PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dewitt Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romualdinjo Zinandinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brady
vs
Zinandinjo

169 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dewitt Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romualdinjo Zinandinjo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zinandinjo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brady after a bit of a struggle.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zinandinjo's efforts to push away.
Zinandinjo is trying to force a seperation but Brady has the dominant position.
Brady could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brady is trying to maintain a safe position but Zinandinjo gets an underhook and turns Brady into the cage.
Zinandinjo stops a takedown attempt from Brady.
Brady wants a takedown but no success here.

Zinandinjo gets control of Brady's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zinandinjo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Zinandinjo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Zinandinjo lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zinandinjo.
Zinandinjo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brady tries to keep at a distance but Zinandinjo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Zinandinjo successfully pulls guard.
Brady stopping the sweep attempt from Zinandinjo.
Brady knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zinandinjo on the ground.

Brady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zinandinjo has Brady pulled in close to control his posture.
Brady has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brady makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinandinjo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zinandinjo has a closed guard, preventing Brady from standing up.
Zinandinjo controlling the position.
Zinandinjo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Romualdinjo Zinandinjo wasn't active enough on the ground.

Zinandinjo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Brady tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zinandinjo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewitt Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zinandinjo moves into the clinch successfully.
Brady jumps guard but Zinandinjo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zinandinjo wants to break free but Brady has control.

Zinandinjo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zinandinjo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brady wants to stand and escape but instead Zinandinjo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brady trying to keep a closed guard but Zinandinjo is proving a slippery customer.
Zinandinjo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zinandinjo tries to stand but Brady is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinandinjo throwing strikes from guard but Brady blocks nicely.
Brady looking to control.
Zinandinjo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Zinandinjo stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Romualdinjo Zinandinjo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zinandinjo misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zinandinjo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brady in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zinandinjo closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romualdinjo Zinandinjo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dewitt Brady's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brady shoots in but Zinandinjo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Zinandinjo clinches up with Brady and pushes him back against the cage.

Zinandinjo pulls Brady into guard.
Brady wanted to stand there but Zinandinjo had control of the position.
Brady trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zinandinjo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Zinandinjo looking for a guillotine here but Brady defends easily.
Zinandinjo pulls Brady in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brady being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brady wanted to stand there but Zinandinjo had control of the position.
Zinandinjo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brady avoids the head kick by Zinandinjo.
Romualdinjo Zinandinjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinandinjo is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Brady like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Brady from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romualdinjo Zinandinjo!