PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and logan connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrico Zamora has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Zamora
vs
connor

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

KO Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrico Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, logan connor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
connor fails with the takedown.

connor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zamora bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
connor trying to keep a closed guard but Zamora is proving a slippery customer.
Zamora will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zamora loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
connor keeping moving, preventing Zamora from controlling successfully.
Zamora is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zamora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zamora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zamora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zamora trying to control the position from guard on top but connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamora postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
connor looking for a sweep. Not yet connor, not yet.
Zamora distracts connor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamora is looking to work some ground and pound but connor has wrist control.
connor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zamora stands up over connor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
connor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
connor wants to get back to his feet but Zamora is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - connor has eaten all the pies!
connor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zamora works over connor with some ground and pound from guard.
Zamora has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zamora working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of connor's head.
Zamora postures up and lands a big shot to connor's brow.
connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zamora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zamora tries to free his leg and advance position but connor is retaining full guard.
Zamora distracts connor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
connor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
connor looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
connor has momentary wrist control but Zamora slips an elbow through the middle.
Zamora postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
connor is looking to stand up but Zamora isn't so interested in that idea.
Zamora lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zamora is looking to work some ground and pound but connor has wrist control.
Zamora scoring with punches to the head and body.
connor trying to control the position.
Zamora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands a couple of elbows.
Zamora postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zamora working some strikes from top position.
Zamora landing with the ground and pound.
Zamora working some strikes from top position.
Zamora landing with the ground and pound.
Zamora wants to control from the top but connor keeps moving.
Zamora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zamora passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora gets to mount! connor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora with a couple of short strikes.
Zamora connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zamora lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zamora dominating with strikes here.
Zamora connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
connor tries to lock up and control but Zamora gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zamora trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zamora with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Zamora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zamora fails with the takedown

and connor counters with a shoot takedown. Zamora fights it but they end up in guard.
Zamora trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Enrico Zamora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Zamora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zamora is striking from the bottom but connor uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zamora throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zamora punching from the bottom.
connor is trying to control the action in half guard but Zamora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Zamora works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zamora throws a couple of heel strikes.
connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
connor throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Zamora decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
connor is trying to maintain the position but Zamora is very close to passing his half guard.
Zamora passes to side control.
Zamora cracks connor with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
connor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zamora is controlling him well.
connor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zamora working the body and head with strikes.
Zamora is putting a hurting on connor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zamora working the ground and pound.
Zamora is chipping away with strikes.
Zamora cracks connor with a big right hand but connor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
connor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zamora working the ground and pound.
Zamora landing a few strikes.
connor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zamora working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear connor down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
connor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zamora throwing strikes but connor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
connor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zamora is looking to regain half guard here but connor keeps moving and retains side control.
connor trying to control the action but Zamora is working from the bottom.
Zamora tries to strike but it doesn't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zamora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
connor has his takedown stuffed

and Zamora counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zamora slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
connor wants to get back to his feet but Zamora drags him back down.
Zamora connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused connor some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Zamora's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zamora working the body and head with strikes.
connor is looking for a sweep.
Zamora lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zamora works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zamora working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Zamora dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

connor with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zamora counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for connor!
Zamora working the ground and pound effectively.
Zamora lands with some vicious ground and pound - can connor hang on?
Zamora lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zamora cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zamora cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zamora is landing with some decent strikes but connor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zamora pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamora scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zamora breaks from connor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zamora is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zamora lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora is landing with some decent strikes but connor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zamora lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zamora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zamora with a couple of short strikes.
Zamora lands a big elbow.
connor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Zamora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zamora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. connor looks a forlorn figure.
Zamora punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount and connor is in trouble!
Zamora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zamora scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish connor?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zamora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zamora lands with some strikes.
Zamora lands with some strikes.
connor is bucking up trying to escape but Zamora cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zamora tries to control but connor wriggling away.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zamora lands a nice shot to the head.
Zamora with shots to the head and body - connor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zamora lands a heavy elbow.
connor wants to hold on but Zamora pushes him away.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount and connor is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora working connor over with strikes here.
connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as connor is looking to escape.
connor is trying to stand up.
Zamora working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Zamora.
Zamora raining down shots from the mount!
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

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.
A nice elbow there by Zamora.
Zamora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
connor tries to hold on but Zamora postures up.

Zamora working for a submission but connor is keeping him at bay.
connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Enrico Zamora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zamora lands a heavy elbow.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount.
Zamora controlling the position easily from mount.
Zamora lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Zamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zamora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrico Zamora!