PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 666 p4p, 87 weight class) and Ares Zylo (ranked 2404 p4p, 287 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gomes Da Rocha
vs
Zylo

188 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Zylo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Rocha misses with a hook. Zylo ducked under it nicely.
Zylo tries to clinch but Da Rocha moves out of range.
Da Rocha scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Rocha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zylo swings for the body but Da Rocha moves out of range.
Zylo swings for the body but Da Rocha moves out of range.
A combination from Da Rocha does no damage.
It seemed like Zylo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Da Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zylo.
Zylo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Rocha moves away.
Zylo moves in looking to clinch but Da Rocha pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Da Rocha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Zylo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Zylo misses the target.
Zylo scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Rocha should have avoided that one.
Da Rocha lands a jab-cross combination.
Zylo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Zylo misses the target.
Da Rocha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo jabs at Da Rocha's body.
Zylo swings away with a body shot that misses

and Da Rocha counters with a crisp one two that drops Zylo! Da Rocha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zylo to his feet! Zylo is in big trouble!

Zylo is rocked!
Zylo scores with a nice head shot.
Da Rocha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zylo.
Zylo missing with a left hand there. Da Rocha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zylo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zylo misses with a looping right.
Zylo lands with a shot to the body.
Zylo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zylo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zylo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ares Zylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zylo connects with a jab.
Da Rocha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zylo scores with a jab. Da Rocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zylo is looking to clinch but Da Rocha is avoiding it.
Zylo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.
Zylo loads up on a big right hand but Da Rocha slips the punch.
Da Rocha throws a jab but it's blocked by Zylo.
Zylo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Da Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zylo.
Da Rocha avoids the body shot from Zylo.
A jab from Zylo finds it's way through Da Rocha's defenses.

Zylo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zylo looking to throw knees to the head but Da Rocha is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Rocha blocks it with crossed arms.
Zylo blocks a body shot from Da Rocha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Rocha.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zylo looking to throw knees to the head but Da Rocha is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Zylo.
Da Rocha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zylo misses with a punch to the body.
Da Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Rocha leaning against his opponent.
Zylo blocking some punches.
Da Rocha scores with a hook to the body.
Da Rocha is trying to pull guard but Zylo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Rocha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zylo is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Da Rocha as the two fighters clinch.
Zylo looks winded!
Da Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zylo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Rocha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha is working Zylo over against the cage.
Da Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Da Rocha works on Zylo's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Zylo.
Da Rocha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Rocha gets through Zylo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zylo missing with knees to the body.
Da Rocha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Da Rocha jumps guard but Zylo stands there with Da Rocha around his waist. Da Rocha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Rocha tries to pull guard but Zylo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Gomes Da Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Rocha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Da Rocha digs a right hand underneath Zylo's ribcage. Zylo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Rocha wants to stall.
Zylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zylo connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Zylo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zylo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Da Rocha counter with a right hand.

It looks like Ares Zylo has been cut.
Zylo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Zylo.
Da Rocha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zylo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zylo misses the shot to the body.
Zylo throws out a loose jab but Da Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zylo throws a jab when Da Rocha was well out of range.
Zylo jabs Da Rocha right on the nose. Da Rocha blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Zylo finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo tries to clinch but Da Rocha moves out of range.
Da Rocha throwing a counter right hand but Zylo manages to avoid it.
Da Rocha throws the left hand but Zylo avoids the punch easily.
Zylo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Da Rocha counters with a crisp one two that drops Zylo! Da Rocha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zylo to his feet! Zylo is in big trouble!
Zylo is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Rocha finish him?
Da Rocha punishes Zylo's body with a nice straight punch.
Zylo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Da Rocha gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zylo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!