PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Ewing (ranked 23164 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Ozone (ranked 21952 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ewing
vs
Ozone

216 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
28
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ozzy Ozone!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozone misses with a low kick.

Ozone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ewing's guard.
Ozone wants to stand but Ewing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ozone stands up over Ewing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ozone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ozone on the ground.
Ewing has his hands on Ozone's head, controlling the position.
Ozone wants to stand but Ewing is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozone tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewing is retaining full guard.
Ewing pulls Ozone in close to prevent any damage.
Ewing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ozone connects with a couple of short punches.
Ozone preventing the sweep.
Ewing looking to control.
Ewing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ewing.
Ozone is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ozone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ozone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ewing seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ozone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ewing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ozone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ewing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Ozone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ozone shoots in and bounces Ewing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing seems keen to control Ozone's posture.
Ewing is trying to keep Ozone in close.
Ozone wants to control from the top but Ewing keeps moving.
Ewing being controlled here, momentarily.
Ewing trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ozone wants to stand but Ewing is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ozone stopping the sweep attempt from Ewing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ozone trying to control but Ewing is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ewing avoids the head kick by Ozone.
As Ozone looks to move away, Ewing throws a big counter combo but Ozone just gets out of the way.
Ewing closes the distance and clinches up with Ozone, looking for a takedown. Ewing pushes Ozone against the cage but Ozone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Ozone tries to counter it with a takedown but Ewing pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ozzy Ozone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ozone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ewing quickly recovers to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ozone is taking a breather. Ewing says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzy Ozone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ozone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ewing's guard.
Ewing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ozone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ozone blocks the strikes from Ewing.
Ewing wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing is controlling Ozone's trapped leg to prevent Ozone from advancing to side control.
Ozone is controlling the pace.
Ozone wants to take a breather but Ewing is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing is controlling Ozone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ozone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ewing tries to get to full guard but Ozone has control of the leg.
Ewing is staying active underneath Ozone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ozone passes into side control, despite Ewing's attempt to control the position.
Ozone taking a breather here.

Ewing wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Ozone seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Ewing is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Ozzy Ozone!