PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zou Yun (ranked 1930 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 1895 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!

Yun
vs
Zwirn

172 cm
27
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zou Yun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zwirn momentarily.
Zwirn looks to land a left hand but Yun moved out of range nicely.
Yun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zwirn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yun scrambles back to his feet.
Yun loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.
Zwirn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zwirn lands with an overhand left.
Zwirn takes a swing at Yun's ribcage but misses.
Yun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zwirn throws a jab when Yun was well out of range.
Zwirn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Yun misses its target.
Yun throws a jab but it's blocked by Zwirn.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Yun.
Zwirn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zwirn swings for the body but Yun moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Zwirn.
The fighters circling - Yun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zwirn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yun.
Yun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwirn.
Yun was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yun ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn.
An attempted straight right counter from Yun misses the target.
We've been told by Yun's head coaches at Buoy Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zwirn.
Yun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yun misses with a jab to the body
and Zwirn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zwirn misses with a hook. Yun ducked under it nicely.
Zwirn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yun moves out of range of the strikes.
Yun throws out a loose jab but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target.
Yun looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwirn is just out of range.
Zwirn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yun looks to land a left hand but Zwirn moved out of range nicely.
Yun digs a good hook to Zwirn's body.
Zwirn misses with a wild body shot.
Zwirn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn throws a jab but it's blocked by Yun.
Yun slips under a jab from Zwirn.
Yun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zwirn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn swings for the body but Yun moves out of range.
Yun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yun misses the jab.
Yun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwirn.
Zwirn misses with a hook.
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!
Yun sizes up Zwirn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zwirn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yun throws a hook but Zwirn blocks it.
Zwirn throws out a loose jab but Yun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yun.
Yun misses with a straight right.
Zwirn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zwirn misses with a looping left.
Yun swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zwirn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yun scores with a decent looking hook.
Yun throws a hook but Zwirn avoids it easily.
Yun throws a looping overhand right but Zwirn ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun scores with a nice strike.
Zwirn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yun throws out the jab.
Yun just misses with a punch to the body.
Yun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwirn.
Yun throwing a counter right hand but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Yun looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwirn is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zwirn! But no joy.
Zwirn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yun at a distance.
Zwirn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zwirn scores with a punch to the head.
Yun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zwirn.
Yun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zwirn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yun tests Zwirn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwirn.
A jab from Yun misses.
The fighters circling - Zwirn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zwirn misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yun misses the target.
Yun throws the left hand but Zwirn avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn just misses with a punch to the body.
Zwirn misses with an uppercut.
Yun throws a lazy right hand but Zwirn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target.
Zwirn defending well as Yun loads up on a big left hand.
Yun avoids the body shot from Zwirn.
Yun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwirn.
Yun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zwirn. Zwirn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yun misses the jab.
Zwirn looks to throw the jab but Yun is out of range.
A lazy left from Zwirn finds it's target.
Yun misses the jab.
Yun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zwirn.
Yun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zwirn lands a nice hook to Yun's body. Yun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zwirn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Yun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zwirn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frederick Zwirn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left lands for Yun.
Zwirn slips a jab from Yun.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Yun.
Yun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zou Yun is winning the standup battle so far.
Yun lands with a shot to the body.
Zwirn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yun.
Yun ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn.
Zwirn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Zwirn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zwirn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yun was well out of range. Poor timing from Zwirn.
Yun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn throws a hook but Yun blocks it.
Zwirn swings for the body but Yun moves out of range.
Yun looks to throw the jab but Zwirn is out of range.
Yun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zwirn misses with a looping right.
Yun loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun throws a body punch but Zwirn moves out of range.
Yun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zwirn throws a hook but Yun avoids it easily.
Zwirn throws a jab but it's blocked by Yun.
Yun slips a jab from Zwirn.
Yun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yun connects with a crisp jab.
Zwirn misses with a looping right.
Yun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zwirn misses with a left hand
and Yun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zwirn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yun's head backwards.
Zwirn scores with a jab. Yun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zwirn.
Zwirn avoids the body shot from Yun.
Zwirn defending well as Yun loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Zwirn misses.
Yun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yun misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwirn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Zwirn finds it's way through Yun's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Zwirn misses the target.
Yun loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.
Zwirn catches Yun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Yun misses its intended target.
Yun misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Zwirn misses.
Zwirn connects with a right hand. Yun shakes it off.
Yun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zwirn.
Yun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yun misses the body punch
and Zwirn counters with a stiff right hand.
Zwirn misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Yun misses its target.
Nice jab there from Zwirn.
Zwirn jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn looks to land a right hand but Yun moved out of range.
Zwirn throws a looping overhand right but Yun ducks down to avoid it.
Yun misses the jab.
Zwirn throws a right hand that Yun ducks under and follows up with a left that Yun also avoids with ease.
Zwirn throws a jab but it's blocked by Yun.
Yun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zwirn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yun manages to avoid it.
Zwirn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yun.
Zwirn looks to score with a jab to the body but Yun is just out of range.
Zwirn loads up on a big right hand but Yun slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Yun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yun swings for the body but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn misses with a looping left.
Zwirn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zwirn throws out a loose jab but Yun uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn throws an overhand right that lands on Yun's shoulder, as Yun tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target.
Yun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zwirn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zwirn! But no joy.
Zwirn ducks under a wild hook from Yun.
Zwirn defending well as Yun loads up on a big left hand.
Yun walks into a stiff left hand from Zwirn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yun throws a looping overhand right but Zwirn ducks down to avoid it.
Zwirn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zwirn misses.
Zwirn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yun throws out a loose jab but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn throws a shot from downtown. Yun moves away and avoids it.
Yun moves forwards but Zwirn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zwirn misses with a wild body shot.
Zwirn swings for the body but Yun moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Zwirn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yun lands a nice looking body shot.
Zwirn throws the left hand but Yun avoids the punch easily.
Zwirn lands with a straight right. Yun didn't see that one coming.
Yun misses with an uppercut.
Zwirn misses with a straight right.
Zwirn misses with a looping left.
Yun throws a lazy right hand but Zwirn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zwirn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zwirn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yun throws a looping overhand right but Zwirn ducks down to avoid it.
Zwirn misses with an uppercut. Yun saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yun lands a really nice looking cross but Zwirn seems unphased.
A left lands for Yun.
Zwirn misses with a hook. Yun ducked under it nicely.
Zwirn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwirn takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun throws a hook but Zwirn avoids it easily.
Yun loads up on a big right hand but Zwirn slips the punch.
Zwirn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zwirn connects with a crisp jab.
Yun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zwirn throws a series of punches but Yun avoids them all with ease.
Yun is looking to counter punch.
Zwirn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yun misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zwirn to counter with a crisp jab.
Zwirn walks into a straight right hand from Yun.
Yun throws a jab but it's blocked by Zwirn.
Yun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zwirn doesn't seem bothered though.
Zwirn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yun throws a body punch but Zwirn moves out of range.
Zwirn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yun blocks a jab.
A big left from Zwirn misses.
Yun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun misses with a two punch combination.
Yun lands a lovely overhand right.
Zwirn throws a right hand that misses
and Yun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yun scores with a jab to the body.
Yun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zwirn.
Yun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yun throws a jab but it's blocked by Zwirn.
Zwirn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zwirn moves out of range as Yun strikes.
Zwirn throws an overhand right that lands on Yun's shoulder, as Yun tries to avoid the shot.
Yun throwing a counter right hand but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Yun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Zwirn misses the target.
Yun swings widly with a right hand
and Zwirn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yun drops his hands momentarily and Zwirn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zwirn moves away from the strike by Yun.
A little jabbing left from Zwirn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun scores with a nice strike.
Zwirn slips a straight right by Yun.
Yun ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn.
Yun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zwirn connects with a body shot.
Zwirn staying out of range there.
Yun avoids the body shot from Zwirn.
Yun throwing a counter right hand but Zwirn manages to avoid it.
Zwirn misses the shot to the body.
Zwirn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zwirn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yun under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Zwirn misses the target.
Yun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zwirn at a distance.
Yun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zwirn was well out of range. Poor timing from Yun.
Zwirn throws out a counter right but Yun avoids it with no problem.
Yun takes a swing at Zwirn's ribcage but misses.
Zwirn blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yun misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun moves out of range as Zwirn strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Yun misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yun. Zwirn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zwirn looks to throw the jab but Yun is out of range.
Yun misses with a straight right.
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!
Zwirn slips under a jab.
A big left from Zwirn misses.
Yun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zwirn throws out the jab.
Yun throws out a loose jab but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Yun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zwirn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yun slips a straight right by Zwirn.
Zwirn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zwirn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zwirn slips a straight right by Yun.
Zwirn misses with a straight right.
Zwirn scores with a sloppy right hand. Yun should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zou Yun.
Well Zwirn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Frederick Zwirn!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Frederick Zwirn!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Frederick Zwirn!

Frederick Zwirn wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Frederick Zwirn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.