PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhongjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Battery
vs
Zhongjing

225 cm
20
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Zhongjing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Battery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhongjing tries to bum rush Battery with a series of wild strikes but Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus Battery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhongjing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhongjing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battery has time to react.

It looks like Maximus Battery has been cut.
The fighters circling - Zhongjing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhongjing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhongjing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Battery tries to clinch but Zhongjing is having none of it.
Battery tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhongjing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhongjing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battery tries to clinch but Zhongjing moves out of range.
Battery is looking to clinch but Zhongjing is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhongjing swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery.
Zhongjing is looking to slow Battery down with leg kicks.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhongjing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhongjing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhongjing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battery is breathing heavily.
Battery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhongjing throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick.
Battery tries to clinch there but Zhongjing circles away.
Zhongjing connects with a solid leg kick.
Battery wants to clinch up but Zhongjing keeps it at a distance.
Battery wants to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch there but Zhongjing circles away.
Battery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhongjing tried to score with a low kick but Battery checks it.
Zhongjing thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhongjing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing throws a solid leg kick but Battery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhongjing.
Battery is looking to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch but Zhongjing is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Battery.
Zhongjing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battery wants to clinch.
Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhongjing circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhongjing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhongjing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhongjing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery tries to clinch there but Zhongjing circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery is looking to clinch but Zhongjing is avoiding it.
Battery wants to clinch.
Zhongjing keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick.
Zhongjing wants to land a leg kick but Battery is out of range.
Battery is looking to clinch but Zhongjing is avoiding it.
Battery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhongjing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zhongjing throws and low kick but Battery moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Battery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhongjing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Zhongjing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Battery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhongjing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Zhongjing pushes him off.
Zhongjing misses with a few strikes there.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battery tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhongjing swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery.
Zhongjing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery is looking to clinch.
Zhongjing swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhongjing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhongjing.
Battery is looking to clinch but Zhongjing is avoiding it.
Battery tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battery tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhongjing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Battery is out of range.
Battery tries to clinch up.
Zhongjing tries to score with a low kick but Battery moves his leg out of the way.
Zhongjing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zhongjing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhongjing tries a low kick but Battery avoids it.
Zhongjing circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing feints and then cracks Battery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battery down.
Zhang Zhongjing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhongjing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhongjing misses with a series of wild punches.
Battery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick as Battery jumps back.
Battery is looking to clinch.
Battery tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.
Battery takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Zhongjing lands a big right hand that sends Battery crashing to the mat! Zhongjing stays standing though and waves Battery back to his feet!

Battery is rocked!
Zhongjing feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Battery crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zhang Zhongjing!