PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Zeppelin (ranked 24441 p4p, 4331 weight class) and Ayyuken Bi (ranked 670 p4p, 538 weight class). Ayyuken Bi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zeppelin
vs
Bi

193 cm
27
212
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Zeppelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ayyuken Bi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeppelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Kyle Zeppelin has been cut.

Bi lands a big uppercut and Zeppelin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zeppelin looks OK. Bi waves Zeppelin back to his feet!

Zeppelin is rocked!

Zeppelin gets the takedown into side control.
Oh Zeppelin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bi wants to get back to his feet but Zeppelin drags him back down.
Zeppelin working the ground and pound.
Zeppelin seems to have got his legs back now.
Bi is pushing Zeppelin's head away, looking to escape. Zeppelin manages to hold on to the position though.
Bi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zeppelin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zeppelin slows the pace down.

Zeppelin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bi, who protects the arm well.
Bi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeppelin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Bi is wriggling around trying to escape but Zeppelin has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Bi taps out and Zeppelin picks up the big win! Great work there by Zeppelin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Zeppelin!