PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between kevin struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zacancer (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.

struve
vs
Zacancer

211 cm
22
247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, kevin struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Zacancer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
struve shoots for a takedown but Zacancer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zacancer tries to clinch there but struve circles away.

Zacancer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
struve is not content to let Zacancer control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zacancer has eaten all the pies!
Zacancer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zacancer wants to stand but struve is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacancer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
struve gets back to half guard.
Zacancer wants to get back to his feet.

Zacancer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zacancer tries to stand and escape but struve is controlling the position.

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.
Zacancer is thwarting struve's attempts to control the position.
Zacancer is looking to advance position but struve won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
struve tries to clinch there but Zacancer circles away.
Zacancer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but struve manages to avoid it.

struve gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zacancer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zacancer wants to control from the top but struve keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
struve pulls Zacancer in close to his closed guard and prevents Zacancer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zacancer trying to control but struve is working from the bottom.

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.
Zacancer wanted to stand there but struve had control of the position.
Zacancer looking to pass the guard.
Zacancer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
struve looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Zacancer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zacancer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
struve circles away from the clinch attempt.
struve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zacancer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zacancer.
Zacancer throws a big right hand that misses.
Zacancer content to stall in guard here.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but struve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zacancer tries to free his leg and advance position but struve is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacancer controlling from the top position.
Zacancer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
struve being controlled here, momentarily.

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.
Zacancer looking to pass the guard.

Zacancer stands up from struve's guard - Zacancer perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
struve with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zacancer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for struve!
Zacancer controlling from mount.
Zacancer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zacancer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zacancer looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer throwing strikes here but struve is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zacancer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Zacancer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Zacancer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. struve sprawls well initially but Zacancer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Zacancer seems to be working for a kimura but struve defends the submission attempt.
Zacancer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pablo Zacancer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zacancer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zacancer controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pablo Zacancer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

struve is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zacancer's half guard.
Zacancer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
struve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zacancer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zacancer is on top in guard.
Zacancer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zacancer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
struve looking to control.
Zacancer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zacancer's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer looking to pass the guard.
Zacancer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of struve is proving hard to escape from.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but struve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Zacancer throws a big right hand that misses.
Zacancer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
struve keeping moving, preventing Zacancer from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from Zacancer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
struve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
struve fails with the takedown
and Zacancer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
kevin struve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Zacancer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zacancer wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Zacancer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zacancer 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Zacancer!