PBP Commentary

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

Zimbardo
vs
Pavelic

220 cm
33
283 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

195 cm
29
280 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Zimbardo blocks the leg kick.
Zimbardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavelic.
Nice defenses there by Zimbardo.
Pavelic misses with a low kick.
Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Pavelic takes a swing at Zimbardo's ribcage but misses.
Zimbardo loads up on a big right hand but Pavelic slips the punch.
Zimbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavelic.
Pavelic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo misses with a looping right.
Pavelic avoids a kick to the body.
Pavelic misses with an uppercut. Zimbardo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavelic tries to counter with a clinch but Zimbardo shakes him off and moves away.
Zimbardo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zimbardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Zimbardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zimbardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavelic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zimbardo avoids the body shot from Pavelic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zimbardo. Pavelic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zimbardo connects with a body shot.
Pavelic missing with a left hand there. Zimbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zimbardo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zimbardo.
Pavelic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pavelic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pavelic looks to throw the jab but Zimbardo is out of range.
Zimbardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavelic on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavelic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimbardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavelic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimbardo takes a swing at Pavelic's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Zimbardo misses

and Pavelic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo working hard to break the clinch.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
Pavelic tries to land knees in the clinch but Zimbardo avoids the damage to the body.
Pavelic lands a body punch.
Zimbardo is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic pushes Zimbardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pavelic.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a hook to the body.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Pavelic.
Pavelic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimbardos head.
A short left from Pavelic.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut.
Pavelic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic.

Zimbardo is rocked!
Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic working Zimbardo over with knees to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head.
Pavelic lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavelic scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Zimbardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavelic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimbardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.

Pavelic lands an uppercut that drops Zimbardo! Pavelic follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Zimbardo wants to control but Pavelic postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavelic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pavelic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pavelic is looking to take a break and control but Zimbardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Pavelic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pavelic scores with a body shot.
Pavelic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Pavelic moves out of range easily.
Pavelic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavelic works Zimbardo's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavelic. Zimbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Zimbardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pavelic, right into the meat.
Pavelic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimbardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zimbardo blocks a head kick by Pavelic.
Pavelic misses with a low kick as Zimbardo jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimbardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pavelic's hands.
Pavelic throws a lazy head kick
and Pavelic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavelic digs a good hook to Zimbardo's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a good body shot.
Zimbardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ante Pavelic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavelic connects with a leg kick. Zimbardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pavelic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimbardo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ante Pavelic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavelic lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavelic lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic connects with a right hand. Zimbardo shakes it off.
Pavelic lands with a kick to the temple. Zimbardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavelic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Pavelic finds it's way through Zimbardo's defenses.
Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic throws a head kick that misses.
Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zimbardo rather than just go for the knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zimbardo is trying to push Pavelic away but Pavelic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zimbardo wants to break free but Pavelic has control.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head.
Zimbardo avoiding damage as Pavelic throws knees to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zimbardo stalling in the clinch but Pavelic improves position.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a body punch.
Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Pavelic - that landed with a thud.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot.
Pavelic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.
Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavelic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimbardo blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelic has Zimbardo pressed against the cage, preventing Zimbardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Ante Pavelic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavelic.
Zimbardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic works on Zimbardo's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Pavelic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pavelic lands a nice looking body shot.
Pavelic connects with an inside leg kick.

Pavelic darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the cage.
Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zimbardo taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pavelic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavelic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Pavelic scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavelic with a knee to the head.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
Zimbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavelic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavelic lands a left hand.
Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges.
Pavelic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards.
Zimbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavelic is working Zimbardo over against the cage.
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!
Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pavelic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic.
Good body shot from Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Pavelic.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot.
Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavelic misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is trying to force a seperation but Pavelic has the dominant position.
Pavelic lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic landing knees to the body.
Pavelic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavelic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pavelic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic.
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!
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic.
A short uppercut from Pavelic.
Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavelic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimbardo.
Ante Pavelic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pavelic struggles to land a body shot inside as Zimbardo controls his hands.
Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch.
Zimbardo stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch.
Bruce Zimbardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavelic misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Pavelic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pavelic 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, an emotional Ante Pavelic said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.