PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie McStar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McStar
vs
Zaire

180 cm
29
198 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

182 cm
30
192 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.

Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
McStar lands with a short head shot on the inside.

McStar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McStar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaire defending well though.
McStar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaire's head.
McStar wants to control but Zaire is keeping him busy.
McStar with the ground and pound but Zaire uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zaire seems keen to control McStar's posture.

Zaire working for a triangle but McStar defends it easily.
Zaire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar is trying to get back to full guard.
Zaire wants to take a breather but McStar is having none of it.
Zaire keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zaire is trying to control. McStar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Abdullah Zaire was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McStar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
McStar misses with a takedown attempt - Zaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McStar misses with a takedown attempt
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaire has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by McStar.
Robbie McStar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McStar with a poor takedown
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Zaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McStar misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McStar takes a jab right on the kisser.
McStar fails with the takedown.
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McStar has time to react.
Zaire lands with a hook. McStar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
Nice takedown defense from Zaire. No joy for McStar on that attempt.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire leaves McStar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zaire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McStar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McStar is breathing heavily.
McStar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to avoid it but McStar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaire to the ground. Zaire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Robbie McStar has been cut.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Zaire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
Zaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McStar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaire prevents it.
McStar prevents a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire stops a takedown attempt from McStar.
Zaire misses with some punches.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
McStar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaire prevents it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McStar's elbow.
Zaire is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as McStar controls the action.
Zaire tries to land knees in the clinch but McStar avoids the damage to the body.
Zaire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaire lands a left hand.
McStar blocks a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a knee strike.
McStar wants a takedown.
Zaire lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire pushes McStar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McStar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zaire is working McStar over against the cage.
Zaire is working McStar over against the cage.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie McStar'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.

McStar doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McStar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McStar has his takedown stuffed
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McStar.
McStar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStar shoots and misses
and Zaire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McStar thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire lands with an overhand left.
Zaire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McStar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire feints and then cracks McStar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McStar down.
Zaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zaire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McStar on his heels. He'll look to pass McStar's guard now, I'm sure.
McStar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but McStar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zaire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zaire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zaire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zaire is keen to just control but McStar is a slippery customer.
Zaire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zaire wants to control but McStar is keeping him busy.
McStar missing with punches from the bottom.
Zaire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar is looking to improve his position.
Zaire is keen to just control but McStar is a slippery customer.
McStar has hold of Zaire's hands but Zaire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McStar trying to get back to full guard but Zaire takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Abdullah Zaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands a big elbow.
McStar is squirming around, avoiding Zaire's attempts to control the action.
Zaire controlling his opponent.
Zaire avoids the attempt from McStar to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking to control but McStar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McStar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire avoids the attempt from McStar to control.
Zaire punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zaire scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zaire looking to control but McStar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McStar taking shots to the head.
The referee warns McStar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McStar wants to hold on but Zaire pushes him away.
McStar is desperately trying to improve his position but Zaire has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire landing strikes from the mount.
Zaire wants to control the pace but McStar is squirming around nicely.
Zaire lands a big shot there that rocks McStar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zaire wants to control the pace but McStar is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zaire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbie McStar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McStar shoots for a takedown but Zaire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Zaire clinches.
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McStars head.
Zaire tries a knee to the head but McStar blocks it.
McStar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaire pulls his leg out and moves away.

Zaire darts in and clinches McStar up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaire prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie McStar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStar is looking for a takedown.
McStar has Zaire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zaire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaire.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McStar or not.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zaire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Zaire scores with a shot to the side of McStar's head.
McStar wants a takedown but no success here.
Zaire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaire lands an uppercut.
Zaire connects with a nasty looking knee right to McStar's face.

Robbie McStar's cut is getting worse.
McStar blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaire.
McStar wants to take the fight to the mat but Zaire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zaire lands with a light punch inside.
Zaire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Zaire lands a left hand that snaps the head of McStar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zaire.

McStar is rocked!
A short left from Zaire.
Oh McStar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaire creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McStar's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McStar drops to his knees and Zaire pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.