PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 5331 p4p, 5488 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 284 p4p, 289 weight class). Zemin has chosen ë¶€ëª¨ë‹˜ ì€í˜œ as his entrance music. Wingers Son has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Son
vs
Zemin

176 cm
19
145
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
135
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Carnage Clothing
New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Son takes the fight into the clinch.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Son keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zemin's efforts to push away.

Son drags the fight down to the ground.
Zemin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Son's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zemin's guard.

Zemin is wriggling around but Son manages to pass to half guard.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Son is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zemin pushes Son off looking to stand but Son dives back in and keeps control.
Son works his way into side control.

Son tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Son has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two 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.

Son thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zemin is trying to escape the position but Son is controlling the position.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.
Son tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Son is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zemin's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Son thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Son happy to just control the position for now.
Zemin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Son is controlling him well.
Zemin is not content to let Son control the position.
Son is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zemin's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Son is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zemin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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.

Son is trying to get an arm triangle but Zemin is defending well.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet but Son drags him back down.
Son is looking to take a break and control but Zemin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Son shoots in and bounces Zemin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wingers Son dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Son circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zemin.

Son forces Zemin back against the cage and clinches.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around?
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.

Zemin manages to break the clinch.
Son is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Zemin. Beautiful body shot.

Son shoots in and gets a takedown into Zemin's guard.
Son sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zemin is looking to stand up but Son isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin keeping moving, preventing Son from controlling successfully.
Zemin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Son is controlling him.

Zemin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Son presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Son tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zemin smiles and moves away.

Son clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Son misses with a body punch.
Son tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zemin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Son back against the cage.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Son avoids it.

Son jumps guard.

Son throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Son on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Son tries to get out of the position.
Zemin is looking to stand up but Son won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Son controls Zemin momentarily but Zemin frees himself.
Son looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zemin is one step ahead there.

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.
Zemin wanted to stand there but Son had control of the position.

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

Son closes the distance and pushes Zemin back into the cage.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.

Son ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Son no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Son has a closed guard, preventing Zemin from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zemin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Son looking to control.
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 Wingers Son will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zemin throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Zemin avoids it well and moves away.
Zemin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Zemin avoids it well and moves away.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Son counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Son.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin tries to break free but Son pushes him back against the cage.

Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Son clinches up with Zemin and pushes him back against the cage.

Zemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Son closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zemin did well to prevent Son getting side control.
Zemin tries to kick Son off but Son keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Son 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.
Son tries to pass to full mount but Zemin defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin is trying to stand back up but Son is controlling him
Zemin is looking to get back to is feet but Son passes into side control.

Son tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Son has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Son prevents Zemin from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Son wants to control but Zemin is keeping him busy.
Zemin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Son wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zemin, who protects the arm well.
Son trying to control the action but Zemin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son moves into full mount!

Son looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Son has hold of Zemin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zemin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zemin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Son wants to control but instead Zemin manages to regain half guard.

Son seems to be looking for submissions.
Zemin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Son is looking to advance position but Zemin won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zemin's thigh. Zemin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wingers Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but Zemin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wingers Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Son, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wingers Son!