PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killua Zoldyk (ranked 6117 p4p, 421 weight class) and Gilmar Vidal (ranked 5606 p4p, 408 weight class). Killua Zoldyk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Zoldyk
vs
Vidal

178 cm
19
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killua Zoldyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilmar Vidal!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoldyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zoldyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vidal throws a shot to the body.
Vidal scores with a decent looking hook.
Vidal lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Vidal does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Zoldyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zoldyk walks into a jab.
Vidal throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Vidal misses.
It looked like Zoldyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoldyk avoids the body shot from Vidal.
A quick step to the side and Zoldyk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vidal lands the left hand.
Zoldyk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vidal misses with a hook
and Zoldyk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vidal thinking.
Zoldyk moves away from the strike by Vidal.
It looked like Zoldyk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vidal.
Zoldyk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vidal throws out a loose jab but Zoldyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal lands with a hook. Zoldyk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gilmar Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoldyk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vidal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vidal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zoldyk has time to react.
Vidal just misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal scores with a shot to the body.
Vidal tries to clinch but Zoldyk moves away
and Zoldyk counters with a straight right hand.
Zoldyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidal just misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal lands a nice looking body shot.
Vidal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zoldyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vidal fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoldyk misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Vidal.
It looked like Zoldyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vidal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Vidal.
Vidal misses the body punch
enabling Zoldyk to counter with a crisp jab.
Vidal loads up on a big right hand but Zoldyk slips the punch.
As Vidal looks to move away, Zoldyk throws a big counter combo but Vidal just gets out of the way.
Vidal throws a body shot but no joy.
Vidal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Vidal catches Zoldyk right on the button with a cross.
Vidal scores with a jab.

Vidal clinches.
Zoldyk throws a head punch that misses.
Zoldyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
Zoldyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vidal works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Vidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk misses with a body punch.
Vidal gets through Zoldyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoldyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoldyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vidal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoldyks head.
Vidal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zoldyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Vidal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.
Vidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.
Vidal blocks a body shot from Zoldyk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vidal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoldyks head.
Vidal pushes Zoldyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Vidal.
Vidal scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilmar Vidal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zoldyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zoldyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vidal.
Vidal lands a lovely overhand right.
Zoldyk moves forwards but Vidal connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Vidal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zoldyk, pushing him back against the cage.
Zoldyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidal lands with a right to the head.
Vidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoldyk takes a shot to the head.
Vidal cracks Zoldyk with a nice body shot.
Vidal is working Zoldyk over against the cage.
Vidal lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Vidal.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Zoldyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
A short left from Zoldyk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoldyk working aggressively here.
Vidal lands a right hand.
Vidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vidal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A short right from Vidal on the inside.
Vidal prevents a body shot from Zoldyk.
Vidal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gilmar Vidal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zoldyk misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Vidal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Vidal.
Zoldyk can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Zoldyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vidal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zoldyk working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vidal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoldyk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zoldyk.
Vidal lands an uppercut.
Vidal lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zoldyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vidal lands with a light punch inside.
Zoldyk working aggressively here.
A short right from Vidal on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vidal - that landed with a thud.
Vidal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
Zoldyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidal's elbow.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Vidal gets through Zoldyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zoldyk tries a body shot but Vidal blocks it.
Vidal lands a left hand.
A short right from Vidal on the inside.
A hook to the body from Vidal.
A right hand to the body from Vidal.
Zoldyk tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Zoldyk back against the cage.
Vidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
Vidal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vidal lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidal.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Zoldyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zoldyk has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
A short right from Vidal.
Vidal works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoldyk.
Vidal scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidal.
Vidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Vidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoldyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vidal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Zoldyk is rocked!
Zoldyk has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
Oh Zoldyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoldyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidal controls his hands.
Zoldyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoldyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Vidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoldyk.
Vidal lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal digs a right hand into Zoldyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoldyk's gas tank.
Zoldyk can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Vidal digs a right hand into Zoldyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoldyk's gas tank.
Vidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Vidal.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike.
Vidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoldyk.
Zoldyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidal blocks a body shot from Zoldyk.
Zoldyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidal controls his hands.
Vidal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vidal lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.
Vidal pushes Zoldyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vidal lands a right hand.
Vidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Vidal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilmar Vidal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vidal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zoldyk doesn't seem bothered though.
Vidal throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Vidal.
Vidal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zoldyk ducks right into an uppercut from Vidal.
Zoldyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vidal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zoldyk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoldyk needs to keep his hands up - Vidal had a free shot at his head there.
Vidal jabs at Zoldyk's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vidal tests Zoldyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vidal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zoldyk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vidal lands a jab to the nose.

Vidal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vidal lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Vidal.
Zoldyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Vidal.
Zoldyk tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Zoldyk back against the cage.
Vidal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vidal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoldyks head.
Killua Zoldyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Vidal presses Zoldyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zoldyk tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Zoldyk back against the cage.
Vidal lands with a left to the head.
Vidal lands with a light punch inside.
Vidal works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
A hook to the body from Vidal.
A short uppercut from Vidal.
Vidal lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
Vidal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoldyks head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
Vidal lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vidal.
Vidal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
Vidal lands a hook that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vidal.
Vidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vidal.
Vidal lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Vidal.
Vidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vidal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vidal pushes Zoldyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vidal lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal lands with a right to the head.
Gilmar Vidal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vidal lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoldyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoldyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vidal lands a right hand.
Zoldyk misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.
Zoldyk can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
A short left from Vidal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vidal.
Zoldyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoldyk can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Zoldyk throws a head punch that misses.
Vidal pushes Zoldyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoldyk misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vidal.
Vidal blocks a body shot from Zoldyk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidal works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Vidal works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoldyk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zoldyk fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilmar Vidal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vidal 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilmar Vidal!
A less than humble Gilmar Vidal misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.