PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alostor Zayne (ranked 2293 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Cottoneye Joe (ranked 263 p4p, 171 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zayne
vs
Joe

195 cm
24
260
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
265
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alostor Zayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zayne ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Zayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zayne throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Zayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe tries to clinch but Zayne moves out of range.
It looked like Zayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zayne looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Zayne.
Zayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Zayne misses its target.
Joe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe moves into the clinch.
Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Zayne prevents a body shot from Joe.
Zayne controlling the action here for a moment.
Joe tries to work over Zayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zayne avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zayne.
Zayne is trying to push Joe away but Joe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Zayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zayne lands with an overhand left.
Joe throws a lazy uppercut
and Zayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Joe connects with the punch.

It looks like Alostor Zayne has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zayne misses with an uppercut
and Zayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
Zayne misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
Zayne keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zayne is looking to score with low kicks.

Joe moves into range and clinches up with Zayne.
Joe presses Zayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Zayne controls his hands.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zayne is defending well for now.
Zayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Joe lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaynes head.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zayne avoids it.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zayne avoids it.
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zayne's face.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Zayne blocks it.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Zayne.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zayne.
Zayne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zayne is breathing heavily.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Zayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Zayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe cracks Zayne with an open hand slap.
Joe throws a head kick that Zayne semi-blocks.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Zayne throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a straight that turns Zayne's legs to rubber! Joe pushes forward with more strikes and Zayne goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cottoneye Joe!
After winning the bout, Cottoneye Joe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.