PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy Johnson (ranked 3402 p4p, 122 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 2404 p4p, 94 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX- X Gon' Give it to Ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daddy Johnson
vs
Zulu

189 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Daddy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A punch combination from Zulu misses.
Zulu throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu wants a takedown.

Zulu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Zulu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson wants to stand but Zulu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Zulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zulu on the ground.

Zulu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Johnson doesn't defend quickly enough and Zulu has managed to lock this one up! Can Johnson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zulu on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shaka Zulu!
After the fight, Shaka Zulu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Big Daddy Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'This shit happens all the time. Im not invincible. But I'll be back for blood.'.