PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Myres (ranked 8419 p4p, 644 weight class) and Zoui Zimmer (ranked 25273 p4p, 679 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zimmer's choice of entrance music: David Bowie - Heroes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Myres
vs
Zimmer

194 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoui Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Myres has managed to clinch.
Myres lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Myres.
Myres misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Zimmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zimmer is trying to push Myres away but Myres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zimmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myres scores with a shot to the side of Zimmer's head.
Myres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimmer or not.
Myres lands a hook that snaps the head of Zimmer backwards.
Myres lands a shoulder strike.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmer.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Myres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmer prevents a body shot from Myres.
Myres swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmer has had enough of the clinch but Myres keeps him there for the moment.
Myres lands an uppercut.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zimmer backwards.
Myres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimmer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
Myres lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zimmer.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
Zimmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Myres.
Zimmer is trying to break the clinch but Myres has him pressed against the cage.
Myres is working Zimmer over against the cage.
Zimmer looks winded!
Myres pushes Zimmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmer blocks a body shot from Myres.
Zimmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myres.
Myres lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Myres.
Myres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myres lands a body punch.
Myres lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres lands a body punch.
Myres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Zimmer is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zimmer.
Myres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zimmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Myres finish him?
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Zimmer seems to have recovered his senses.

Myres drops Zimmer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zimmer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Myres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myres lands a shot to the body.

Myres drops Zimmer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zimmer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zimmer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Myres creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zimmer's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zimmer drops to his knees and Myres pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Myres!