PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 4076 p4p, 140 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 9921 p4p, 181 weight class). Yayi Zinsou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Ventura's chin.

Zinsou
vs
Ventura

199 cm
28
273 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

204 cm
45
265 lbs
13 - 23 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zinsou has Ventura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zinsou is pushing Ventura up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Ventura takes one to the chin there.

Zinsou clinches.

Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Zinsou checks a leg kick.
Ventura defending well as Zinsou loads up on a big left hand.
Zinsou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Zinsou moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Zinsou - just one landing.

It looks like Anthony Ventura has been cut.
Zinsou throws a lazy uppercut
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zinsou moves into range and clinches up with Ventura.
Zinsou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ventura is keeping busy.

Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.

Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinsou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ventura.
Zinsou throwing a counter right hand but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Zinsou lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zinsou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zinsou lands a nice looking body shot.
Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura.
Zinsou slips under a jab from Ventura.

Zinsou drives through and clinches with Ventura against the ropes.

Zinsou breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a big shot that misses.

Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zinsou.
Zinsou trying to stall but Ventura improves his position.
Ventura looking to stall.

Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Ventura there.
Ventura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zinsou tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Ventura gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Zinsou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zinsou forces Ventura back against the ropes and clinches.
Ventura lands an uppercut.

Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinsou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ventura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zinsou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zinsou lands with a nice body punch.
Ventura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zinsou is looking to clinch but Ventura is avoiding it.
Zinsou defending well as Ventura loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Zinsou's defenses.
Yayi Zinsou is winning the standup battle so far.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ventura keeps the fight on the outside.
Ventura throws a big shot that misses.
Zinsou is looking to counter punch.
Ventura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ventura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Zinsou forces Ventura back against the ropes and clinches.

Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ventura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zinsou pushes Ventura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zinsou stalls.
Zinsou blocking some punches.
Zinsou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Zinsou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ventura gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Ventura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zinsou.
Zinsou can't find room to land a body shot as Ventura controls the action.
Ventura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zinsou is trying to stall.
Yayi Zinsou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Zinsou.
Ventura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Zinsou taking a breather.
Zinsou misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tries to throw a body punch but Zinsou avoids it by throwing Ventura back against the ropes.

Zinsou breaks the clinch.
Zinsou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ventura doesn't seem bothered though.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
Ventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zinsou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That has opened up Anthony Ventura's cut even more.
Ventura misses with a left hand
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zinsou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ventura throws a right hand that misses

and Zinsou counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Ventura to the mat, face first! Zinsou goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Ventura is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Ventura is breathing heavily.
Zinsou misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ventura walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Ventura is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.