PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juarez Silviano Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetsu comes into the arena with I Will Not Lose blaring out of the sound system. Barbosa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cake - Frank Sinatra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Zetsu
vs
Silviano Barbosa

200 cm
21
279 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deidara Zetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juarez Silviano Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zetsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Zetsu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zetsu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zetsu is able to avoid easily.
Zetsu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zetsu lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetsu throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Zetsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Zetsu scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Zetsu.
Zetsu throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zetsu jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu lands with a nice body punch.
Zetsu misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zetsu.
Zetsu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.

It looks like Juarez Silviano Barbosa has been cut.
Zetsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zetsu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barbosa looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zetsu takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zetsu.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zetsu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Zetsu.
Zetsu's corner calls for a 1-2. Zetsu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Zetsu moves out of range easily.
Zetsu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Zetsu.
A punch combination from Zetsu misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Zetsu misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zetsu throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu throws a head kick that misses.
Zetsu throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Zetsu is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with an outside leg kick.
Zetsu throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zetsu.
Zetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
A big right from Zetsu misses.
Zetsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zetsu counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetsu connects with the punch.
Zetsu throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Zetsu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zetsu lands the left hand.
Zetsu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zetsu throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zetsu cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zetsu throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zetsu is able to avoid easily.
Zetsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deidara Zetsu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juarez Silviano Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zetsu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zetsu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Deidara Zetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetsu throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Zetsu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Barbosa is rocked!
Zetsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zetsu works the jab nicely.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Zetsu finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Zetsu throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barbosa is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Deidara Zetsu!
Deidara Zetsu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.