PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muscles Glasses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muscles Glasses is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zeller
vs
Glasses

175 cm
24
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muscles Glasses!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller lands with an uppercut that bounces Glasses off the cage and back into range.
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeller throws a jab when Glasses was well out of range.
Glasses throws out a loose jab but Zeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glasses lands with a shot to the body.
Glasses connects with a looping right hand.
Zeller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glasses misses with a wild body shot.
Glasses drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zeller misses with a straight left.
Glasses lands with a nice combination. Zeller backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller throws an overhand right that lands on Glasses's shoulder, as Glasses tries to avoid the shot.
Glasses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeller misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller throws a jab but it's blocked by Glasses.
Zeller misses with an uppercut
and Glasses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeller misses with an uppercut
letting Glasses counter with a right hand.
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeller throws the left hand but Glasses avoids the punch easily.
Zeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeller misses with an uppercut. Glasses saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Glasses. Those never looked like landing.
Glasses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeller.
Zeller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Muscles Glasses has been cut.
Zeller lands with an overhand left.
Zeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeller misses with a hook. Glasses ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeller swings for the body but Glasses moves out of range.
A left and a right from Zeller both land. Nice combination.
Glasses pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zeller back to the cage. Glasses follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zeller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glasses counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glasses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeller.
Zeller throws a hook but Glasses avoids it easily.
Zeller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Glasses rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeller misses with a hook
and Glasses counters with a stiff right hand.
Glasses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Glasses cracks Zeller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeller. Glasses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeller as he connects with a hook.
Glasses takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glasses fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zeller on the side of the head.
Zeller swings widly with a right hand
and Glasses counters with a stiff right hand.

Zeller is rocked!
Zeller throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Glasses counters with a crisp one two that drops Zeller! Glasses thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zeller to his feet! Zeller is in big trouble!
Oh Zeller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeller misses with an uppercut. Glasses saw that one coming.
Glasses missing with a left hand there. Zeller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zeller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zeller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glasses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zeller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glasses.
Glasses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Glasses.
Zeller seems to have got his legs back now.
Zeller misses the jab.
Glasses drops his hands momentarily and Zeller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller throws out a loose jab but Glasses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeller throws a right hand that misses
and Glasses counters with a left to the body.
Zeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glasses.
Zeller misses with a few strikes there.
Glasses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zeller finds it's way round the side to connect with Glasses's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glasses.
A cross from Zeller lands.
Zeller misses with a wild body shot.
Zeller lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glasses wants to clinch.
Zeller misses with a hook
enabling Glasses to counter with a crisp jab.
Glasses takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glasses ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cody Zeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muscles Glasses's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Glasses in his tracks.
Zeller throws a hook but Glasses blocks it.
Zeller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Glasses makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Glasses with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Zeller misses its intended target.
Zeller misses with a body shot.
Zeller throws a poor cross that misses
and Glasses counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeller throws a shot from downtown. Glasses moves away and avoids it.
Glasses dodges the punch combination from Zeller.
Glasses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a few strikes there.
Glasses scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glasses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glasses misses with a two punch combination.
Zeller throws a right hand that misses
and Glasses counters with a left to the body.
Glasses thuds a left hand into Zeller's body.
Zeller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zeller throws a jab but it's blocked by Glasses.
Cody Zeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeller throws a shot from downtown. Glasses moves away and avoids it.
Glasses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeller was well out of range. Poor timing from Glasses.
Glasses scores with a body shot.
Glasses loads up on a big right hand but Zeller slips the punch.
Glasses moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glasses was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeller.
Zeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glasses counters with a two punch combo.
Zeller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glasses moves away.
Glasses uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeller.
Glasses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeller throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeller misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Zeller coming out on top.
Zeller thows a body shot but no joy.
Glasses connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zeller swings widly with a right hand
and Glasses counters with a stiff right hand.
Glasses misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Zeller misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glasses comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glasses misses the shot to the body.
Glasses lands with a shot to the body.
Zeller throws a shot to the body.
Glasses misses with a straight left.
Glasses throws a combination. Zeller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zeller misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Glasses counter with a right hand.
Glasses slips a straight right by Zeller.
Zeller throws a shot to the body.
Zeller misses the jab.
Glasses clobbers Zeller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zeller misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller thuds a left hand into Glasses's body.
Zeller throws the left hand but Glasses avoids the punch easily.
Zeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glasses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeller.
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!
Good shot there by Zeller.
Nice body punch from Zeller.
Zeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glasses.
A slow jab from Zeller misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Zeller there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glasses looks to land a combination. Zeller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Glasses.
Zeller misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Cody Zeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muscles Glasses's cut.
That's time! Zeller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Zeller missing with a left hand there. Glasses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Zeller.
Zeller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glasses counters with a stiff right hand.
Glasses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeller.
Zeller throws a right hand that misses
and Glasses counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glasses jabs at Zeller's body.
Zeller loads up on a big right hand but Glasses slips the punch.
Glasses throws a series of punches but Zeller avoids them all with ease.
Zeller misses with a straight left.
Zeller throws a lazy uppercut
and Glasses cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glasses ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Zeller looks to land a left hand but Glasses moved out of range nicely.
Zeller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Glasses.
Donk. Glasses catches Zeller right on the button with a cross.
Zeller throws a combination. Glasses tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zeller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glasses closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glasses misses with a few strikes there.
Zeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glasses.
Glasses slips a jab from Zeller.
Glasses fails to land with a series of punches.
Glasses moves out of range of the strikes.
Muscles Glasses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeller misses with a hook. Glasses ducked under it nicely.
Glasses slips under a jab.
Glasses misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glasses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glasses throws the left hand but Zeller avoids the punch easily.
Zeller slips under a jab.
Glasses is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glasses misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Zeller catches Glasses right on the button with a cross.
Glasses throws the left hand but Zeller avoids the punch easily.
Zeller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glasses.
Glasses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Zeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glasses just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glasses.
A punch combination from Glasses misses.
Glasses takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Zeller misses its intended target.
Glasses throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeller.
Zeller scores with a one two! Glasses had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zeller misses with an uppercut
and Glasses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Glasses misses.
Zeller lands with an overhand left.
Glasses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zeller blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glasses throws a right hand that misses
and Glasses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Glasses closes the distance and pushes Zeller back into the cage.
Glasses is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Zeller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muscles Glasses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Zeller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeller throws a lazy right hand but Glasses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glasses 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.
Glasses falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Zeller to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeller connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cody Zeller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cody Zeller!
Cody Zeller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.