PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Clint Thorpe (ranked 6886 p4p, 178 weight class) and Silo Zama (ranked 5261 p4p, 74 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Thorpe
vs
Zama

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
252 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Big heart

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clint Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silo Zama!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Thorpe blocks the low kick.
Thorpe is looking to counter punch.
Silo Zama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zama, as that shot connected.

Zama clinches up with Thorpe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zama lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Clint Thorpe has been cut.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Zama misses with a body punch.
A short left from Thorpe.
Zama can't find room to land a body shot as Thorpe controls the action.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zama.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zama lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Thorpe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Thorpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorpe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Zama is trying to stall.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zama lands an uppercut.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Zama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorpe's elbow.
Thorpe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zama looking to stall.
Thorpe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zama misses with an elbow over the top.
Zama lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorpe is keeping busy.
Zama is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Thorpe.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama controlling the action here for a moment.
Zama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Zama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorpe misses with the head strike.
Zama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe misses with a body punch.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorpe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Zama is pushing Thorpe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
Still in the clinch, Thorpe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thorpe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thorpe.
Zama prevents a body shot from Thorpe.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Thorpe scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorpe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zama blocks an uppercut.
Zama is looking to control Thorpe's arms but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zama has his back to the ropes.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zama.
Thorpe blocks the elbow strike.
Thorpe blocks a body shot from Zama.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorpe as Zama tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silo Zama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Thorpe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zama drives through and clinches with Thorpe against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorpe.
Thorpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zama's elbow.
Thorpe trying to land knees to the body.
Zama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorpe is defending well for now.
Zama looking to stall.
Zama digs a right hand into Thorpe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorpe's gas tank.
Thorpe misses with the head strike.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Zama has the Thai clinch. Zama obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Thorpe's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!

Zama closes the distance and pushes Thorpe back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorpe avoids the damage to the body.
Thorpe avoids a wild elbow strike from Zama.
Silo Zama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Zama.
Zama pushes Thorpe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zama scores with a shot to the side of Thorpe's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Zama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama can't find room to land a body shot as Thorpe controls the action.
Zama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorpe avoids it.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Thorpe.
Zama looking to stall.
Thorpe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Zama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zama scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Zama.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Thorpe.
Nice body punch from Zama - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zama trying to stall but Thorpe improves his position.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
Zama lands with a short shot to the head.
Zama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorpe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thorpe avoiding damage as Zama throws knees to the body.
Zama digs a right hand into Thorpe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorpe's gas tank.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Zama.
Zama presses Thorpe against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zama.
Thorpe takes a shot to the head.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe blocks an elbow strike from Zama.
A short left from Zama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zama pushes Thorpe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Zama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama is leaning against Thorpe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Thorpe blocks with his arms.
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Thorpe blocks with his arms.
Zama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silo Zama takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Clint Thorpe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zama with a nice cross.
Zama misses the body punch
enabling Thorpe to counter with a crisp jab.
Zama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorpe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Zama moves into the clinch.
Zama is struggling to control the position.
Thorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorpe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorpe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zama managing to block the knees to the body from Thorpe.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
Zama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorpe.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zama cracks Thorpe with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorpe as Zama tries to tie him up.
Zama seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
Zama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Zama.
Clint Thorpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama lands a body punch.
Thorpe blocks an elbow strike.
Zama working Thorpe over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Zama is trying to stall.
Zama is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Silo Zama.

Zama clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Zama.
Zama missing with knees to the body.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorpe blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zama gets through Thorpe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama leaning against his opponent.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama misses with an elbow strike.
Zama pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorpes head.
Zama pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Zama trying to control the position but instead, Thorpe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zama into the ropes.
Zama lands with a left to the head.
Silo Zama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Zama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorpe backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Zama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorpe's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zama.
Zama lands with a left to the head.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Zama.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorpe misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silo Zama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silo Zama!
A relieved looking Silo Zama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.