PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur has chosen Bob Le Bricoleur as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zappa
vs
Le Bricoleur

171 cm
27
156 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

187 cm
24
153 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappa misses with a left hand
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Le Bricoleur shoots in for a takedown but Zappa shows good takedown defense.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Le Bricoleur avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Zappa moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Le Bricoleur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Bricoleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Bricoleur slips under a jab from Zappa.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zappa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zappa throws a nice looking combination but Le Bricoleur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zappa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bricoleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Zappa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zappa.
Junior Zappa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
enabling Zappa to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Bricoleur checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Zappa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zappa moves away.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zappa throws the left hand but Le Bricoleur avoids the punch easily.

Le Bricoleur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zappa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands with a left to the head.
Le Bricoleur blocking some punches.
Le Bricoleur has a couple of punches blocked by Zappa.
Le Bricoleur is pushing Zappa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zappa lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zappa misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le Bricoleur tries to throw a body punch but Zappa avoids it by throwing Le Bricoleur back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Le Bricoleur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zappa's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zappa.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Zappa.
Zappa has a couple of punches blocked by Le Bricoleur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur working aggressively here.
Zappa is looking to control Le Bricoleur's arms but Le Bricoleur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zappa has his back to the cage.

Le Bricoleur breaks the clinch.
Le Bricoleur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zappa rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zappa backs up against the cage.
Zappa throws a leg kick but Le Bricoleur moved away.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zappa counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappa throws a low kick but Le Bricoleur moves out of range easily.
Zappa connects with a body shot that sends Le Bricoleur's belly button to the back.
Zappa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Zappa is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Le Bricoleur clinches up with Zappa and pushes him back against the cage.
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zappa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Bricoleurs head.
A bit of stalling here from Le Bricoleur.
Zappa scores with a shot to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zappa gets through Le Bricoleur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zappa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Le Bricoleur.
Zappa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zappa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Bricoleur prevents a body shot from Zappa.
Zappa taking a breather.

Le Bricoleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zappa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zappa thinking.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Zappa as Le Bricoleur shoots in.
Zappa slips a jab from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice looking body shot.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Zappa moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur shoots in but Zappa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior Zappa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Le Bricoleur.
Zappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Bricoleur is just out of range.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Bricoleur fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur stuns Zappa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zappa jabs at Le Bricoleur's body.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Zappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zappa slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zappa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Le Bricoleur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Le Bricoleur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Le Bricoleur struggles to land a body shot inside as Zappa controls his hands.
Zappa throws a head punch that misses.
Zappa lands with a left to the head.
Zappa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Le Bricoleur - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Le Bricoleur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zappa has him pressed against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur scores a nice knee to the body.
Zappa working aggressively here.
Zappa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zappa lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Le Bricoleur is rocked!
Le Bricoleur lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zappa scores with a shoulder strike.
Le Bricoleur is still on wobbly legs! Can Zappa finish him?
A body shot lands from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Bricoleur seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Bricoleur blocks a body shot from Zappa.
Zappa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Bricoleur tries to work over Zappa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zappa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Bricoleur tries to work over Zappa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappa trying to control the position but instead, Le Bricoleur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zappa into the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zappa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Bricoleur is looking to control Zappa's arms but Zappa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le Bricoleur has his back to the cage.
Zappa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Le Bricoleur.
A body shot lands from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur wants to stall.
Le Bricoleur lands an uppercut.

Le Bricoleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zappa slips a jab from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Bricoleur is just out of range.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zappa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Bricoleur scrambles back to his feet.
Zappa misses with a jab to the body
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice uppercut.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Le Bricoleur moved out of range nicely.
Zappa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zappa circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur is looking to clinch.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Le Bricoleur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zappa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bricoleur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zappa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zappa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Bricoleur counters with a three punch combo that has Zappa backing up. Zappa nods at Le Bricoleur to acknowledge the strikes.
Good exchange - Le Bricoleur coming out on top.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zappa throws a hook but Le Bricoleur blocks it.
Zappa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zappa misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zappa counters with a nice body kick.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Le Bricoleur ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zappa tries to land a front kick but Le Bricoleur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Zappa is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch but Zappa moves away
and Zappa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Zappa does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zappa counters with a left to the body.
Zappa feints a jab promting Le Bricoleur to slip. Zappa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Le Bricoleur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot
and Zappa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A combination from Le Bricoleur does no damage.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur darts in trying to clinch
and Zappa counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Le Bricoleur! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Zappa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Zappa!