PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid's entrance music is Stratovarius - Hunting High and Low. A fine choice. Zatarain has chosen Linkin Park - The Catalyst as his entrance music. Zartan Zatarain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kid
vs
Zatarain

158 cm
30
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo
BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ninja Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatarain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Zatarain avoids the body shot from Kid.

Zatarain clinches up with Kid and pushes him back against the cage.
Zatarain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kid tries to pull guard but Zatarain won't allow it.
Zatarain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zatarain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zatarain throws a half hearted mid kick.

Zatarain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zatarain prevents Kid from getting the reversal.
Kid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zatarain prevents Kid from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain with shots to the head and body - Kid looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kid is working to get back to half guard.
Kid wants to hold on but Zatarain pushes him away.
Kid wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kid is trying desperately to improve position.
Zatarain thowing shots but they're missing.
Zatarain with the ground and pound from mount.
Kid manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to hold on to Zatarain's head to control him but Zatarain postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Zatarain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid wants to get back to his feet.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Zatarain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Zatarain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kid's head.
Zatarain stops Kid from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zatarain working Kid over with strikes.
Zatarain drops an elbow to the side of Kid's head.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.
Zatarain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zatarain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kid moves into full guard.
Kid is trying to control the position but Zatarain postures up.

Kid pushes Zatarain off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid scores with a jab to the body.

Kid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid sizes up Zatarain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zatarain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Kid looks to land a left hand but Zatarain moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zartan Zatarain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kid tries to clinch but Zatarain moves out of range.
Kid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kid misses the jab.
Zatarain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kid connects with a jab.

Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Kid tries to score a body lock takedown but Zatarain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zatarain gets underhooks to prevent Kid's takedown attempt.

Kid lands a takedown into guard.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kid content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kid throws a sloppy body shot

and Zatarain counters with a takedown into side control.
Kid sneaks back into half guard.
Zatarain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to maintain the position but Zatarain is very close to passing his half guard.
Kid tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zatarain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zatarain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid working to try and regain half guard.
Kid is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kid wants to hold on but Zatarain pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kid is looking to improve his position but Zatarain isn't that keen on the idea.
Zatarain lands with some strikes.
Zatarain cracks Kid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kid is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kid is desperately trying to improve his position but Zatarain has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zatarain tries to control but Kid wriggling away.
Kid is desperately trying to improve his position but Zatarain has a good base and remains in mount.
Zatarain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kid's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatarain raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Zatarain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zatarain prevents Kid from getting the reversal.
Kid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zatarain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kid regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zatarain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kid throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ninja Kid will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kid showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zatarain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Zatarain is retaining full guard.

Kid drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zatarain looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zatarain looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zatarain!
Kid tries to escape but Zatarain is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kid taking a bit of punishment here - Zatarain scoring with strikes.
Kid tries to escape but Zatarain is in control.
Kid is trying to escape the position but Zatarain is controlling the position.
Kid is trying to get back to his feet.
Kid is being controlled here.
Zatarain working the ground and pound.
Zatarain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kid tries to escape but Zatarain is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid tries to bench press Zatarain off him but Zatarain keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain lands a nice forearm strike.
Zatarain cracks Kid with a big right hand but Kid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kid explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A swing and a miss from Kid.
Kid slips a jab and a cross from Zatarain.
Zatarain throws a chopping leg kick but Kid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kid misses with an uppercut. Zatarain saw that one coming.
Kid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Zatarain instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid jumps guard but Zatarain stands there with Kid around his waist. Kid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zatarain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Zatarain with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ninja Kid has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Zatarain.
Zatarain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kid gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zatarain gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Zatarain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kid looking to sit in guard and control but Zatarain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zatarain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zartan Zatarain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zatarain 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zartan Zatarain!