PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nancy Botwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botwin has chosen Little Boxes On The Hillside as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zoidberg
vs
Botwin

190 cm
29
222 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

189 cm
23
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Hellbent

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nancy Botwin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoidberg can pounce on him.
Nancy Botwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botwin throws a sloppy head kick and Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Botwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Botwin misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zoidberg.
Botwin throws a low kick but Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Botwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.

Zoidberg closes the distance and clinches.
Botwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Botwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Botwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Botwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Botwin blocks it with crossed arms.

Botwin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Botwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Botwin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Botwin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zoidberg defends well.
Zoidberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Botwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zoidberg defends it easily.
Botwin is trying to control the position but Zoidberg postures up.
Zoidberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Botwin on the ground.

Botwin has his feet on Zoidberg's thighs here. He's pushed Zoidberg off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Zoidberg screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nancy Botwin!
Nancy Botwin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN for their support in the buildup to the fight.