PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Barbosa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zimmerman
vs
Barbosa

155 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Zimmerman working hard to break the clinch.
Zimmerman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Leroy Zimmerman has been cut.
Nice elbow from Barbosa.
Barbosa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zimmerman dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barbosa.
Zimmerman blocks an elbow strike.
Barbosa lands an elbow just above Zimmerman 's eye.

Leroy Zimmerman's cut is getting worse.

Barbosa lands a vicious elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Barbosa tries to finish him with strikes but Zimmerman still seems able to defend himself so Barbosa steps back and lets Zimmerman get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Zimmerman is rocked!

Leroy Zimmerman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Zimmerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Barbosa lands a big elbow that drops Zimmerman! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zimmerman is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Barbosa!