PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Black Heart (ranked 1016 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 59 p4p, 96 weight class). Heart comes to the cage accompanied by Fear of the Dark. Zemin has chosen 부모님 은혜 as his entrance music. 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.

Heart
vs
Zemin

177 cm
23
141
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
23
135
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Black Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin slips a straight right by Heart.
Zemin takes one to the side of the head.
Zemin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Black Heart has been cut.
Heart swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Nice cross by Zemin.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heart defending well as Zemin loads up on a big left hand.
Heart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart misses with a low kick.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zemin tries to clinch up.
Heart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zemin lands a really nice looking cross but Heart seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zemin clinches up against the cage.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.

Heart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Zemin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Zemin swings widly with a right hand
and Heart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Zemin misses the target.
Heart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Zemin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heart, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin slows down the pace here.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heart up against the cage.
Heart avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin misses with a punch to the body.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zemin misses with a looping right.
Zemin tries to move into range but Heart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
Heart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zemin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zemin throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heart.
Heart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heart throws a leg kick but Zemin moved away.
Heart with the inside leg kick.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heart. Heart obviously looking to wear him down.
Zemin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Heart connects with a right hand. Zemin shakes it off.
Zemin thuds his right hand into Heart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heart scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heart, as that shot connected.
Donk. Heart catches Zemin right on the button with a cross.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heart. Heart obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Heart lands the left hand.
A big right from Zemin misses.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Zemin scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Heart tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Black Heart's cut is getting worse.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Heart pushes him off.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Zemin. That snapped Heart's head back.

Heart is rocked!
Zemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.

Heart breaks the clinch.
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heart under the eye.
Oh Heart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heart cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heart seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick lands for Heart.
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 Black Heart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin slips a jab from Heart.
Heart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zemin has time to react.

Zemin forces Heart back against the cage and clinches.
Zemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Heart.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin looking to throw knees to the head but Heart is blocking nicely.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.

Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zemin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Zemin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.

Heart breaks the clinch.
Heart throws a right hand that Zemin ducks under and follows up with a left that Zemin also avoids with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heart looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to clinch there but Heart circles away.
Heart moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Heart.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Zemin throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
Heart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.

Zemin has Heart up against the cage in a clinch.
Heart leaning against his opponent.
Zemin misses with a knee strike.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zemins head.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Heart's head.
Zemin working aggressively here.

Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black Heart is winning the standup battle so far.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.

Zemin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart working aggressively here.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Zemin slips a straight right by Heart.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
A jab from Zemin misses.
It looked like Heart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Zemin drives through and clinches with Heart against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Zemin.
Zemin just leaning against Heart, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Heart blocks an uppercut.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
Zemin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zemin misses with a hook. Heart ducked under it nicely.
Heart lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
Zemin tries to clinch but Heart moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Heart slips a straight right by Zemin.
Heart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zemin finds it's way round the side to connect with Heart's head.
Zemin moves away from the strike by Heart.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zemin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hearts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Heart!
Heart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heart scores with a hook to the body. Zemin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zemin moves away from the strike by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Unang Zemin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zemin jabs Heart right on the nose. Heart blinks but takes it well.
Heart lands with an uppercut that bounces Zemin off the cage and back into range.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Zemin throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Zemin catches Heart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zemin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Zemin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Zemin darts in and clinches Heart up against the cage.

Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin slowing the pace effectively.

Heart breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zemin.

Zemin rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Zemin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zemin or not.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.

Zemin breaks the clinch.
Zemin looks to land a left hand but Heart moved out of range nicely.
Heart with the inside leg kick.
Zemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Heart.
Zemin moves into range and connects with a jab.

Black Heart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zemin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heart just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Zemin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zemin! But no joy.
Zemin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Heart throws a leg kick but Zemin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heart stuns Zemin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heart.
Decent striking displayed by Heart there.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart scores with a jab to the body.
Heart lands with a nice body punch.
Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Heart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Heart misses with a straight left.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Zemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Zemin.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Zemin misses with a hook. Heart ducked under it nicely.
Zemin staying out of range there.
Zemin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to clinch
and Heart counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.

Zemin has closed the distance and engaged Heart in a clinch.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Unang Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.

Zemin sends Heart crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zemin is motioning to the referee to let Heart up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zemin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heart counters with a nice body shot.
Heart connects with a crisp jab.
Zemin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heart throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Heart circles away and keeps his distance.
Heart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zemin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
Heart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Unang Zemin.
I think Zemin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Heart!
Our winner, Black Heart, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.