PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Dancing Buddha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zorba Time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

The Dancing Buddha
vs
War

190 cm
27
209 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

197 cm
34
212 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
War throws a sloppy body shot
and War takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by War.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook.
War throws a shot from downtown. The Dancing Buddha moves away and avoids it.
War loads up on a big right hand but The Dancing Buddha slips the punch.
Nice body punch from The Dancing Buddha.
War lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Dancing Buddha's sensitive parts.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Dancing Buddha's head backwards.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a lunging right hand
and War counters with a nice body kick.
War looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!

War scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
War throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from War seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War trying to control the position but The Dancing Buddha is working away.
War misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
War is putting a hurting on The Dancing Buddha here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Dancing Buddha regains half guard, as War was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with War in particular looking to stall.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control the action here but instead War manages to pass to full mount!
War looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War wants to control the pace but The Dancing Buddha is squirming around nicely.
The Dancing Buddha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but War is keeping busy.
War sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Dancing Buddha defending well though.
War wants to stand up but The Dancing Buddha is controlling the position.
War prevents The Dancing Buddha from improving his position.
War wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dancing Buddha keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
War is looking to stall here but The Dancing Buddha recovers full guard.
War throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dancing Buddha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
War postures up in The Dancing Buddha's guard and throws a big left but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
War throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
War stopping the sweep attempt from The Dancing Buddha.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dancing Buddha, right into the meat.
War misses with an uppercut. The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming.
A cross from War lands.
War motions for The Dancing Buddha to come forward. War throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
It looked like The Dancing Buddha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from War.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a straight left.
A jab from War misses.
Good shot there by War.
War tries to clinch up but The Dancing Buddha circles away and keeps his distance.
The Dancing Buddha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a right hand but War moved out of range.
War throws a sloppy head kick and The Dancing Buddha moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Dancing Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
War throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
The Dancing Buddha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Dancing Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
War is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The Dancing Buddha needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
The Dancing Buddha misses with the body kick
and War counters with a nice uppercut.
War punishes The Dancing Buddha's body with a nice straight punch.
War throws a lazy head kick
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from The Dancing Buddha misses its intended target.
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut
and War counters with a leg kick.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
War throws a hook to the side of The Dancing Buddha's head but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dancing Buddha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Dancing Buddha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and War counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Dancing Buddha thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dancing Buddha jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
War looks to throw a body kick
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
War throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of The Dancing Buddha 's head but he takes it in his stride.

War instigates a clinch.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dancing Buddha's elbow.
The Dancing Buddha works on War's body with a couple of short punches.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War digs a right hand underneath The Dancing Buddha's ribcage. The Dancing Buddha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
War prevents a body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body punch.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
War blocks an uppercut.
War misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from War.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War tries a body shot but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from War.
War can't find room to land a body shot as The Dancing Buddha controls the action.
The Dancing Buddha working aggressively here.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War prevents a body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a body shot from War.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
The Dancing Buddha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wars head.
A short uppercut from War.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
War blocking some punches.
The Dancing Buddha tries a body shot but War blocks it.
War lands with a left to the head.
War throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Dancing Buddha backwards.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from War.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Dancing Buddha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but War has him pressed against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha misses with the head strike.
War misses with a punch to the body.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
The Dancing Buddha can't break the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
The Dancing Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a punch on the inside.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War gets through The Dancing Buddha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Dancing Buddha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War tries to work over The Dancing Buddha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Dancing Buddhas head.
Holy War seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Dancing Buddha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
The Dancing Buddha throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
War looking for a takedown.
War lands a body punch.
War lands a left hand.
The Dancing Buddha leaning against his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body punch.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Dancing Buddha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Dancing Buddha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Dancing Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
War smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dancing Buddha.

War lands a big head kick that sends The Dancing Buddha tumbling to the mat! War takes a step backwards and waves The Dancing Buddha back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The Dancing Buddha is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War weaves into range and cracks The Dancing Buddha right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! The Dancing Buddha goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! War is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holy War!
An out of breath Holy War thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.