PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 891 p4p, 105 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 967 p4p, 115 weight class). Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Judah
vs
Zhai

175 cm
34
147 lbs
23 - 8 - 2

169 cm
39
146 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Zhai throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Zhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhai scores with a sloppy right hand. Judah should have avoided that one.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Zhai throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Judah misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zhai thumps Judah with a low kick.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Judah swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhai checks a leg kick.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zhai works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Zhai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zhai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Judah.
Zhai walks into a stiff left hand from Judah.
Zhai throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Zhai only half commits.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhai scores with a punch to the head.
Judah misses with a straight left.
Zhai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhai.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhai thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Zhai moved out of range nicely.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah throws an off balance right hand
and Zhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhai misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhai dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Zhai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zhai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhai is out of range.
Zhai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Zhai ducks down to avoid it.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Zhai's head back.
Zhai slips under a jab.
Zhai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judah, as that shot connected.
Judah slips under a jab from Zhai.
Judah misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing.
Judah lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Judah finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah thuds his right hand into Zhai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Zhai is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Zhai. That snapped Judah's head back.
Zhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Zhai blocks the body kick.
Zhai seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhai with a hook.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Zhai moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Judah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Zhai responds with a good body kick, but Judah manages to step out the way in time.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhai throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Zhai is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhai feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Zhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Zhai sees coming a mile off.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Zhai had a free shot at his head there.
Judah misses with a left hand
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhai is looking to clinch.
Zhai moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhai! But no joy.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhai moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Zhai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
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.

Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhai on the side of the head.
Zhai misses with a wild body shot.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhai. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Zhai ducks down to avoid it.
Zhai throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhai.
Zhai scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Judah has closed the distance and engaged Zhai in a clinch.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Judah on the inside.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judah manages to break the clinch.
Zhai throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah tried to counter with a leg kick but Zhai avoided it.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai feints a counter leg kick.
Judah moves out of range as Zhai strikes.
Zhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zhai tries to land a leg kick but Judah saw it coming and moves away.
Judah staying out of range there.
Zhai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.
Zhai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zhai lands a front kick.
Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai misses with an uppercut
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah tries to land a leg kick but Zhai saw it coming and moves away.
Zhai misses with a looping right.
Judah takes a swing at Zhai's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zhai throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Judah wants to clinch up but Zhai keeps it at a distance.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhai.
Zhai swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Zhai.
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zhai lands with a good body shot.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah throws a lazy head kick
and Zhai counters with a straight right hand.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Zhai misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Zhai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Judah's knee momentarily.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah lands a jab to Zhai's midsection.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Zhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Judah throws a jab when Zhai was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhai throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Zhai misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Zhai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Zhai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhai scores with a push kick.
Judah swings widly with a right hand
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhai connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhai looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Zhai checks it.
Zhai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zang Zhai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zhai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judah moves out of range as Zhai strikes.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zhai if he has to take too many more of those.
Judah tests Zhai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhai throws a front kick that sends Judah stumbling back into the cage.
Zhai misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
Judah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhai. That did some damage!
Zhai slips under a jab.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah checks a low kick from Zhai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhai avoids the head kick by Judah.
Zhai misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Zhai scores with a nice body kick.
Judah catches Zhai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zhai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Zhai lands the left hand.
Judah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zhai scores with a jab to the head.
Zhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zhai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zhai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhai moves away from the strike by Judah.
Zhai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
Zhai looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Judah throws a right hand that Zhai ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhai also avoids with ease.
Judah throws a leg kick but Zhai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhai.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah sizes up Zhai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhai misses with a straight right.
Zhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhai throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhai throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zhai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Zhai's shoulder, as Zhai tries to avoid the shot.
Judah throws a low kick but Zhai avoids it.
Zhai tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.
It looked like Judah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Zhai lands with a shot to the body.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah misses with an uppercut
and Zhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhai tries to work over Judah's front leg with a kick but Judah checks it.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Zhai avoids the body shot from Judah.
Zhai thows a body kick. Judah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Judah tries to clinch up but Zhai circles away and keeps his distance.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Zhai moved out of range.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Zhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah takes a swing at Zhai's ribcage but misses.
Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zhai.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judah, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah walks into a stiff left hand from Zhai.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zang Zhai.
I think Zhai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!