PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Zizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zizzo
vs
T

194 cm
20
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Zizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, M T!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zizzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zizzo connects with a couple of short punches.
Zizzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zizzo prevents T from getting back to his feet.

Zizzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
T fails with an attempt to clinch.
T is looking to clinch but Zizzo is avoiding it.
T fails with an attempt to clinch.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zizzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
T takes a head kick and keeps coming.
T tries to clinch

and Zizzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. T won't be happy with that.

Zizzo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
T throws a lazy head kick

and Zizzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. T won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on T's face as Zizzo controls the position.

Zizzo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zizzo counters with a head kick.
T tries to clinch

and Zizzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zizzo goes for a takedown attempt but T pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
T wants to clinch but Zizzo slips to the side

and Zizzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. T won't be happy with that.
Zizzo tries to score with some ground and pound. T controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Zizzo stands up.
Zizzo is breathing heavily.

T closes the distance and pushes Zizzo back into the cage.
Zizzo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as T walks away with a smile on his face. Zizzo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
T clinches but Zizzo breaks the clinch

and Zizzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo passes T's left leg - he's now in half guard.
T avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zizzo.
T is trying to stand up here but Zizzo is controlling him well.

Zizzo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for T to stand up.
T misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
T throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

T forces Zizzo back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
T can't break the clinch.
T is trying to break the clinch but Zizzo is controlling him.

Zizzo pulls guard.
Zizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zizzo is working hard here to advance position.
T prevents Zizzo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Zizzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

T wants to clinch but Zizzo slips to the side

and Zizzo counters by clinching up.
T lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
T lands a nice elbow.
T misses with the head strike.
T doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Zizzo pulls guard effortlessly.

Zizzo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from T.

Zizzo clinches with his opponent.
Zizzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
T wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

T breaks the clinch.

Zizzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches T napping and manages to drive through into side control!
T really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zizzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Zizzo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
T clinches but Zizzo breaks the clinch

so Zizzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

T has his feet on Zizzo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

T closes the distance and clinches.
T creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzo's defenses.
T lands an elbow inside.
T misses with an elbow over the top.
Zizzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Zizzo pulls guard.
Zizzo wants to stand and escape but T is having none of it.
T tries to stand but Zizzo is controlling from the bottom.
T is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zizzo is trying to control the position but T postures up.
T tries to stand but Zizzo is controlling from the bottom.
Zizzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. T manages to get himself to full guard.
Zizzo pushes down on T's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo is trying to control. T wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
T won't allow Zizzo to pass to mount.
T avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zizzo.
Zizzo is trying to control the action in half guard but T is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zizzo prevents T from standing back up.
Zizzo trying to control from half guard but T is working away.

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

and Zizzo counters by moving into the clinch.
T working aggressively here.
Zizzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Zizzo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

T closes the distance but Zizzo moves to the side
and Zizzo counters with a good low kick that T was not able to check.
A head kick by T misses

and Zizzo counters with a single leg into guard. T didn't expect that.

Zizzo stands up from T's guard - Zizzo perhaps looking for a knockout.

T moves into the clinch successfully.
T lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
T lands a damaging elbow.
T lands an elbow inside that Zizzo shrugs off.
Zizzo blocking some punches.
T swings wildly with an uppercut but Zizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.

T escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
T closes the distance but Zizzo moves to the side

and Zizzo counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Zizzo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. T is trying to keep an underhook but Zizzo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zizzo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T won't allow Zizzo to pass to mount.
Zizzo prevents T from standing back up.
Zizzo is pressing down on T's thigh, looking to free his foot. T is holding on for now.
T is trying to stand up here but Zizzo is controlling him well.
M T has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Zizzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
T is trying to stand up here but Zizzo is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zizzo looks to land a body kick but T moved away.
T wants to clinch

and Zizzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
T keeping full guard, as Zizzo tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zizzo stands up from T's guard - Zizzo perhaps looking for a knockout.

T clinches up against the cage.
Zizzo has T pressed against the cage, preventing T from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
T misses with the head strike.
T misses with the head strike.
T comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zizzo takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from T fails to land.
T lands on the inside with an uppercut.
T swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by T as Zizzo tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zizzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zizzo.

T's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zizzo throws the kick towards the body but T avoids it.
Zizzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that T can do to turn this around?
T throws a sloppy head kick and Zizzo moves out of range easily.
T looks to clinch

and Zizzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zizzo.
Zizzo wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
Zizzo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of T is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

T has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zizzo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Zizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zizzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Zizzo!