PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zeller
vs
Tseng

210 cm
35
270 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

205 cm
35
255 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

Voodoo Nutrition

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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Zeller tenderised Tseng's leg. Tseng is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeller throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
Tseng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tseng lands with a nice combination. Zeller backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Cody Zeller has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Tseng blocks the leg kick.
Zeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tseng misses.
Tseng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tseng throws a hook but Zeller avoids it easily.
Zeller takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Tseng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tseng misses with a looping left.
Zeller motions for Tseng to come forward. Zeller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zeller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tseng's hands.
Zeller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zeller drops Tseng with a nice combination! Zeller dives into Tseng's guard, looking to finish!
Zeller throws a big elbow that misses.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zeller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tseng works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zeller is looking to work some ground and pound but Tseng has wrist control.
Tseng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zeller controlling from the top position.
Tseng looking for a sweep. Not yet Tseng, not yet.
Zeller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tseng controlling Zeller's posture.
Zeller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That has opened up Vaan Tseng's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tseng controls Zeller momentarily but Zeller frees himself.
Tseng keeping moving, preventing Zeller from controlling successfully.
Zeller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tseng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zeller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tseng's head.
Tseng is pulling down on Zeller's head. It's preventing any offense from Zeller, at least for the moment.
Zeller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tseng wants to stand but Zeller is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tseng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tseng closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zeller to the mat! Zeller manages to get full guard.
Tseng throwing strikes from guard but Zeller blocks nicely.
Zeller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tseng's guard.

Zeller preventing the sweep.
Tseng is pulling down on Zeller's head. It's preventing any offense from Zeller, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeller scoring with some ground and pound.
Tseng trying to keep a closed guard but Zeller is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller wants to control from the top but Tseng keeps moving.
Tseng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeller.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tseng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeller pushes down on Tseng's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zeller uses his free foot to push down on Tseng's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tseng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tseng manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zeller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Zeller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zeller knocks Tseng to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Zeller is looking to take a break and control but Tseng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tseng can do to turn this around?
The ground and pound from Zeller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zeller taking a break here but Tseng is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tseng wants to control but Zeller is keeping busy.
Tseng is trying to control but Zeller passes into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller 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.
Zeller lands an elbow.
Tseng can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng tries to buck Zeller off but Zeller is having none of it.
Tseng gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tseng makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tseng.
Zeller tries to free his leg and advance position but Tseng is retaining full guard.
Zeller preventing the sweep.
Zeller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tseng keeping full guard, as Zeller tries to pass.
Tseng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zeller's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeller, not yet.
Zeller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Zeller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tseng scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tseng looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Zeller is looking for a triangle but Tseng pushes his legs off easily.
Tseng lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng trying to control but Zeller is working from the bottom.
Tseng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tseng won't allow Zeller to sweep him here.
Zeller is trying to control the position but Tseng postures up.
Tseng throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tseng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tseng avoids the head kick by Zeller.
Zeller wants to slow Tseng down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tseng lands a slapping body shot.
Tseng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tseng lands a nice shot that snaps Zeller's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The cut above Vaan Tseng's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tseng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeller at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zeller drops his hands momentarily and Tseng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller takes one on the button.
Zeller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Zeller is rocked!
Zeller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Zeller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cody Zeller is winning the standup battle so far.

Tseng dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Zeller has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vaan Tseng!
Vaan Tseng was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.