PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 2 p4p, 31 weight class) and Kvame Zulu (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Piano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Piano Man. Zulu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Badaboom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kvame Zulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Piano
vs
Zulu

190 cm
33
275
39 - 12 - 0

205 cm
35
265
36 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kvame Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Piano misses the target.
Zulu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Piano under the eye.
The fighters circling - Zulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piano throws a counter high kick but Zulu was just alert enough to avoid it.

Zulu rushes Piano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piano blocking some punches.
Piano tries to land a knee to the head but Zulu blocks with his arms.
Piano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Piano pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Piano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
And Piano counters with a quick kick to the body but Zulu blocks it.
A lazy body kick from Piano
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piano . That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano checks a leg kick.
Piano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zulu moves in looking to clinch but Piano pushes him off.
Zulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Piano loads up on a big right hand but Zulu slips the punch.
A lazy left from Zulu finds it's target.
Zulu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piano counters with a low kick, right behind Zulu 's knee.
The fighters circling - Zulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zulu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Piano throws a head kick that misses.
Zulu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Zulu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu misses with an uppercut.
Piano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zulu wants to clinch
and Piano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zulu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Zulu darts in and clinches Piano up against the cage.
Zulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piano 's elbow.

Piano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu throws a hook but Piano blocks it.
Kvame Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Zulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piano counters with a straight right hand.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
Piano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zulu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Piano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zulu avoids it.
Zulu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piano is out of range.
Zulu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Piano counter with a right hand.
Zulu cracks a nice hook into Piano 's ribs.

Zulu moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Piano has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Piano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu has Piano pressed against the cage, preventing Piano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Piano .
Zulu connects with a body shot that sends Piano 's belly button to the back.
Zulu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Piano .
Zulu misses with a combination
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Kvame Zulu's cut even more.
Zulu lands with an overhand left.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Piano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kvame Zulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kvame Zulu's cut.
That's time! Piano 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zulu misses the jab.
Zulu misses with a hook
and Piano counters with a nice leg kick.
Zulu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu looks to throw the jab but Piano is out of range.
Piano thinks about countering with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Zulu misses
and Piano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piano slips a jab from Zulu.
Zulu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Piano !
Zulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piano counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Zulu badly! Piano follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Zulu out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Piano finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rick Piano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.