PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zoo Three (ranked 4164 p4p, 5180 weight class) and Peter Angst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Three might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Three
vs
Angst

168 cm
18
150
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
151
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoo Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Angst!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Three takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Angst fails with the takedown
and Three counters with a straight right hand.
Peter Angst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angst shoots in for a takedown but Three shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Three swinging wildly here.

Angst closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angst.
Angst tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Three just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zoo Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Angst.

Angst gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Angst in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Three is trying to stand up here but Angst is controlling him well.
Angst is taking a breather. Three 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.
Three looks like he's trying to stand up.
Angst keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Angst takes the fight into the clinch.
Three controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Angst tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Angst drops back down to his feet.
Three gets underhooks to prevent Angst's takedown attempt.
Angst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Three blocks it with crossed arms.
Three lands a body punch.
Angst looks winded!
Three misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Three misses with a body punch.
Three is working Angst over against the cage.
Three works on Angst's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three misses with a punch to the body.
Three lands a hook to the side of the head.
Three has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Three creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Three tries to break free but Angst pushes him back against the cage.
Three is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Three.
Three tries to circle away but Angst has him pinned against the cage.
Three misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Three.
Three makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Three misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angst.
Three scores with a hook to the body.
Three is stalling here.
Angst is trying to maintain a safe position but Three gets an underhook and turns Angst into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Three.
Three wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angst has him pressed against the cage.
Three tries a body shot but Angst blocks it.
Three wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angst has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Three.
Three lands a body punch.
Three tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angst's elbow.
Three scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Three tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angst's elbow.
Angst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Three tries a body shot but Angst blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Three.
Three tries to land knees in the clinch but Angst avoids the damage to the body.
Three working hard to break the clinch.
Three tries to land knees in the clinch but Angst avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoo Three dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Three misses with a low kick as Angst jumps back.
Three displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Angst.
Angst fails with the takedown
and Three counters with a stiff right hand.
Three seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Angst tries to clinch
enabling Three to counter with a crisp jab.

Angst is rocked!
Three misses with a low kick.
Angst is still on wobbly legs! Can Three finish him?
Three lands with a hook. Angst tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Three throws a leg kick but Angst moved away.
Angst gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Three counters with a huge left! Angst is in big trouble! He's backing up but Three isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Angst from any more damage. A dominating finish by Three!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoo Three!
Zoo Three decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.