PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp has chosen Boom! Shake The Room as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Uniao
vs
Zepp

180 cm
40
198 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

177 cm
33
187 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uniao shoots in looking for a takedown. Zepp tries to sprawl out of it but Uniao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zepp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uniao misses with a lunging right hand
and Zepp counters with a thumping low kick.
Uniao lands a body shot.
Zepp misses with a straight right.
Zepp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uniao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zepp lands with an overhand left.
Zepp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uniao wants to slow Zepp down by chopping away at his legs.
Zepp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uniao lands a leg kick that knocks Zepp off balance momentarily.
Uniao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uniao misses with a left hand
enabling Zepp to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zepp.
Zepp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uniao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zepp circles away.
No joy there for Zepp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uniao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uniao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zepp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Zepp drops Uniao with a beautiful combination! Uniao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zepp is looking for the KO!

Uniao is rocked!

It looks like Nova Uniao has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uniao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zepp counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Uniao out cold! What a finish! Zepp is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Zepp!
An out of breath Bobby Zepp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.