PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marin Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus's entrance music is Step Up by Drowning Pool. A fine choice. Bernard Fournier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zeus
vs
Fournier

225 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
276 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Fournier!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zeus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fournier sprawls well initially but Zeus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Fournier defends it.
Zeus tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fournier controls his leg.
Fournier keeping control of the position.
Fournier wants to get back to his feet.
Fournier punching from the bottom.
Fournier trying to get back to full guard but Zeus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zeus dominating with strikes here.
Zeus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zeus with the ground and pound from mount.
Fournier looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zeus is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Zeus gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Zeus gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Zeus apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fournier tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus needs to keep his hands up - Fournier had a free shot at his head there.
Zeus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fournier.

Fournier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fournier working for a triangle but Zeus defends it easily.
Zeus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fournier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zeus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fournier's guard.

Fournier looking for subs off his back but Zeus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fournier looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands strikes from half guard.
Zeus blocks the strikes from Fournier.
Fournier tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus working Fournier over with strikes.
Zeus working over Fournier with some ground and pound. Fournier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zeus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zeus is trying to control. Fournier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Zeus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fournier is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marin Zeus!