PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. Tantor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tantor. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zivic
vs
Tantor

185 cm
37
216 lbs
46 - 13 - 1

190 cm
36
211 lbs
42 - 13 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic misses with a low kick.
Zivic misses with a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor blocks a jab.

Zivic rushes Tantor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tantor on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.

Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zivic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zivic throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Tantor's head.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Zivic moves out of range of the body kick.
Zivic scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Zivic saw that one coming.
Zivic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Zivic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zivic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zivic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zivic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Zivic's head.
Tantor throws a wild body kick that Zivic sees coming a mile off.
Tantor throws out a leg kick but Zivic moves out of range and Tantor only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zivic.
Zivic throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Zivic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zivic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zivic scores with a nice right hand.
Zivic scores with a jab. Tantor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Zivic.
And Tantor responds with a good body kick, but Zivic manages to step out the way in time.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Zivic connects with a nice looking jab.
Tantor motions for Zivic to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Zivic clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Zivic throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Zivic ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Zivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Zivic avoids it with no problem.
Zivic 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.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic lands with a cross.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Zivic lands.
Zivic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters with a right hand to the body.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Zivic throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zivic.
Tantor checks a low kick from Zivic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic moves in looking to clinch but Tantor pushes him off.
Tantor lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zivic has closed the distance and engaged Tantor in a clinch.
Tantor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Tantor stalling in the clinch but Zivic improves position.
Zivic tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.

Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zivic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Tantor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Tantor tries to keep at a distance but Zivic has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tantor walks into a straight right hand from Zivic.
The crowd cheers as Zivic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Zivic missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zivic lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fritzie Zivic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zivic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zivic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zivic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor looks to land a body kick but Zivic moved away.
Zivic misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Zivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
Tantor tries to bum rush Zivic with a series of wild strikes but Zivic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zivic misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.

Zivic moves into range and clinches up with Tantor.
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!
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tantor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tantor wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Zivic controls the action.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Zivic looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tantor tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Tantor is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Zivic.
Zivic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tantor or not.
Zivic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tantor.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Zivic pushes Tantor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic with a knee to the head.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Zivic.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic tries to stall but Tantor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tantor is rocked!
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zivic.
Zivic throws a big uppercut that drops Tantor! More strikes from Zivic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tantor lies dazed against the cage as Zivic celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic retains his light heavyweight title!
Fritzie Zivic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.