PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Bistro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bistro
vs
Zizzmen

188 cm
29
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro blocks a jab.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but Bistro moves out of range.

Bistro tries to keep at a distance but Zizzmen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bistro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zizzmen's efforts to push away.
Zizzmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bistro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zizzmen tries for a takedown but Bistro circles away easily
and Bistro counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zizzmen is defended easily by Bistro.
Bubba Bistro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Zizzmen.
Bistro throws a jab when Zizzmen was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Bistro tries to land a leg kick but Zizzmen saw it coming and moves away.

Zizzmen closes the distance and clinches.
Zizzmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zizzmen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zizzmen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bistro backwards.
Bistro throws a punch but it's blocked by Zizzmen.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Bistro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzmen avoids the damage to the body.
Zizzmen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.
Bistro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bistro misses with the head strike.
Zizzmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zizzmen.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Zizzmen is blocking nicely.
Zizzmen is working for takedown but Bistro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bistro.
Zizzmen looks gassed!
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzmen avoids the damage to the body.
Bistro throws a head punch that misses.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Zizzmen is blocking nicely.
Bistro misses with the head strike.
Zizzmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bistro pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bistro. Zizzmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bistro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zizzmen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zizzmen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bistro pinned against the cage. Bistro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bistro misses with a shot to the body
and Bistro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zizzmen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bistro avoids it really well and circles away.
Bistro avoids the body shot from Zizzmen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Zizzmen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zizzmen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bistro. Bistro obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Zizzmen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Bistro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bistro tries to score with a low kick but Zizzmen moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bistro counters with a right hand to the body.
Zizzmen tries to clinch
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Zizzmen was not able to check.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zizzmen.
Bistro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zizzmen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bistro prevents Zizzmen from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bistro 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.

A clash of legs there as Zizzmen blocks the low kick.
Bistro throws a low kick, looking for Zizzmen's leg but Zizzmen calmly moves out of range.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. Zizzmen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bistro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bistro walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bistro. That's going to slow Zizzmen down.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
A jab from Zizzmen finds it's way through Bistro's defenses.
Bubba Bistro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Zizzmen misses the target.
Bistro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zizzmen clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen works on Bistro's body with a couple of short punches.
Zizzmen avoiding damage as Bistro throws knees to the body.

Zizzmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bistro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zizzmen counters with a left and a right that stings Bistro.
Zizzmen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bistro should have avoided that one.
Bistro connects with an inside leg kick.
Zizzmen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bistro defends it nicely.
Zizzmen is breathing heavily.
Zizzmen tries to bum rush Bistro with a series of wild strikes but Bistro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Zizzmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zizzmen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bistro sprawls well. He's pushed Zizzmen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zizzmen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zizzmen throws a jab when Bistro was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bistro.
Bubba Bistro is winning the standup battle so far.

Zizzmen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zizzmen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zizzmen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zizzmen prevents Bistro from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen trying to control but Bistro is having none of it.
Bistro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zizzmen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zizzmen controlling the position easily from mount.
Zizzmen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zizzmen is landing with some decent strikes but Bistro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bistro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bistro tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zizzmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bistro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zizzmen on the ground.
Zizzmen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zizzmen lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bistro working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Zizzmen 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! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zizzmen!
A clash of legs there as Zizzmen blocks the low kick.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen moves out of range easily.
Bistro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen avoids it.

Zizzmen clinches up against the cage.
Bistro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zizzmen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zizzmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bistro has double underhooks.
Zizzmen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bistro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zizzmen has Bistro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bistro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zizzmen can't break the clinch.
Zizzmen goes for a takedown attempt but Bistro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bubba Bistro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Zizzmen.
Zizzmen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bistro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zizzmen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zizzmen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zizzmen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bistro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bistro is looking to chop away at Zizzmen's legs.
Zizzmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zizzmen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Zizzmen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bistro's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zizzmen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Zizzmen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Zizzmen checks a leg kick.
Zizzmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Zizzmen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zizzmen pushes Bistro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bistro struggles to land a body shot inside as Zizzmen controls his hands.
A short right from Zizzmen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bistro obliges.
Bistro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zizzmen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zizzmen has picked Bistro up - he's going for a ride! Zizzmen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Zizzmen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bistro to stand up.
Bistro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
Zizzmen fails with a takedown attempt.
Zizzmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bistro was well out of range. Poor timing from Zizzmen.
Bistro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zizzmen is out of range.
Bistro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zizzmen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Zizzmen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bistro is looking to chop away at Zizzmen's legs.
Zizzmen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zizzmen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zizzmen moves to clinch but Bistro breaks away
and Bistro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zizzmen's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bistro throws a low kick but Zizzmen moves out of range easily.
Bistro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zizzmen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Zizzmen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zizzmen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Zizzmen!