PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Barg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Barg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barg
vs
Zizzmen

195 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
225 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Barg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barg tries to keep at a distance but Zizzmen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barg wants to break free but Zizzmen has control.
Barg has had enough of the clinch but Zizzmen keeps him there for the moment.
Barg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zizzmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zizzmen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barg is trying to break free.
Barg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barg has had enough of the clinch but Zizzmen keeps him there for the moment.
Barg letting Zizzmen take a breather here.
Zizzmen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zizzmen cracks Barg with a nice body shot.
Barg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zizzmen.
Zizzmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen prevents Barg from breaking the clinch.
Zizzmen is leaning against Barg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Barg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barg throws a leg kick but Zizzmen moved away.
Zizzmen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne Barg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barg tries to bum rush Zizzmen with a series of wild strikes but Zizzmen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zizzmen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barg loads up on a big right hand but Zizzmen slips the punch.
Zizzmen connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Barg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barg is breathing heavily.
Barg throws a right and a left that Zizzmen avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zizzmen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zizzmen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barg throws a leg kick but Zizzmen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zizzmen throws a series of strikes that have Barg backpedaling.
Zizzmen lands a jab-cross combination.

Zizzmen forces Barg back against the cage and clinches.
Zizzmen keeps control of Barg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Zizzmen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zizzmen working Barg over with strikes.
Zizzmen is nestled in close to Barg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zizzmen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!
Zizzmen working over Barg with some ground and pound. Barg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen trying to control the action but Barg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zizzmen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zizzmen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barg is looking to improve his position.
Barg is looking to control Zizzmen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barg avoid being mounted?
Zizzmen moves nicely into side control.
Zizzmen working the head and body with strikes.
Zizzmen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zizzmen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barg keeps working.
Zizzmen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zizzmen is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barg is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Barg is trying to work for a sweep but Zizzmen has mounted him!
Barg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zizzmen looking to finish Barg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barg!
Barg is in a horrible position here. Zizzmen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zizzmen controlling his opponent.
Zizzmen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zizzmen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barg's face.
Zizzmen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zizzmen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zizzmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barg is squirming around, avoiding Zizzmen's attempts to control the action.
Zizzmen controlling the pace for now.
Zizzmen working Barg over with strikes here.
Zizzmen controlling the position easily from mount.
Zizzmen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zizzmen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barg is looking to improve his position but Zizzmen isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen lands a big elbow.
Barg is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Zizzmen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zizzmen counter with a right hand.
Zizzmen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barg misses with a combination
and Zizzmen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barg throws a combination that misses
and Zizzmen counters with a series of strikes. Barg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zizzmen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Zizzmen counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zizzmen.
Barg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zizzmen has him pressed against the cage.

Zizzmen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zizzmen manages to end up in side control.
Barg is looking to regain half guard here but Zizzmen keeps moving and retains side control.
Zizzmen is looking to take a break and control but Barg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barg is trying to control Zizzmen's posture but Zizzmen avoids it.
Barg is trying to work for a sweep but Zizzmen has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barg tries to lock up and control but Zizzmen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zizzmen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barg's face.
Zizzmen avoids the attempt from Barg to control.
Zizzmen trying to control but Barg is having none of it.
Barg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zizzmen with shots to the head and body - Barg looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barg is squirming around, avoiding Zizzmen's attempts to control the action.
Zizzmen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barg tries to reverse the position but Zizzmen maintains control.
Barg wants to hold on but Zizzmen pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barg is looking to improve his position but Zizzmen isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zizzmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barg is looking to get to half guard.
Zizzmen controlling his opponent.
Barg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zizzmen on the ground.
Zizzmen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zizzmen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zizzmen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zizzmen content just to control the position here.
Zizzmen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zizzmen controlling the pace for now.
Barg tries to hold on but Zizzmen pushes him away.
Zizzmen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zizzmen landing strikes from the mount.
Zizzmen with shots to the head and body - Barg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barg tries to reverse the position but Zizzmen maintains control.
Joey Zizzmen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Barg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zizzmen raining down shots from the mount!
Barg is in a horrible position here. Zizzmen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zizzmen is landing with some decent strikes but Barg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen is landing with some decent strikes but Barg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Zizzmen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zizzmen blocks Barg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zizzmen landing strikes from the mount and Barg is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Zizzmen.
Zizzmen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zizzmen controlling the position easily from mount.
Barg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barg tries to get out of the position.
Zizzmen working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zizzmen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zizzmen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zizzmen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Zizzmen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Barg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zizzmen.
Barg misses with an attempted mid kick.

Zizzmen darts in and clinches Barg up against the cage.
Barg wants to get back to striking at distance but Zizzmen won't allow it.
Zizzmen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zizzmen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zizzmen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zizzmen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barg prevents it.
Zizzmen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
A short body shot lands from Zizzmen as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
Zizzmen scores with a shoulder strike.
Zizzmen has a couple of punches blocked by Barg.
Barg wants to break free but Zizzmen has control.
Barg is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zizzmen gets through Barg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen looking to slow down the pace here.
Barg looking to slow down the pace here.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barg can't break the clinch.

Barg breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barg throws a sloppy body shot
and Zizzmen counters with a three punch combo that has Barg backing up. Barg nods at Zizzmen to acknowledge the strikes.
Barg misses with a lunging right hand
and Zizzmen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barg misses with a combination
and Zizzmen counters with a straight right hand.
Barg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Zizzmen closes the distance and clinches.
Barg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zizzmen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zizzmen has him pressed against the cage.
Zizzmen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zizzmen has him pressed against the cage.
Barg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen works on Barg's body with a couple of short punches.
Zizzmen is stalling here.
Zizzmen keeps control of Barg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barg wants to get back to striking at distance but Zizzmen won't allow it.
Good body shot from Zizzmen.
A right hand to the body from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen is trying to stall.

Barg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barg misses with a double jab
and Zizzmen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barg misses with an uppercut. Zizzmen saw that one coming.
Zizzmen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barg in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barg throws a body punch but Zizzmen moves out of range.
Zizzmen digs a good hook to Barg's body.
Barg throws a lazy uppercut

and Zizzmen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zizzmen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zizzmen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barg is trying to break free.
Barg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zizzmen is stalling here.
Zizzmen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
Zizzmen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zizzmen lands with a left to the head.
Barg is trying to break free.
Zizzmen lands a left hand.
Barg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barg tries to break the clinch but Zizzmen is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zizzmen.
Barg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zizzmen tries for a takedown but Barg manages to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Zizzmen.
Zizzmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zizzmen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
Barg wants to get back to striking at distance but Zizzmen won't allow it.
Zizzmen scores with a shot to the side of Barg's head.
Barg has had enough of the clinch but Zizzmen keeps him there for the moment.
Zizzmen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
A short left from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barg or not.
Barg can't break the clinch.
Zizzmen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barg prevents it.
Wayne Barg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Zizzmen.
Still in the clinch, Zizzmen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zizzmen stalling the fight.
A short left from Zizzmen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen stalling in the clinch.
Zizzmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zizzmen lands a hook that snaps the head of Barg backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barg has had enough of the clinch but Zizzmen keeps him there for the moment.
Zizzmen slows down the pace here.
Zizzmen lands with a right to the head.
Zizzmen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barg blocks an uppercut.
Zizzmen prevents Barg from breaking the clinch.
Zizzmen has Barg pressed against the cage.
Barg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zizzmen has him pressed against the cage.
Zizzmen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Zizzmen.
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!
Zizzmen pushes Barg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joey Zizzmen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zizzmen lands with a short shot to the head.

Zizzmen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barg gets full guard.
Zizzmen pushes down on Barg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wayne Barg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zizzmen lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Zizzmen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zizzmen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Zizzmen!