PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 2370 p4p, 318 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 5515 p4p, 591 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frankie Zimmerman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frankie Zimmerman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zimmerman
vs
Lovelair

197 cm
26
225 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

192 cm
31
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zimmerman checks a leg kick.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Lovelair moves forwards but Zimmerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.

Lovelair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zimmerman is trying to defend but Lovelair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Lovelair is working for a kimura but Zimmerman is defending it quite comfortably.
Zimmerman is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zimmerman kicks off Lovelair and gets to his feet.
Zimmerman scores with a nice right hand.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick

and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zimmerman won't be happy with that.

Zimmerman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Frankie Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman checks a low kick from Lovelair.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zimmerman cracks Lovelair with an open hand slap.
Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lovelair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zimmerman keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
Zimmerman is looking to stand up but Lovelair isn't so interested in that idea.
Zimmerman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lovelair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Zimmerman kicks Lovelair off and gets to his feet.
Zimmerman misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely.
Lovelair tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zimmerman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zimmerman throws the left hand but Lovelair avoids the punch easily.
Lovelair throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick but Lovelair sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovelair doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Lovelair.
Lovelair checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovelair moves out of range of the body kick from Zimmerman.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zimmerman defends it well.
Lovelair connects with a crisp jab.
Zimmerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lovelair takes one on the button.
Zimmerman stuffs the takedown.
Lovelair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Zimmerman.
Lovelair misses with a low kick as Zimmerman jumps back.
Zimmerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zimmerman wants it to stay on the feet.

Lovelair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zimmerman!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lovelair has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Lovelair tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lovelair has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zimmerman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Lovelair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zimmerman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zimmerman is pushing Lovelair's head away, looking to escape. Lovelair manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Zimmerman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Lovelair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Zimmerman cracks the inside of Lovelair's front leg.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lovelair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zimmerman punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Zimmerman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zimmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair wants to counter with a clinch but Zimmerman pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lovelair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman misses with a straight right.
Lovelair misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Lovelair as he checks the leg kick.
Zimmerman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A cross from Zimmerman lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zimmerman tries to avoid it but Lovelair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zimmerman to the ground. Zimmerman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zimmerman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zimmerman.

That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
Lovelair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zimmerman connects with a nice looking jab.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick
and Lovelair counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks.
Zimmerman tries to land a leg kick but Lovelair saw it coming and moves away.
Lovelair wants to counter the offense by Zimmerman and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelair. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Zimmerman finds it's target.
Lovelair looks to throw the jab but Zimmerman is out of range.
Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovelair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lovelair tests Zimmerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Frankie Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman pushes Lovelair away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick. Lovelair tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

The cut above Raistlin Lovelair's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zimmerman.
Lovelair tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zimmerman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zimmerman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zimmerman misses with a right hand
and Lovelair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zimmerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Zimmerman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zimmerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovelair.
Zimmerman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lovelair if he has to take too many more of those.
A big right from Zimmerman misses.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Frankie Zimmerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zimmerman, as that shot connected.
Lovelair is looking to slow Zimmerman down with leg kicks.
Zimmerman misses with a looping left.
Lovelair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zimmerman throws a chopping leg kick but Lovelair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lovelair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair blocks the body kick.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovelair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimmerman lands a body shot.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lovelair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lovelair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimmerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Lovelair misses.
Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zimmerman throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Lovelair moves out of range of the leg kick from Zimmerman.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovelair avoids a kick to the body.
Frankie Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
Lovelair is looking to score with low kicks.
Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovelair is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zimmerman with a body shot.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lovelair manages to circle out of the way.
Lovelair scores with a nice head shot.
Zimmerman looks for the body kick but Lovelair saw that one coming.
Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman throws the kick towards the body but Lovelair avoids it.
Lovelair flicks out a counter leg kick but Zimmerman steps away.
Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman dips to his left and cracks Lovelair with an uppercut!
Zimmerman lands with a shot to the body.
Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lovelair is able to avoid easily.
Frankie Zimmerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Zimmerman slams his shin into Lovelair's torso.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Zimmerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lovelair's sensitive parts.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Lovelair falls off balance throwing a combination

and Zimmerman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zimmerman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman can't break the clinch.
Zimmerman wants to break free but Lovelair has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Raistlin Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zimmerman can't break the clinch.
Lovelair is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zimmerman is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Zimmerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimmerman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lovelair misses the target.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Zimmerman moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zimmerman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Zimmerman!
A relieved looking Frankie Zimmerman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.