PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Repus Revorg (ranked 1152 p4p, 2052 weight class) and Zeus McZeuserson (ranked 156 p4p, 256 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McZeuserson's choice of entrance music: Flawless. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Revorg
vs
McZeuserson

179 cm
24
157
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
159
6 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeus McZeuserson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McZeuserson is looking to clinch but Revorg is avoiding it.

McZeuserson closes the distance and pushes Revorg back into the cage.
Revorg avoids a wild elbow strike from McZeuserson.
McZeuserson lands a damaging elbow.
Revorg scores with a nice hook to the head.
McZeuserson tries to land a knee to the head but Revorg blocks with his arms.
Revorg misses with some punches.
McZeuserson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McZeuserson's elbow.
McZeuserson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Revorg blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Revorg.
McZeuserson lands an elbow that stopped Revorg in his tracks for a moment.
McZeuserson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McZeuserson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revorg gets through McZeuserson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by McZeuserson.
McZeuserson misses with the head strike.

Revorg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McZeuserson uses from the top position.

Revorg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McZeuserson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McZeuserson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McZeuserson controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Revorg throws his legs up looking for a submission but McZeuserson uses it to pass to side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Revorg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Revorg has one of McZeuserson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Revorg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Revorg is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Revorg being controlled for a moment.
Revorg is not content to let McZeuserson control the position.
Revorg is looking to regain half guard here but McZeuserson keeps moving and retains side control.
Revorg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McZeuserson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Revorg wants to take a breather but McZeuserson is having none of it.

Revorg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Revorg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

McZeuserson actively working from the bottom here.
Revorg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McZeuserson is looking to control Revorg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McZeuserson avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McZeuserson is looking for a sweep. Revorg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McZeuserson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Revorg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Revorg's back!
Revorg is in bad spot here.
Revorg is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McZeuserson trying to control.
Revorg trying to control the position but McZeuserson manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Revorg right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zeus McZeuserson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Revorg rushes McZeuserson and presses him up against the cage.
Revorg lands with a short shot to the head.
McZeuserson tries to land a knee to the head but Revorg blocks with his arms.
McZeuserson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Revorg.
McZeuserson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Revorg blocks it with crossed arms.
Revorg dodges an elbow strike from McZeuserson.
Revorg scores with a shoulder strike.
Revorg misses with a punch on the inside.
McZeuserson misses with a punch on the inside.
McZeuserson scores with a shot to the side of Revorg's head.
McZeuserson blocking some punches.
Revorg lands a shot to the body.
McZeuserson prevents a body shot from Revorg.
Revorg wants a takedown but no success here.
Revorg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McZeusersons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McZeuserson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Revorgs head.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by McZeuserson.
McZeuserson scores with a knee to the head.
McZeuserson pushes off an throws an elbow but Revorg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McZeuserson prevents Revorg from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
McZeuserson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McZeuserson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Revorg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McZeuserson to keep the fight standing.
Revorg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Revorg on the inside.
Revorg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McZeuserson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revorg's elbow.
Revorg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McZeuserson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repus Revorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Revorg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McZeuserson is trying to control but Revorg manages to pass to mount!

McZeuserson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Revorg.
Revorg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McZeuserson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Revorg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McZeuserson regains half guard.

Revorg seems to be working for a kimura but McZeuserson defends the submission attempt.

Revorg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McZeuserson sees it coming and defends easily.

McZeuserson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McZeuserson gets back to full guard.

Revorg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McZeuserson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Revorg has McZeuserson in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Revorg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McZeuserson passes into half guard.

McZeuserson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Revorg sees it coming and defends easily.
Revorg is controlling McZeuserson's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McZeuserson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Revorg keeps working.
Revorg wants to get back to full guard.
McZeuserson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revorg moves into full guard.
McZeuserson 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.
McZeuserson trying to control but Revorg is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Repus Revorg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McZeuserson moves into the clinch.
Revorg lands an uppercut.
McZeuserson misses with an elbow strike.
Revorg pushes McZeuserson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Revorg fails to pull guard.
McZeuserson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McZeuserson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McZeuserson prevents a body shot from Revorg.
Repus Revorg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McZeuserson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Revorg.
With the fighters up against the cage, McZeuserson throws an elbow but misses.
Revorg dodges an elbow strike from McZeuserson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McZeuserson tries to land a knee to the head but Revorg blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from McZeuserson.
Revorg lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McZeuserson.
Revorg works on McZeuserson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McZeuserson's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McZeuserson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repus Revorg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McZeuserson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McZeuserson.
Revorg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McZeuserson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Revorg looking to stall.
McZeuserson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Revorg on the inside.
Revorg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McZeuserson.
McZeuserson blocks a body shot from Revorg.
McZeuserson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McZeuserson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revorg's elbow.
McZeuserson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McZeuserson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McZeuserson looking to throw knees to the head but Revorg is blocking nicely.

McZeuserson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Revorg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McZeuserson to the mat. McZeuserson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Revorg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McZeuserson working for a triangle but Revorg defends it easily.

McZeuserson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Revorg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Revorg trying to control the position from guard on top but McZeuserson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revorg advances to half guard.
McZeuserson controlling the position for now.
McZeuserson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Revorg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Revorg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

McZeuserson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Revorg pulls his head out easily.

Revorg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

McZeuserson actively working from the bottom here.
McZeuserson regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Revorg got a little sloppy there for a moment and McZeuserson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Revorg has managed to get both his arms back between McZeuserson's legs - danger averted.

Revorg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Revorg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McZeuserson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McZeuserson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Revorg slips nicely into half guard.

McZeuserson actively working from the bottom here.
McZeuserson is trying to get back to full guard.

Revorg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McZeuserson has managed to free his arm - good work.

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 Repus Revorg.
I think Revorg 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zeus McZeuserson!
Zeus McZeuserson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.