PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yurt Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Zuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Monster
vs
Zuna

197 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yurt Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoko Zuna!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster throws a head kick that misses.
Zuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Monster's head.
A head kick by Monster misses
and Zuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Monster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zuna lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Zuna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuna trying to control the position.

Monster gets to his feet - Zuna follows without any prompting.
Zuna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monster. Monster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monster lands with a slapping head kick.

Zuna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monster 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.
Zuna is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster is working Zuna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zuna is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Monster stands and steps away. Zuna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuna connects with a looping right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zuna enables Monster to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zuna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Monster is in close to Zuna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zuna is trying to keep Monster in close.
Zuna keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster postures up.
Monster trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zuna is trying to keep Monster in close.
Monster landing some decent shots from guard.
Zuna keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuna wants to sweep but no luck.
Monster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zuna is trying to control the position but Monster postures up.
Monster is working Zuna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monster trying to control but Zuna is working from the bottom.
Zuna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Monster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Monster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zuna looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zuna's head.
Zuna trying to keep a closed guard but Monster is proving a slippery customer.
Monster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuna trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Zuna has his foot on Monster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monster works his way back into a safe position though.
Monster won't allow Zuna to sweep him here.

Monster stands up from Zuna's guard - Monster perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zuna with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yurt Monster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Zuna. Beautiful body shot.
Zuna should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zuna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zuna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoko Zuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Monster shoots in and gets a takedown into Zuna's guard.
Monster connects with a couple of short punches.

Monster drops back looking for a leg! Zuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zuna manages to kick Monster off! Monster jumps back into Zuna's guard.
Zuna controls Monster momentarily but Monster frees himself.
Zuna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monster won't allow Zuna to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zuna trying to keep a closed guard but Monster is proving a slippery customer.
Monster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Monster stays in close to Zuna's body and controls the position.

Monster decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zuna, up you get!

Monster gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuna is looking for a sweep.
Yurt Monster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monster is chipping away with strikes.
Zuna trying to remain calm as Monster controls from the top position.
Zuna is not content to let Monster control the position.
The referee asks Monster politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Monster prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster lands a nice forearm strike.
Zuna struggling a bit here.
Monster is looking to take a break and control but Zuna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuna is looking for a sweep.
Monster controls the position from side control.
Zuna tries to improve position but can't.

Zuna wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Monster seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Zuna is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Yurt Monster!