PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 2869 p4p, 380 weight class) and Chara Zaad (ranked 2078 p4p, 287 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boretti
vs
Zaad

188 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaad 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.
Boretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaad.
Boretti throws a leg kick which misses Zaad's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaad tries to avoid it.
Boretti throws a push kick but Zaad slaps the foot to one side.
Boretti misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Boretti.
Zaad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Zaad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A solid body kick from Boretti.
The fighters circling - Boretti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boretti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boretti scores with a head kick. Zaad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaad moves out of range of the body kick.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Boretti.
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Boretti.
Boretti takes one to the chin there.
Zaad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boretti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A solid body kick from Boretti.
Boretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaad moves away.
A head kick from Boretti lands but Zaad takes it in his stride.
Boretti scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boretti closes the distance and pushes Zaad back into the cage.
Zaad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boretti or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zaad.
Boretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaad's elbow.
Zaad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaad's elbow.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Zaad prevents a body shot from Boretti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaad.
A short uppercut from Zaad.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaad struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Boretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaad digs a right hand underneath Boretti's ribcage. Boretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaad lands with a right to the head.
Zaad blocking some punches.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaad is leaning against Boretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Zaad avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaad presses Boretti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Zaad avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
Boretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaad's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Zaad misses with a body punch.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaad stalling in the clinch but Boretti improves position.
Zaad blocking some punches.
Zaad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boretti up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Boretti.
Zaad tries a body shot but Boretti blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Zaad prevents a body shot from Boretti.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaad blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boretti as Zaad tries to tie him up.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Boretti does it's job there.
Zaad throws a hook but Boretti avoids it easily.
Boretti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaad just manages to avoid it.
Boretti throws a hook to the side of Zaad's head but Zaad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Zaad circles away.
Zaad throws a hook to the side of Boretti's head but Boretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boretti on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boretti.
Boretti thumps Zaad with a low kick.
Boretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zaad swings for the body but Boretti moves out of range.
Zaad misses with a two punch combination.
Boretti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boretti scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been informed that Zaad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.
Boretti wants to clinch up but Zaad keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaad misses with a hook
and Boretti counters with a low kick, right behind Zaad 's knee.
Boretti lands a head kick. Zaad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zaad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaad can do to turn this around?
Zaad keeps the fight on the outside.
Boretti lands a leg kick that knocks Zaad off balance momentarily.
Zaad misses with a wild combination.

Boretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Matteo Boretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaad stalls.
A short uppercut from Zaad.
Good body shot from Boretti.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Zaad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaad pushes Boretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Boretti.
Boretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zaad.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaad is trying to break the clinch but Boretti is controlling him.
Zaad is trying to break the clinch but Boretti has him pressed against the cage.
Boretti tries a body shot but Zaad blocks it.
Zaad lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Zaad as the two fighters clinch.
Boretti lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Zaad misses with the head strike.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Boretti presses Zaad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti misses with the head strike.
Zaad blocks a body shot from Boretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boretti. Zaad shrugs it off though.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boretti feints and then cracks Zaad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaad down.
The fighters circling - Boretti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Zaad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boretti is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaad! But no joy.
Boretti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaad takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Zaad throws a right hand that Boretti ducks under and follows up with a left that Boretti also avoids with ease.
Boretti connects with a looping right hand.
Boretti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Zaad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
You can see that Zaad has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Zaad circles away.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaad throws a counter combo.
Zaad moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaad blocks a head kick by Boretti.
A nice side step and Zaad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zaad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boretti.
Zaad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boretti staying out of range there.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaad is looking for the big counter here.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Boretti scores with a leg kick.
Boretti throws a right hand that misses
and Zaad counters with a left to the body.
Boretti is looking to slow Zaad down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaad misses with a looping left.
Boretti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaad manages to avoid it.
Boretti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boretti tries to clinch up but Zaad circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaad with a nice cross.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boretti throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boretti.
Zaad ducks under a wild hook from Boretti.
Zaad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boretti.
Boretti moves to clinch but Zaad breaks away
and Zaad counters with a right hand to the body.
Boretti misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Zaad misses.
Matteo Boretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boretti throws a head kick but Zaad moves out of range.
Boretti lands the left hand.
Boretti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boretti lands a jab to the nose.
Zaad dodges the punch combination from Boretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zaad takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boretti. That's going to slow Zaad down.
Zaad walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Boretti misses the target.
Boretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaad misses with a body shot.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boretti misses with a straight right.
Chara Zaad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boretti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaad throws a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Boretti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boretti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.