PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Safforn
vs
Zorrander

205 cm
33
279 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

194 cm
33
237 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeus Zorrander!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn thows a leg kick but Zorrander checks it
and Zorrander counters with a good low kick that Safforn was not able to check.
A head kick by Zorrander misses
letting Safforn counter with a right hand.
Zorrander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Safforn counters by clinching up.
Safforn throws a punch but it's blocked by Zorrander.
Safforn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zorrander fails to land.
Safforn tries to land a knee to the head but Zorrander blocks with his arms.
Safforn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safforn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Safforn gets through Zorrander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zorrander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Safforn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Safforn lands with a left to the head.
Safforn tries to stall but Zorrander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Safforn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Safforn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zorrander's efforts to push away.
Safforn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zorrander.
Zorrander blocking some punches.

Safforn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zorrander told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Safforn is trying to control. Zorrander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zorrander wants to get back to full guard but Safforn has mounted him!

Safforn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zorrander to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zorrander shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorrander manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zorrander gets back to full guard.
Safforn trying to move into half guard but instead Zorrander has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Safforn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Safforn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Safforn keeping moving, preventing Zorrander from controlling successfully.
Zorrander is looking to advance position but Safforn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn prevents Zorrander from getting the reversal.
Safforn controlling from mount.
Safforn prevents Zorrander from getting the reversal.
Zorrander tries to lock up and control but Safforn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zorrander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zorrander is squirming around, avoiding Safforn's attempts to control the action.
Safforn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn dominating with strikes here.
Zorrander tries to lock up and control but Safforn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Safforn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zorrander's face.
BOOM! Safforn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zorrander is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Safforn landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Safforn breaks from Zorrander's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Safforn with a couple of short strikes.
Safforn prevents Zorrander from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Safforn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Safforn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Zorrander circles away.
Zorrander misses with a head kick.
As Zorrander backs away, Safforn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Safforn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zorrander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zorrander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Safforn connects with a jab.
Safforn avoids the head kick by Zorrander.
Safforn wants to clinch up but Zorrander keeps it at a distance.
Zorrander misses with a head kick.
Safforn throws a sloppy head kick
and Zorrander counters with a good, hard body kick but Safforn shrugs it off.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Safforn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn cracks Zorrander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zorrander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Safforn tries to work over Zorrander's front leg with a kick but Zorrander checks it.
Zorrander let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Zorrander is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Safforn's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorrander wants to take a breather but Safforn is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zorrander is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Safforn defends it well.
Zorrander is keen to just control but Safforn is a slippery customer.

Zorrander is looking for a kimura but Safforn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zorrander to get the leverage.
Safforn is trying to get back to full guard.
Zorrander trying to advance position but Safforn counters by regaining guard.
Safforn wants to sweep here but Zorrander controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zorrander being controlled here momentarily.
Zorrander trying to control but Safforn is working from the bottom.

Safforn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zorrander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Safforn keeping moving, preventing Zorrander from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Safforn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander throws out a leg kick but Safforn moves out of range and Zorrander only half commits.
Safforn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zorrander manages to circle out of the way.
Safforn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zorrander is out of range.
A combination from Safforn does no damage.
Safforn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zorrander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zorrander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Safforn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zorrander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Safforn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Safforn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zorrander feints and then cracks Safforn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Safforn down.
A good leg kick by Zorrander.
Sloppy strikes from Zorrander. Those never looked like landing.
Zorrander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Safforn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Safforn works on Zorrander's body with a couple of short punches.
Zorrander drops down looking for an ankle pick but Safforn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Safforn moves out of range of the body kick.
Safforn throws a head kick that misses.
Zorrander throws a leg kick but Safforn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Safforn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zorrander.
Zorrander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zorrander tries to work over Safforn's front leg with a kick but Safforn checks it.
The fighters circling - Zorrander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Safforn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Safforn moves out of range of the body kick.
Zorrander shoots in looking for a takedown but Safforn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zorrander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zorrander throws a body punch but Safforn moves out of range.
Zorrander checks a low kick from Safforn.
Safforn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZorrander.
Zorrander fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Zorrander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Safforn blocks a jab.
Zorrander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zorrander lands a two punch combo.
Zeus Zorrander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Safforn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zorrander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Safforn lands with a nice body punch.
Safforn connects with an inside leg kick.
Safforn moves out of range of the body kick.

Safforn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safforn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zorrander's head.
Zorrander wants to control but Safforn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zorrander tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Safforn has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Safforn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Safforn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zorrander can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zorrander is trying to escape the mount.
Zorrander wants to hold on but Safforn pushes him away.
Safforn landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Safforn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zorrander?
Safforn dominating with strikes here.
Safforn raining down shots from the mount!

Zorrander is rocked!
Safforn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zorrander is still in real trouble! Can Safforn finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safforn loads up with a big shot that hurts Zorrander! He's pulled Safforn in close but Safforn has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Zorrander survive? More strikes from Safforn and Zorrander is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abraham Safforn!
A relieved looking Abraham Safforn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.