PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick eat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Volg Zangief
vs
eat

170 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nick eat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eat fails to land with a series of punches.
Zangief ducks under a wild hook from eat.
Zangief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as eat throws out the jab.
Zangief stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zangief wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Zangief. No joy for eat on that attempt.
eat tries to clinch up but Zangief circles away and keeps his distance.
Zangief moves out of range as eat throws a body kick.
eat throws a series of punches but Zangief moves out of range.
A jab from eat misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
eat misses with an uppercut.
eat doesn't manage to clinch there - Zangief circles away.
eat looks to land a right hand but Zangief moved out of range.
eat tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zangief tries to keep at a distance but eat has taken the fight into the clinch.

eat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
eat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Zangief or perhaps it was just good defense by eat which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from eat is defended easily by Zangief.
Alexander Volg Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nick eat.
eat takes a swing at Zangief's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
eat misses with a wild combination.
Zangief fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zangief closes this distance looking for a takedown but eat circles away.
Zangief on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zangief avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zangief uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from eat.
eat tries to close the distance and clinch but Zangief swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
eat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eat stuffs the takedown.
Zangief is breathing heavily.
eat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zangief tries to score a power double leg takedown but eat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zangief somewhat.
Zangief tries for a takedown but eat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
eat throws a hook to the side of Zangief's head but Zangief sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
eat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
eat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
eat swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
eat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zangief sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
eat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
eat fails to land with a series of punches.
Zangief checks the leg kick.
eat misses with the combination.
eat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zangief slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nick eat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zangief showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from eat.
eat tries to close the distance and clinch but Zangief swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
eat looks to throw the jab but Zangief is out of range.
eat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
eat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zangief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
eat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zangief moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? eat is fending him off so far but Zangief persists. Nope, eat circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
eat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zangief but Zangief pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from eat misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
eat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
eat wants to clinch.
eat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Zangief or perhaps it was just good defense by eat which made him look bad.
eat misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
eat wants to clinch.
Zangief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from eat.
eat is looking to clinch but Zangief is avoiding it.
eat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zangief leaves eat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
eat throws a right hand that Zangief ducks under and follows up with a left that Zangief also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from eat.
eat thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eat's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and eat duly obliges.
Zangief stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zangief wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexander Volg Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nick eat.
eat stuffs the takedown.
eat throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zangief shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts eat as he jumps to the side.
eat lands a jab to the nose.
eat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
eat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zangief moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
eat wants to clinch.
Zangief dodges the punch combination from eat.
eat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zangief moves away.
Zangief showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from eat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
eat tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nick eat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

eat stuffs the takedown.
eat stuffs the takedown attempt from Zangief. Zangief gets slowly back to his feet.
eat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zangief.
eat moves in looking to clinch but Zangief pushes him off.
Zangief showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from eat.
No joy there for eat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
eat misses with a hook.
eat tries to clinch but Zangief is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
eat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zangief slaps away a takedown attempt from eat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
eat tries to bum rush Zangief with a series of wild strikes but Zangief uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nick eat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
eat scores with a hook.
Zangief shoots in for a takedown but eat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Volg Zangief. That's going to take a lot out of him.
eat throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
eat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zangief fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for eat with that takedown attempt.
eat's corner calls for a 1-2. eat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from eat.
eat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
eat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zangief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zangief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zangief avoids the head kick by eat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from eat does no damage.
Zangief shoots for a double leg takedown but eat sprawls well. He's pushed Zangief's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - eat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
eat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
eat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zangief fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
eat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
eat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
eat doesn't manage to clinch there - Zangief circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zangief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zangief shoots in but eat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
eat misses with a head kick.
eat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zangief circles away quickly and effectively.
eat doesn't manage to clinch there - Zangief circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
eat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zangief momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - eat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander Volg Zangief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nick eat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zangief will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
nick eat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well eat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nick eat!