PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tsushima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Till I Collapse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tsushima
vs
Zizzmen

184 cm
25
216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen throws a big shot that misses.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsushima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zizzmen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tsushima can pounce on him.
Zizzmen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joey Zizzmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima throws a head kick that Zizzmen semi-blocks.
The fighters circling - Zizzmen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima throws a lazy right hand but Zizzmen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zizzmen circles away quickly and effectively.
Zizzmen misses with a combination
and Tsushima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zizzmen really felt that one!
Zizzmen connects with a looping right hand.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zizzmen throws a big shot that misses.
Tsushima misses with a takedown attempt - Zizzmen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zizzmen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen fails with the takedown
and Tsushima counters with a straight right hand.
Tsushima closes the distance and clinches up with Zizzmen, looking for a takedown. Tsushima pushes Zizzmen against the cage but Zizzmen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tsushima throws a nice head kick!
Zizzmen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zizzmen wants to clinch
and Tsushima counters with a low kick, right behind Zizzmen 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsushima. Tsushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Zizzmen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsushima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zizzmen really felt that one!

Zizzmen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zizzmen looks gassed!
Tsushima on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tsushima wants to control but Zizzmen postures up.
Zizzmen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsushima is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zizzmen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zizzmen throws a strike but Tsushima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tsushima holds on and takes a little breather.
Zizzmen wanted to stand there but Tsushima had control of the position.
Tsushima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zizzmen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Tsushima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zizzmen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zizzmen misses with a shot to the body
and Tsushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsushima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zizzmen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zizzmen tries to clinch up
enabling Tsushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsushima throws a low kick, looking for Zizzmen's leg but Zizzmen calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zizzmen. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsushima is defended easily by Zizzmen.
Tsushima misses with a looping right.
Lewis Tsushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Zizzmen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zizzmen's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tsushima changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zizzmen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tsushima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tsushima controlling from side mount.
Tsushima wants to control but Zizzmen is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zizzmen's face as Tsushima controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tsushima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tsushima trying to control the action but Zizzmen is working from the bottom.
Tsushima in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsushima scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tsushima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zizzmen is looking to reverse the position.
Zizzmen defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Tsushima dominated that second round.
That's time! Tsushima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tsushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zizzmen throws the left hand but Tsushima avoids the punch easily.
Tsushima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zizzmen.
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Zizzmen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tsushima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tsushima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsushima in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima advances to full mount.
Tsushima working Zizzmen over with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tsushima misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tsushima sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zizzmen is squirming around, avoiding Tsushima's attempts to control the action.
Joey Zizzmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Zizzmen, under a barage of strikes from Tsushima.
Zizzmen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tsushima controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tsushima is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lewis Tsushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsushima throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

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.
Tsushima controlling the position easily from mount.
Zizzmen wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zizzmen is squirming around, avoiding Tsushima's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Tsushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsushima 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Tsushima!