PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bullock (ranked 2819 p4p, 1990 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 107 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bullock
vs
Zulu

197 cm
30
273
6 - 9 - 0

200 cm
23
291
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
MKFC

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zulu clinches with his opponent.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullock has Zulu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zulu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bullock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bullock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Zulu jumps guard.
Bullock trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.

Zulu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zulu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bullock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bullock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu striking off his back but it's not causing Bullock any problems.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zulu holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zulu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bullock manages to get himself to full guard.

Bullock wants to get back to his feet but Zulu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zulu distracts Bullock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bullock looking for a sweep. Not yet Bullock, not yet.
Zulu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zulu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bullock swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Zulu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zulu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zulu stands up over Bullock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zulu with a nice head shot there.
Bullock is trying to control the position but Zulu postures up.
Zulu wants to pass the guard but Bullock is keeping the position.
Zulu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zulu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Zulu closes the distance and clinches.

Zulu tightens his grip and picks Bullock up, before dumping him to the ground. Bullock manages to land in guard.
Bullock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Zulu manages to pass to side control.

Bullock wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulu trying to mount his opponent but Bullock defends it.
Zulu moves into full mount! Bullock won't be happy about that!
Bullock is squirming around, avoiding Zulu's attempts to control the action.
Zulu is landing with some decent strikes but Bullock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Lars Bullock has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zulu won't let Bullock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zulu controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaka Zulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Bullock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zulu slaps away a takedown attempt from Bullock, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Bullock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zulu quickly recovers to half guard.
Bullock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zulu on the ground.
Zulu gets full guard.
Zulu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zulu has his hands on Bullock's head, controlling the position.
Bullock preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zulu looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bullock is defending well. Zulu quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bullock has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zulu celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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.