PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 1705 p4p, 249 weight class) and Chara Zaad (ranked 2886 p4p, 378 weight class). Boretti comes into the arena with Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Boretti
vs
Zaad

188 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 9 - 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 5 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaad throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boretti, right into the meat.
Boretti tries to clinch up but Zaad circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaad! But no joy.
Boretti throws a push kick but Zaad slaps the foot to one side.
Zaad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Boretti scores with a spinning back kick!
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boretti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zaad counters with a straight right hand.
Zaad's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zaad lands with an uppercut that bounces Boretti off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boretti.
Boretti lands a nice looking body kick.
Boretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boretti.
Zaad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boretti.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boretti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Zaad pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Zaad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boretti can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Boretti.
Zaad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boretti checks it well.
Zaad cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zaad misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Boretti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boretti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boretti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaad. That did some damage!
A low kick from Boretti is predictable there
and Zaad counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Zaad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaad.
Boretti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaad's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaad scores with a four punch combination!
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaad scores with a jab to the body.
Boretti throws a leg kick but Zaad checks it.
It seemed like Zaad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boretti looks to clinch
and Zaad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
You can see that Zaad has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Zaad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boretti.
Zaad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaad.
Boretti is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaad walks into a straight right hand from Boretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaad blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaad! But no joy.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaad if he has to take too many more of those.
Zaad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaad blocks a low kick nicely.
Boretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaad momentarily.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Zaad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Zaad pushes him off.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Zaad.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaad is just out of range.
Boretti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaad counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
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.

Boretti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti feints and then cracks Zaad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaad down.
Zaad swats away the attempt to clinch by Boretti.
Boretti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti misses with a kick to the body
and Zaad counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaad tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Zaad circles away.
Zaad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boretti instigates a clinch.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Zaad wants to break free but Boretti has control.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Boretti on the inside.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaad swings wildly with an uppercut but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaad working aggressively here.
Boretti gets through Zaad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti pushes Zaad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boretti scores with a shot to the side of Zaad's head.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Zaad.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Zaad lands a nice shot to the body.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaad backwards.
Still in the clinch, Zaad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaad misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zaad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaad throws a jab when Boretti was well out of range.
Zaad swings for the body but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti looks to throw the jab but Zaad is out of range.
Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
Zaad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boretti.
Zaad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boretti thumps Zaad with a low kick.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Boretti throws a leg kick which misses Zaad's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaad tries to avoid it.
Zaad takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti lands with an overhand left.
Boretti thows a leg kick but Zaad checks it
and Zaad counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti walks into a stiff left hand from Zaad.
Boretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaad.
Boretti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaad.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Boretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaad can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Boretti.
Zaad tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boretti throws a chopping leg kick but Zaad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Zaad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.

Boretti moves into the clinch.
Boretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Zaad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Boretti blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Zaad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boretti.
Boretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaad backwards.
Zaad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Zaad.
Zaad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Zaad digs a right hand underneath Boretti's ribcage. Boretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boretti.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Zaad.
Zaad blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Matteo Boretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
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!
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaad is working Boretti over against the cage.
Zaad blocking some punches.
Boretti can't find room to land a body shot as Zaad controls the action.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Zaad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matteo Boretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaad tries to circle away but Boretti has him pinned against the cage.
Zaad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Zaad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
Boretti swings widly with a right hand
letting Zaad counter with a right hand.
Boretti tests Zaad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chara Zaad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boretti misses with a body kick.

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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell 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.