PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anouar Zaoui (ranked 4492 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Goats (ranked 23453 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Goats is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Zaoui
vs
Goats

181 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anouar Zaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Goats!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaoui connects with a crisp jab.
Anouar Zaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goats looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaoui is just out of range.
Zaoui is looking to counter punch.
Goats tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaoui lands with a hook. Goats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaoui checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaoui misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Goats releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Goats closes the distance and pushes Zaoui back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zaoui as the two fighters clinch.

Goats breaks from the clinch.
Zaoui throws a body punch but Goats moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Zaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaoui throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goats on the side of the head.
Zaoui scores with a punch to the head.
Goats darts in looking for a takedown but Zaoui gets double underhooks and turns Goats into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goats throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaoui's waist but Zaoui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goats off to one side.
Zaoui connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goats looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaoui is fending him off so far but Goats persists. Nope, Zaoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Anouar Zaoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Goats.
A shot to the liver by Zaoui. Beautiful body shot.
Goats looks winded!
Goats gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaoui.
Goats ducks under a wild hook from Zaoui.

Zaoui lands a big uppercut and Goats crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Goats looks OK. Zaoui waves Goats back to his feet!

Goats is rocked!
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!
Zaoui moves in close and cracks Goats with a massive right hand! Goats, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Zaoui!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anouar Zaoui!