PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Zwirn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Zwirn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lau
vs
Zwirn

170 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn connects with a body shot.
Lau misses the shot to the body.
Zwirn scores with a jab to the head.
Lau throws a shot from downtown. Zwirn moves away and avoids it.
Lau looks to land a combination but Zwirn avoids it well.
Good exchange - Zwirn coming out on top.
Zwirn with a nice cross.
Lau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zwirn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zwirn avoids the head kick by Lau.
Zwirn wants to counter with a clinch but Lau pushes him away.
Lau misses with an uppercut.
Zwirn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zwirn connects with a crisp jab.
Zwirn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
Zwirn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zwirn scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwirn wants to clinch up but Lau keeps it at a distance.
Zwirn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau throws a body shot but no joy.
Lau drops his hands momentarily and Zwirn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Zwirn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Zwirn.
Lau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zwirn defending well as Lau loads up on a big left hand.
Zwirn scores with a body shot.
Zwirn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lau tries to score with a low kick but Zwirn moves his leg out of the way.
Lau misses with a straight left.
Lau misses with the combination.
Zwirn connects with a body shot that sends Lau's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lau swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zwirn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zwirn lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
Zwirn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zwirn gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zwirn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lau is looking to break free of the clinch but Zwirn has double underhooks.
Zwirn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Lau takes a shot to the head.
Zwirn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zwirn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn is working Lau over against the cage.
Lau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zwirn tries to work over Lau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lau tries to break the clinch but Zwirn is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Zwirn.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zwirn looking to slow down the pace here.
Zwirn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lau has had enough of the clinch but Zwirn keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Zwirn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zwirn lands with a left to the head.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Lau 's eye.
Lau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zwirn has him pressed against the cage.
Lau working hard to break the clinch.
Zwirn keeps control of Lau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zwirn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Zwirn on the inside.
Lau can't break the clinch.
Lau can't break the clinch.
Zwirn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Zwirn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zwirn throws out a powerful jab.
Joe Lau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zwirn throws a wild body kick that Lau sees coming a mile off.
Lau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lau throws a low kick but Zwirn moves out of range easily.
Lau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zwirn jabs at Lau's body.
Lau keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Zwirn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Zwirn blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zwirn cracks Lau with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zwirn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lau doesn't seem bothered though.
Lau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lau misses with a straight right.
Thomas Zwirn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zwirn scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zwirn misses with a wild combination.
Zwirn is breathing heavily.
Zwirn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lau.
Lau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zwirn.
Lau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zwirn blocks a low kick nicely.
Zwirn blocks a jab.
Zwirn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Lau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zwirn throws out a counter right but Lau avoids it with no problem.
Zwirn tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Zwirn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lau throws a leg kick but Zwirn checks it.
Zwirn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zwirn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn slips under a jab.
A big left from Lau misses.
Lau swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwirn.
Nice cross by Zwirn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau throws a leg kick but Zwirn moved away.
Lau misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Zwirn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zwirn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Zwirn.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zwirn moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zwirn! But no joy.
Zwirn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zwirn scores with a three punch combo!
Lau throws a body punch but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lau's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Lau slips under a jab from Zwirn.
Lau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Lau.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lau defending well as Zwirn loads up on a big left hand.
Lau throws a right hand that Zwirn ducks under and follows up with a left that Zwirn also avoids with ease.
Zwirn throws a hook but Lau blocks it.
Zwirn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zwirn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zwirn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lau throws the kick towards the body but Zwirn avoids it.
Lau misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Zwirn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lau throws out a leg kick but Zwirn moves out of range and Lau only half commits.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zwirn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lau tries to bum rush Zwirn with a series of wild strikes but Zwirn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zwirn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwirn loads up on a big right hand but Lau slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Lau.
Lau misses with a hook. Zwirn ducked under it nicely.
Lau throws a leg kick but Zwirn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zwirn.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lau throws a big counter combination but Zwirn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zwirn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lau tried to score with a low kick but Zwirn checks it.
Lau throws a low kick but Zwirn moves out of range easily.
Lau throws a solid leg kick but Zwirn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lau.
Lau tries a low kick but Zwirn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Zwirn 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!

Lau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zwirn.
Lau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zwirn tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Zwirn lands a jab to Lau's midsection.
Lau is looking to chop away at Zwirn's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zwirn. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lau walks into a straight right hand from Zwirn.
Lau throws a leg kick but Zwirn checks it.
Zwirn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Zwirn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Zwirn.
Lau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lau missing with a left hand there. Zwirn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lau throws a lazy right hand but Zwirn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries to move into range but Zwirn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zwirn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zwirn avoids the head kick by Lau.
Zwirn misses with a body shot.
Lau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zwirn with a jab.
Lau throws a sloppy head kick and Zwirn moves out of range easily.
Zwirn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lau throws a leg kick but Zwirn checks it.
Zwirn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Zwirn.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zwirn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zwirn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lau.
Lau throws a leg kick that misses.
Lau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zwirn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a series of wild punches.
Zwirn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zwirn sizes up Lau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwirn with a nice cross.
Lau misses with a hook.
A cross from Zwirn lands.
Zwirn scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Zwirn - just one landing.
Lau misses with a two punch combination.
Zwirn throws a body punch but Lau moves out of range.
Zwirn ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Lau throws a low kick but Zwirn avoids it.
Zwirn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a low kick, looking for Zwirn's leg but Zwirn calmly moves out of range.
Lau throws a body shot but no joy.
Zwirn tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Lau throws a body kick that misses.
Zwirn throws out a counter right but Lau avoids it with no problem.
Zwirn loads up on a big right hand but Lau slips the punch.
Lau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zwirn is looking to clinch.
Zwirn ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Zwirn avoids a kick to the body.
Lau slips a straight right by Zwirn.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zwirn avoids a kick to the body.
Lau takes a swing at Zwirn's ribcage but misses.
Zwirn jabs Lau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lau avoids the body shot from Zwirn.
A leg kick checked by Zwirn.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn blocks a leg kick.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Lau.
Lau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zwirn avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zwirn! But no joy.
Joe Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwirn defending well as Lau loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Zwirn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zwirn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Zwirn!
Thomas Zwirn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.