PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Zuniega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terakado Tessai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuniega's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bleed It Out. Terakado Tessai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zuniega
vs
Tessai

180 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Zuniega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terakado Tessai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuniega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuniega misses with a wild combination.
Tessai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Zuniega.
A cross from Tessai lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessai misses with a shot to the body
and Zuniega counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Zuniega. Those never looked like landing.
Tessai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniega walks into a left hand.
Zuniega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tessai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tessai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zuniega ducks under a wild hook from Tessai.
A punch combination from Zuniega misses.
Tessai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuniega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessai manages to avoid it.
Zuniega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tessai.
Zuniega seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zuniega throws a series of punches but Tessai moves out of range.
Tessai tries to bum rush Zuniega with a series of wild strikes but Zuniega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessai.
Zuniega is looking for a counter combo.
Tessai throws the left hand but Zuniega avoids the punch easily.
Zuniega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tessai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessai lands with an overhand left.
Zuniega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tessai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tessai throws out a counter right but Zuniega avoids it with no problem.
Zuniega scores with a one two! Tessai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuniega throws a shot to the body.
Tessai swats away the attempt to clinch by Zuniega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zuniega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zuniega defending well as Tessai loads up on a big left hand.

Zuniega has closed the distance and engaged Tessai in a clinch.
Zuniega prevents Tessai from breaking the clinch.
Zuniega misses with a punch to the body.

Zuniega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tessai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zuniega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tessai circles away quickly and effectively.
Tessai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuniega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega misses with a combination
and Tessai counters with a straight right hand.
Tessai throws a lazy right hand but Zuniega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuniega darts in trying to clinch
and Tessai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuniega lands a lovely overhand right.
Zuniega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zuniega duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuniega throws a series of punches but Tessai avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Tessai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Zuniega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zuniega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zuniega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tessai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuniega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuniega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Tessai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jake Zuniega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuniega is looking to clinch.
Tessai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tessai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniega lands a jab to the head.
Tessai misses with a hook.
Jake Zuniega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Zuniega does no damage.
Tessai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuniega misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Tessai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuniega lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tessai thuds a left hand into Zuniega's body.
A jab from Tessai misses.
Zuniega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuniega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega throws a right hand that Tessai ducks under and follows up with a left that Tessai also avoids with ease.
Tessai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuniega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tessai.
Tessai throws a jab when Zuniega was well out of range.
Tessai misses with an uppercut. Zuniega saw that one coming.
Zuniega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tessai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuniega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tessai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuniega moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tessai lands a nice hook to Zuniega's body. Zuniega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zuniega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zuniega.
Nice uppercut there from Tessai.
Tessai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuniega.
Tessai loads up on a big right hand but Zuniega slips the punch.
Tessai throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuniega counters with a series of strikes. Tessai will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tessai.
A little jabbing left from Tessai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuniega tests Tessai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuniega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tessai misses with the combination.
Zuniega went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tessai misses with a looping right.
Tessai throws a lazy right hand but Zuniega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuniega throws a big counter combination but Tessai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zuniega with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Zuniega dominated that second round.
That's time! Zuniega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A jab lands there for Zuniega.

Zuniega darts in and clinches Tessai up against the cage.
Zuniega is trying to break the clinch but Tessai is controlling him.
Tessai lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zuniega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuniega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessai.
Zuniega went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tessai avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessai looks to land a combination but Zuniega avoids it well.
No joy there for Zuniega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Zuniega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessai misses with a left hand
and Zuniega counters with a two punch combo.
Tessai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tessai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tessai connects with a jab.
Zuniega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tessai can do to turn this around?
Zuniega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tessai to score with a decent uppercut.
Tessai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuniega fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuniega moves away.
Zuniega is looking for a counter combo.
Tessai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zuniega tries to clinch there but Tessai circles away.
Zuniega throws out a powerful jab.
Zuniega is looking to clinch.
Tessai throws a counter combo.
Jake Zuniega is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuniega throws a series of punches but Tessai moves out of range.
Tessai lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuniega slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Zuniega misses the target.

Zuniega gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega throws a punch but it's blocked by Tessai.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zuniega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuniega tries a body shot but Tessai blocks it.
Zuniega is trying to break free.

Tessai breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Zuniega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tessai unleashes a big counter combination but Zuniega bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zuniega misses with a wild combination.
Zuniega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessai ducks under a wild hook from Zuniega.
It seemed like Tessai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tessai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zuniega at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zuniega connects with a looping right hand.
Zuniega slips a jab and a cross from Tessai.
Tessai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zuniega appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zuniega throws a right and a left that Tessai avoids nicely.
Zuniega is looking to clinch but Tessai is avoiding it.
Terakado Tessai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Zuniega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tessai throws out a loose jab but Zuniega uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terakado Tessai.
Well Zuniega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Zuniega!
A victorious Jake Zuniega thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.