PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Zuniga (ranked 6652 p4p, 574 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 24559 p4p, 658 weight class). Zuniga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rap Devil-MGK. Jospin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clash. Alex Zuniga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Zuniga
vs
Jospin

185 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Zuniga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuniga tries to clinch there but Jospin circles away.
Jospin lands a leg kick that knocks Zuniga off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Jospin.
Jospin blocks a head kick by Zuniga.
Zuniga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alex Zuniga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuniga. Zuniga gets slowly back to his feet.
Jospin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Jospin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zuniga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zuniga won't allow Jospin to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Zuniga from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga advances to half guard.
Zuniga lands strikes from half guard.
Jospin wants to improve his position but Zuniga is controlling well.
Jospin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zuniga.
Zuniga throwing shots but Jospin is blocking nicely.
Jospin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jospin manages to get to full guard.
Zuniga postures up in Jospin's guard and throws a big left but Jospin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuniga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zuniga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jospin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuniga throwing strikes but missing.

Zuniga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jospin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jospin has escaped and now he's on top!

Zuniga working for submissions but it's allowed Jospin to get to half guard.
Jospin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Zuniga actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jospin is keen to just control but Zuniga is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jospin seems content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jospin is continuing to stall.
Jospin is just content to waste time from the top position. Zuniga takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Zuniga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zuniga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jospin's guard.

Zuniga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zuniga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zuniga postures up and lands a big shot to Jospin's brow.
Zuniga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuniga being controlled here momentarily.
Zuniga throws an elbow that misses. Jospin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zuniga's guard. Nice move by Jospin!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin wants to control from the top but Zuniga keeps moving.
Jospin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zuniga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jospin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zuniga lands an upkick as Jospin stands over him.

Zuniga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jospin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jospin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zuniga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jospin controls the pace.
Zuniga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jospin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuniga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zuniga throws a head kick that misses.
Zuniga throws a head kick but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuniga's calf.
Jospin blocks a jab.
Zuniga darts in trying to clinch
and Jospin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jospin slaps away a takedown attempt from Zuniga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zuniga wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniga throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jospin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga throws a head kick that misses
and Jospin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick by Zuniga misses
and Jospin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuniga is looking to score with low kicks.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuniga misses with a looping right.
Jospin scores with a hook.
Jospin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jospin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zuniga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jospin as he jumps to the side.
Jospin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zuniga tries for a takedown but Jospin circles away easily
and Jospin counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Zuniga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jospin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga tries to clinch but Jospin is having none of it.
Zuniga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuniga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zuniga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jospin sprawls well initially but Zuniga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zuniga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jospin tries to hold on but Zuniga postures up.
Zuniga lands with some strikes.
Zuniga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zuniga misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga unloading with bombs!
Zuniga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jospin because Zuniga loaded up on that one.
Jospin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jospin doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Zuniga landing strikes from the mount and Jospin is in trouble!
Zuniga misses with a head shot.
Zuniga avoids the attempt from Jospin to control.

Zuniga moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jospin has worked his arm free - good work by Jospin!
Zuniga gets to mount! Jospin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jospin looks a forlorn figure.
Jospin taking shots to the head.
Jospin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zuniga landing strikes from the mount and Jospin is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zuniga is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jospin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jospin!
Zuniga keeping moving, preventing Jospin from controlling successfully.

Zuniga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jospin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Zuniga will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jospin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zuniga throws a series of punches but Jospin avoids them all with ease.
Jospin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zuniga blocks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Jospin.
Zuniga misses with a lunging right hand
and Jospin counters with a left and a right that stings Zuniga.
Zuniga darts in trying to clinch
and Jospin counters with a nice body shot.
Zuniga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zuniga tries for a takedown but Jospin circles away easily
and Jospin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henri Jospin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuniga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jospin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zuniga somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Zuniga misses
and Jospin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Zuniga.
Jospin throws a body kick that misses.
Zuniga dives in for a single leg takedown but Jospin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Zuniga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuniga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuniga backing away here, and Jospin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Zuniga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jospin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zuniga in side control, throwing shots but Jospin defends.
Zuniga working away.

Zuniga swings around for an armbar but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zuniga's guard.
Zuniga keeping moving, preventing Jospin from controlling successfully.

Zuniga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henri Jospin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zuniga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jospin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Zuniga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jospin defends it easily.
Zuniga keeping full guard, as Jospin tries to pass.

Jospin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alex Zuniga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jospin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Zuniga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jospin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jospin is stalling in the full guard.
Jospin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuniga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Zuniga looking for a guillotine here but Jospin defends easily.
Jospin throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuniga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jospin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jospin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Zuniga working for a triangle but Jospin defends it easily.
Jospin wants to pass the guard but Zuniga is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jospin throws a strike but Zuniga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Zuniga cracks Jospin with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henri Jospin.
I think Zuniga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!