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zebra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zebra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanazawa defending well as Zebra loads up on a big left hand.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up.
Kanazawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zebra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zebra misses with a body kick.
Kanazawa tries to clinch there but Zebra circles away.
Kanazawa blocks a jab.
Zebra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanazawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zebra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zebra works the jab nicely.
Zebra looks to land a body kick but Kanazawa moved away.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up.
Zebra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa checks a leg kick.
Zebra throws a good cross that connects.
Kanazawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kanazawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Kanazawa is looking to clinch but Zebra is avoiding it.
A big right from Zebra misses.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up but Zebra circles away and keeps his distance.
Zebra misses with a hook.
Zebra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurita Kanazawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanazawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanazawa is looking to clinch but Zebra is avoiding it.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up.
Zebra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zebra has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kanazawa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zebra looks to throw the jab but Kanazawa is out of range.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanazawa wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to clinch
and Zebra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zebra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanazawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Zebra.
Kanazawa avoids the head kick by Zebra.
Zenon Zebra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zebra connects with a body shot.
Kanazawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Zebra circles away.
Zebra misses with a head kick.
Zebra circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kanazawa clinches up with Zebra and pushes him back against the cage.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zebra avoids it.
Zebra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanazawa taking a breather.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Zebra won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Kanazawa has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Zebra avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Kanazawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanazawa.
Zebra avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Zebra working hard to break the clinch.
Kanazawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zebra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zebra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanazawa connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Zenon Zebra has been cut.
Zebra can't find room to land a body shot as Kanazawa controls the action.
Kanazawa trying to land knees to the body.
Zebra avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Zebra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanazawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Zebra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zebra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanazawa defending well as Zebra loads up on a big left hand.
Kanazawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zebra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanazawa but Kanazawa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kurita Kanazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenon Zebra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zebra misses the target.
Zebra just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zebra closes the distance and clinches up with Kanazawa, looking for a takedown. Zebra pushes Kanazawa against the cage but Kanazawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zebra misses with a wild body shot.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zebra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanazawa checks a low kick from Zebra.
Zebra misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanazawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zebra throws out the jab.
Kanazawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zebra cracks Kanazawa with a good jab.
Kanazawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zebra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Zebra with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zenon Zebra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zenon Zebra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zebra missing with a left hand there. Kanazawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zebra misses with a looping left.
Zebra throws a body punch but Kanazawa moves out of range.
Kanazawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kanazawa.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zebra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zebra misses the shot to the body.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanazawa wants to clinch up but Zebra keeps it at a distance.
Zebra throws a looping overhand right but Kanazawa ducks down to avoid it.
Kanazawa moves in looking to clinch but Zebra pushes him off.
A slow jab from Zebra misses its intended target.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zebra moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.

Zebra breaks the clinch.
Zebra fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanazawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up but Zebra circles away and keeps his distance.

Kanazawa darts in and clinches Zebra up against the cage.
Kanazawa is trying to stall.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zebra.
Zebra managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zebra is defending well for now.
Zebra pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanazawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanazawa stalling in the clinch.
Zebra is trying to break free.
Kanazawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa trying to land knees to the body.
Zebra blocks the elbow strike.
Zebra is trying to break free.
Zebra missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanazawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zebra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kanazawa trying to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zebra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zebra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanazawa keeps control of Zebra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Zebra in his tracks for a moment.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zebra is defending well for now.

Zebra breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zebra counters with a nice uppercut.
Zebra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanazawa manages to avoid it.
Zebra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanazawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zebra somewhat.
Kanazawa tries to clinch
and Zebra counters with a one-two to the body.
Kanazawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zenon Zebra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanazawa tries to clinch there but Zebra circles away.
Zebra feints and then cracks Kanazawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanazawa down.
Zebra scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Zebra tried to score with a low kick but Kanazawa checks it.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zebra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zebra circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Zebra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zebra keeps the fight on the outside.
Zebra swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanazawa.
Zebra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zebra fails with the takedown.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zebra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kanazawa has managed to clinch.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Zebra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanazawa looking to throw knees to the head but Zebra is blocking nicely.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zebra is defending well for now.
Zebra managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kurita Kanazawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zenon Zebra's cut.
That's time! Kanazawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zebra throws a head kick that misses.
Zebra pushes Kanazawa away with a front kick.
Kanazawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zebra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanazawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zebra.
Zebra throws a front kick aimed at Kanazawa's knee but Kanazawa avoids it well.

Kanazawa has closed the distance and engaged Zebra in a clinch.
Kurita Kanazawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zebra lands a left hand.
Zebra tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Kanazawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Zebra avoids the damage to the body.
Zebra is trying to break the clinch but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa throws an elbow that misses.
Kanazawa blocking some punches.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zebra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zebra avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zebra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zebra.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Zebra's ribcage.
A short left from Zebra.
Zebra throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
Zebra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zebra fails to land.
Zebra looking to stall.
Zebra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa misses with a knee to the head.
Zebra tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zebra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa trying to control the position but instead, Zebra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanazawa into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zebra lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zebra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zebra misses with a straight right.
Zebra looks to land a body kick but Kanazawa moved away.
Zebra throws a hook to the side of Kanazawa's head but Kanazawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanazawa slips under a jab from Zebra.
Zebra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zebra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanazawa blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zebra.
Kanazawa tries to clinch there but Zebra circles away.

Kanazawa clinches.
Kanazawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Zebra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanazawa slips under a jab from Zebra.
Kanazawa wants to clinch but Zebra slips to the side
and Zebra counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanazawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zebra counters with a thumping low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zebra.
Kanazawa wants to clinch up but Zebra keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zebra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Zebra circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zebra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanazawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanazawa taking a breather.

Zebra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zebra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kanazawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zebra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kanazawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kanazawa slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanazawa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Zebra shrugs off.
Kanazawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Zebra blocks it.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zebra avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zenon Zebra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zebra 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenon Zebra!