PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 2228 p4p, 1662 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 79 p4p, 55 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amodei
vs
Ziskie

165 cm
35
140
18 - 15 - 2

173 cm
32
149
21 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie connects with an inside leg kick.
Amodei connects with a crisp jab.
Amodei misses the shot to the body.
Amodei slips under a jab from Ziskie.
Amodei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Amodei is out of range.

Ziskie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Amodei on his heels. He'll look to pass Amodei's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amodei is on top in guard.

Amodei trying to control but Ziskie is working from the bottom.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie is pulling down on Amodei's head. It's preventing any offense from Amodei, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie is controlling Amodei's posture.
Ziskie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Amodei puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ziskie is looking to control Amodei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ziskie avoid being mounted?
Ziskie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amodei is pressing down on Ziskie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ziskie is holding on for now.
Ziskie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ziskie is pressing down on Amodei's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ziskie controlling Amodei's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie pulls Amodei in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ziskie throws a poor cross that misses
and Amodei counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie throws a lazy uppercut
and Amodei counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.

Ziskie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amodei to the mat! Amodei manages to get full guard.
Ziskie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Heart of the BloodBath. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ziskie preventing the sweep.
Amodei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Amodei wants to pass the guard but Ziskie is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei trying to control from half guard but Ziskie is working away.
Amodei wants to stand up but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Amodei wants to pass to mount but Ziskie is defending the position.
Amodei working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ziskie's thigh. Ziskie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Amodei postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Amodei avoids a kick to the body.
Amodei throws a big shot that misses.
Amodei tries to work over Ziskie's front leg with a kick but Ziskie checks it.
Ziskie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Ziskie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Ziskie as he connects with a hook.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Ziskie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amodei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
Ziskie wants to counter the offense by Amodei and move into the clinch position.
Ziskie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amodei checks it well.
Ziskie throws a combination that misses
enabling Amodei to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei throws out a leg kick but Ziskie moves out of range and Amodei only half commits.
Ziskie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amodei counters with a nice body shot.
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ziskie misses with a hook
and Amodei counters with an inside leg kick.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
Amodei throws a body shot but no joy.
Amodei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ziskie at a distance.
Amodei staying out of range there.
Ziskie connects with the punch.
Amodei tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ziskie throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a hook.
Ziskie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ziskie connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei blocks a jab.
It looked like Amodei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amodei throws a leg kick that misses.
Ziskie connects with a jab.
Ziskie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
and Amodei counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziskie throws a push kick but Amodei slaps the foot to one side.
Amodei tries to move into range but Ziskie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Amodei as he checks the leg kick.
Ziskie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amodei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ziskie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Amodei misses its target.
Ziskie throws a leg kick
and Amodei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Amodei looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amodei 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 Ziskie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ziskie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amodei checks a leg kick.
Ziskie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amodei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amodei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amodei throws the kick towards the body but Ziskie avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amodei, as that shot connected.
Amodei dodges the punch combination from Ziskie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ziskie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amodei to the ground. Ziskie is now in Amodei's guard.
Ziskie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Amodei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziskie landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
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!

Amodei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ziskie finds it's way round the side to connect with Amodei's head.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Ziskie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziskie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amodei throws a shot from downtown. Ziskie moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Ziskie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ziskie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amodei swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Ziskie finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Amodei misses with a kick to the body
and Ziskie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amodei scores with a sloppy right hand. Ziskie should have avoided that one.
Giuseppe Amodei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Amodei counters with a leg kick.
Ziskie connects with a nice looking jab.
Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
and Amodei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Amodei moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.
Ziskie throws a hook to the side of Amodei's head but Amodei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ziskie misses with a lunging right hand
and Amodei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ziskie thinking.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
It looked like Amodei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philip Ziskie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Giuseppe Amodei's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziskie tries to land a leg kick but Amodei saw it coming and moves away.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Ziskie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziskie looks to score with a jab to the body but Amodei is just out of range.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
Amodei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ziskie misses with a jab to the body
and Amodei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ziskie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amodei's sensitive parts.
Ziskie tries to land a front kick but Amodei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Amodei sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie tests Amodei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amodei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Amodei throws a lazy right hand but Ziskie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giuseppe Amodei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ziskie moves out of range of the leg kick from Amodei.
Amodei scores with a nice strike.
Amodei lands with a good body shot.
Amodei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ziskie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Amodei lands an overhand right.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Amodei counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziskie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Giuseppe Amodei's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Amodei with a nice calf kick.
Ziskie swings widly with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Ziskie lands a jab to the head.

Ziskie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Ziskie is working for a kimura but Amodei is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziskie wants to take a breather but Amodei is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amodei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!