PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Sablic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two Punchy Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two Punchy Punchy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sablic
vs
Punchy Punchy

180 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoran Sablic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Two Punchy Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy Punchy throws a looping overhand right but Sablic ducks down to avoid it.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Sablic's body. Sablic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punchy Punchy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sablic takes one on the button.
Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up.
Sablic tries to counter with a takedown but Punchy Punchy is quick to defend against it.
Nice shot lands for Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Punchy Punchy lands with a nice body punch.
Two Punchy Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy Punchy scores with a punch to the head.
Sablic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punchy Punchy counters with a stiff right hand.

Sablic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punchy Punchy to the mat! Punchy Punchy manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sablic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sablic wants to control from the top but Punchy Punchy keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Punchy Punchy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sablic landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablic throwing strikes from guard but Punchy Punchy blocks nicely.
Punchy Punchy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sablic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sablic trying to control but Punchy Punchy is working from the bottom.
Sablic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sablic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punchy Punchy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punchy Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sablic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sablic is looking to work some ground and pound but Punchy Punchy has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sablic throwing strikes but missing.
Sablic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sablic throws a big right hand that misses.
Sablic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sablic looking to sit in guard and control but Punchy Punchy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Punchy Punchy prevents Sablic from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sablic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sablic keeping moving, preventing Punchy Punchy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy looking to sit in guard and control but Sablic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sablic lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sablic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sablic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sablic works over Punchy Punchy with some ground and pound from guard.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sablic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sablic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sablic trying to control but Punchy Punchy is working from the bottom.
Sablic connects with a couple of short punches.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a solid left hand.
Sablic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sablic landing some decent shots from guard.
Sablic wants to control from the top but Punchy Punchy keeps moving.
Sablic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Punchy Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Sablic 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.

Punchy Punchy looks to land a left hand but Sablic moved out of range nicely.
Sablic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Sablic with that takedown attempt.
Punchy Punchy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body.
Sablic throws a big counter combination but Punchy Punchy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Punchy Punchy misses with a body shot.
Punchy Punchy throws a big shot that misses.
Sablic feinted with a counter takedown.
Sablic shoots and misses
and Punchy Punchy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sablic.
Punchy Punchy is trying to control Sablic's posture but Sablic avoids it.
The strikes coming from Sablic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Punchy Punchy is not content to let Sablic control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Punchy Punchy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
An elbow from Sablic crashes against the mat.
Sablic misses with the ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is looking for a sweep.
Sablic wants to control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him busy.
Sablic is staying tight to Punchy Punchy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sablic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sablic throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchy Punchy's head but Punchy Punchy avoids it well.
Zoran Sablic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sablic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Punchy Punchy defending against the ground and pound.
Sablic working the ground and pound from side control.
Sablic throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchy Punchy's head but Punchy Punchy avoids it well.
Sablic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sablic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Punchy Punchy some visible discomfort.
Sablic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sablic working the ground and pound.
Sablic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punchy Punchy can do to turn this around?
Sablic working the head with strikes.
Punchy Punchy is breathing heavily.
Punchy Punchy parries the strikes from Sablic easily there. Sablic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Punchy Punchy to escape.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a big right hand but Punchy Punchy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sablic working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sablic lands some shots froms side control.
Punchy Punchy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sablic scoring with punches from side control.
Sablic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sablic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sablic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sablic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sablic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Punchy Punchy down.
Sablic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sablic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Punchy Punchy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sablic landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sablic staying calm.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a big right hand but Punchy Punchy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Punchy Punchy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sablic throws an elbow but Punchy Punchy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sablic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sablic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sablic lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sablic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sablic grinds an elbow into Punchy Punchy's temple.
Sablic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Sablic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Punchy Punchy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sablic is looking to counter punch.
Sablic fails with a takedown attempt.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook.
Two Punchy Punchy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sablic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Punchy Punchy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Sablic working the head and body with strikes.
Sablic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punchy Punchy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sablic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Sablic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sablic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sablic wants to control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him busy.
Sablic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sablic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sablic lands a nice short elbow.
Sablic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Two Punchy Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Punchy Punchy taking some punishment here, with Sablic in his half guard.
Sablic working Punchy Punchy over with strikes.
Sablic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sablic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punchy Punchy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Sablic there.
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sablic is looking to take a break and control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sablic.
Sablic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punchy Punchy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.
Punchy Punchy tries to kick Sablic off but Sablic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sablic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sablic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sablic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sablic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Punchy Punchy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Sablic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sablic connects with a nice short shot to Punchy Punchy's temple.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sablic lands a nice short elbow.

Punchy Punchy is rocked!
Punchy Punchy is staying active underneath Sablic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is still in real trouble! Can Sablic finish him?
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is refusing to be controlled, as Sablic sits in half guard.
Sablic stalling.
Zoran Sablic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sablic scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Sablic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sablic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Sablic!