PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Li Zhang (ranked 6196 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Three (ranked 4477 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zhang
vs
Three

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Three!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Three connects with a body shot that sends Zhang's belly button to the back.
Three lands with a nice body punch.
Three lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Three forces Zhang back against the cage and clinches.
Zhang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhang misses with an elbow strike.
Three lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhang throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three.
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Li Zhang has been cut.
Zhang misses with an elbow strike.
Three lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Three.
Zhang trying to control the position but instead, Three has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhang into the cage.
Three blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang throws an elbow that misses.
Zhang misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Three's brow.
A right hand to the body from Three.
Three lands with a left to the head.
Zhang throws an elbow but it misses.
Three pushes Zhang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zhang is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Three.
Three cracks Zhang with a nice body shot.
Three gets through Zhang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Three lands with a short shot to the head.
Three lands with a short shot to the head.
Three scores with a nice hook to the head.
Three lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Three lands a left hand.
Three lands a shot to the body.
Three lands a nice uppercut.
Three presses Zhang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Three stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Three lands a nice uppercut.
Three effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A hook to the body from Three.
Three lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Three lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Three lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Three lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Three lands a nice shot to the body.
Three gets through Zhang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
Three lands with a right to the head.
Three lands with a left to the head.

Zhang is rocked!
Three lands a body punch in the clinch.
Three avoids the elbow strike from Zhang, against the cage.
Three lands an uppercut.
Zhang misses with an elbow strike.
Three scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Three lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Zhang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Three lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhang seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhang takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Three.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Three.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Three avoiding damage.
Zhang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Three lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've been informed that Three has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short left from Three.
Three gets through Zhang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Three lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
A body shot lands from Three.
Still in the clinch, Three scores with a nice short uppercut.
Three avoiding damage.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Three.
A short right from Three on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhang throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Three lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Three lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Three scores with a shot to the side of Zhang's head.
Three lands a hook to the side of the head.
Three working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Three is working Zhang over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Three.
Three lands a shot to the body.
Zhang letting Three take a breather here.
Good body shot from Three.
A nice left hand lands by Three.
Three digs a right hand into Zhang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhang's gas tank.
Three lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zhang takes a shot to the head.
Three lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Three digs a right hand into Zhang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhang's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Three digs a right hand into Zhang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhang's gas tank.
Three lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Three.
Three works on Zhang's body with a couple of short punches.
Three pushes Zhang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Test Three dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Li Zhang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Three scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Three has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Three digs a good body shot into Zhang's ribs.
Three lands a jab to Zhang's midsection.

Three cracks Zhang with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Three has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zhang to stand back up!
Zhang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhang gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Three gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Three!