PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Styles
vs
Zulu

200 cm
23
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
23
261 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurice Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zulu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zulu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Styles.

Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styles's efforts to push away.
Zulu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Styles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Zulu keeps him there for the moment.
Styles working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zulu rushes Styles and presses him up against the cage.

Zulu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a head kick but Zulu moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zulu is defended easily by Styles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Styles.
Jason Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles throws a good cross that connects.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
No joy there for Styles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Styles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles slaps away a takedown attempt from Zulu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jason Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Zulu.
Styles rushes Zulu and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Zulu is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Styles piles on the pressure and Zulu crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Styles!
A victorious Jason Styles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.