PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Denai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let it Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Denai
vs
Zimmerman

205 cm
21
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
235 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Denai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Levi Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denai lands with a kick to the temple. Zimmerman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Levi Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Denai.
A low kick from Zimmerman misses
and Denai counters with a solid body kick.
Denai throws a head kick that Zimmerman semi-blocks.
Denai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Denai.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Denai.
Denai lands a head kick. Zimmerman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Denai lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Denai delivers a nice body kick.
Denai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Denai tenderised Zimmerman's leg. Zimmerman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Denai throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws an overhand right that lands on Denai's shoulder, as Denai tries to avoid the shot.
Denai throws a head kick that Zimmerman semi-blocks.
Denai lands a front kick.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Denai.
Denai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Denai gets tackled into the cage by Zimmerman. Zimmerman maintains the clinch.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
Zimmerman keeps control of Denai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zimmerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denai.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Denai avoids the elbow strike from Zimmerman, against the cage.
Zimmerman lands a shot to the body.
Denai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zimmerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denai's efforts to push away.
Denai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zimmerman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denai's brow.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denai fails to pull guard.
Denai tries to pull guard but Zimmerman holds him up against the cage and eventually Denai drops back down to his feet.
Zimmerman slows down the pace here.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denai looking to throw knees to the head but Zimmerman is blocking nicely.
Denai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zimmerman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
Zimmerman lands with a right to the head.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body.
Denai is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Denai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Denai 's eye.

It looks like Greg Denai has been cut.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
Denai avoids a wild elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside that Denai shrugs off.
Denai avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Denai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Denai takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Denai blocks with his arms.
Zimmerman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Denai 's eye.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Denai blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denai is looking to break free of the clinch but Zimmerman has double underhooks.
Denai takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zimmerman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denai's brow.
Zimmerman leaning against his opponent.
Zimmerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
Zimmerman leaning against his opponent.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman lands an elbow that stopped Denai in his tracks for a moment.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the head.
Denai blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zimmerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denai.
Denai takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman lands an elbow just above Denai 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zimmerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Zimmerman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Denai keeps the fight on the outside.
Zimmerman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denai can pounce on him.
Denai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zimmerman's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Denai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denai.
Denai misses with a head kick.
Denai avoids a kick to the body.
Denai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zimmerman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denai's knee momentarily.
Zimmerman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denai's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greg Denai is winning the standup battle so far.
Denai avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Denai.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zimmerman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Denai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zimmerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Denai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Zimmerman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Zimmerman drives through and clinches with Denai against the cage.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zimmerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Denai avoids the damage to the body.
Zimmerman scores a nice knee to the body.
Zimmerman is struggling to control the position.
Denai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levi Zimmerman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
Zimmerman with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denai.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
Denai is trying to break the clinch but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.
Zimmerman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zimmerman obliges.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denais head.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zimmerman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denai's defenses.
Denai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zimmerman.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zimmerman throws an elbow that misses.
Denai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zimmerman smiles and moves away.
Denai throws a lazy head kick

and Zimmerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow.
Denai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zimmerman connects with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.

Greg Denai's cut is getting worse.
Denai takes an elbow to the temple.
Zimmerman just leaning against Denai, taking a breather.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denai's defenses.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denai managing to block the knees to the body from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a damaging elbow.
Zimmerman lands a good knee to the midsection. Denai won't want to take too many of those.
Zimmerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Zimmerman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denai dodges an elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zimmerman lands a good knee to the midsection. Denai won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Zimmerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Zimmerman drives through and clinches with Denai against the cage.
Denai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zimmerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zimmerman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Denai avoids the damage to the body.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denai's defenses.
Zimmerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denai's defenses.
Zimmerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zimmerman lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Zimmerman.

Denai is rocked!
Zimmerman lands a big knee! That's hurt Denai! Oh, he's all over the place! Zimmerman lands another knee that sends Denai to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi Zimmerman!