PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberio Gioane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Zero
vs
Gioane

200 cm
28
265 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
265 lbs
3 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiberio Gioane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gioane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That has opened up Tiberio Gioane's cut even more.
Zero is looking to clinch but Gioane is avoiding it.
Zero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zero doesn't manage to clinch there - Gioane circles away.
Gioane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gioane walks into a stiff left hand from Zero.
Gioane looks gassed!
Zero throws a body punch but Gioane moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Zero.
Zero tries to clinch but Gioane moves away
and Gioane counters with a body kick that stops Zero in his tracks momentarily.
Zero lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gioane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gioane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zero scores with a spinning back kick!
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zero tries to clinch up but Gioane circles away and keeps his distance.
Zero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zero lands with a hook. Gioane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Zero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zero tries to clinch up
and Gioane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
Zero lands a jab to Gioane's midsection.
Zero doesn't manage to clinch there - Gioane circles away.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Zero tries to clinch but Gioane is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero swings for the body but Gioane moves out of range.
Gioane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gioane counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Gioane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zero swings for the body but Gioane moves out of range.
Zero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gioane checks it well.
Zero thumps Gioane with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gioane counters with a solid body kick.
Zero closes the distance but Gioane moves to the side
and Gioane counters with a body kick.
Gioane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gioane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiberio Gioane's cut.
That's time! Zero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gioane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zero.
Zero throws a combination that misses
and Gioane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
Gioane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zero moves out of range of the body kick from Gioane.
Zero wants to clinch up but Gioane keeps it at a distance.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gioane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gioane is breathing heavily.
Zero wants to clinch up but Gioane keeps it at a distance.
Zero blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gioane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gioane at a distance.
Zero looks to clinch
and Gioane counters with a nice body kick.
Zero tries to clinch but Gioane moves away
and Gioane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gioane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gioane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zero misses with a body shot
and Gioane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zero lands with a good body shot.
Sub Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gioane was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zero!
Gioane swats away the attempt to clinch by Zero.
Gioane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zero counters with a three punch combo that has Gioane backing up. Gioane nods at Zero to acknowledge the strikes.
Zero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gioane tries to move into range but Zero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zero is looking to wear down Gioane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gioane's sensitive parts.
Zero takes a swing at Gioane's ribcage but misses.
Zero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gioane counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zero there.
Zero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gioane checks it well.
Zero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gioane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zero.
Zero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gioane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gioane counters with a body kick that stops Zero in his tracks momentarily.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Zero tries to clinch up
and Gioane counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiberio Gioane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Zero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zero throws a combination that misses
and Gioane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sub Zero is winning the standup battle so far.
Zero misses with a wild combination.
Zero moves to clinch but Gioane breaks away
and Gioane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zero lands a right hook to the body.
Gioane needs to keep his hands up - Zero had a free shot at his head there.
Zero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gioane counters with a good, hard body kick but Zero shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zero wants to clinch but Gioane slips to the side
and Gioane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
Zero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zero lands with a nice body punch.
Zero lands with a nice body kick.
Zero wants to clinch up but Gioane keeps it at a distance.
Gioane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gioane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants to clinch up but Gioane keeps it at a distance.
Zero darts in trying to clinch
and Gioane counters with a nice body kick.
Zero scores with a leg kick.
Zero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gioane's head backwards.
Gioane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zero misses with a hook to the body
and Gioane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zero tries to clinch up
and Gioane counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gioane is looking to land body kicks.
Zero connects with a body shot that sends Gioane's belly button to the back.
Zero thuds a left hand into Gioane's body.
Jab by Zero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zero with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gioane throws a body kick that misses
and Zero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zero lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Gioane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero tries to clinch up but Gioane circles away and keeps his distance.
Zero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gioane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zero, right into the meat.
Gioane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiberio Gioane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!