PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 1103 p4p, 138 weight class) and Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 2835 p4p, 310 weight class). Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tan Zan's chin.

Zan
vs
Sanzio Da Urbino

172 cm
26
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Zan.
Zan scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Urbino should have avoided that one.
Zan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Urbino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zan lands a right hook to the body.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino looks to land a body kick but Zan moved away.
Zan throws a body punch but Da Urbino moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino tries to land a leg kick but Zan saw it coming and moves away.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Urbino slips under a jab.
Da Urbino steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Urbino.
Da Urbino thinks about the counter body kick.
Da Urbino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zan pushes Da Urbino up against the cage in a clinch.
Zan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Urbino blocks an uppercut.
Zan avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Zan avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Da Urbino lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Da Urbino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Urbino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Urbino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Zan avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Zan avoids the damage to the body.
Zan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan pushes Da Urbino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan lands with a short shot to the head.

Da Urbino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zan swings for the body but Da Urbino moves out of range.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Da Urbino moved out of range.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Zan wants to clinch up but Da Urbino keeps it at a distance.
Zan avoids the head kick by Da Urbino.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Urbino lands with a slapping head kick.
Zan takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Zan lunges at Da Urbino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Urbino's hand.
Da Urbino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan throws the left hand but Da Urbino avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a body shot.
Zan tests Da Urbino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zan blocks it well.
Da Urbino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Urbino counters with a good low kick that Zan was not able to check.
Zan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Urbino.
Zan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Da Urbino.
Da Urbino throws a front kick aimed at Zan's knee but Zan avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Zan.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Urbino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Urbino wants to land a leg kick but Zan is out of range.
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!
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino tries a quick counter leg kick but Zan is wise to it.
Zan misses with a looping left.
Zan thuds a left hand into Da Urbino's body.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Urbino is just out of range.
Da Urbino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick which misses Zan's front leg but catches the back leg as Zan tries to avoid it.
Da Urbino slips a straight right by Zan.
Da Urbino looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Da Urbino - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tan Zan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Da Urbino.
Da Urbino cracks the inside of Zan's front leg.
Zan misses with a hook
and Da Urbino counters with a nice body kick.
Zan misses the body punch
and Da Urbino counters with a body kick that stops Zan in his tracks momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Da Urbino 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 Zan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Urbino was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Da Urbino connects with a leg kick. Zan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zan lands with a straight right. Da Urbino didn't see that one coming.
Zan throws out a loose jab but Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zan jabs Da Urbino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zan swings for the body but Da Urbino moves out of range.
Da Urbino tries to counter with a clinch but Zan shakes him off and moves away.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Urbino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Urbino was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Zan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Urbino throws a front kick aimed at Zan's knee but Zan avoids it well.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Da Urbino throws a solid leg kick but Zan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Da Urbino.
Da Urbino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zan throws out a loose jab but Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Urbino feints a counter leg kick.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
Da Urbino tries to score with a low kick but Zan moves his leg out of the way.
Da Urbino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Urbino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zan.
Da Urbino counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Urbino moves away.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Zan backing away here, and Da Urbino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zan checks a leg kick.
Tan Zan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino scoring well with a low kick there.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Da Urbino ducks down to avoid it.
Da Urbino moves away from the strike by Zan.
Da Urbino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Urbino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Urbino - the referee stops the clock and Zan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Urbino. Zan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with a thumping low kick.
Zan lands with a right hand.
Zan avoids a kick to the body.
Zan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Urbino counters with a nice leg kick.
Da Urbino keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Da Urbino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Urbino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Urbino wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Urbino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Urbino.
A shot to the body from Zan misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Urbino. That's going to slow Zan down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Urbino slips under a jab from Zan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Urbino. That's going to slow Zan down.
Da Urbino scores with a head kick. Zan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Urbino tries to clinch but Zan is having none of it.
Zan misses with a hook
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zan checks the leg kick.
Da Urbino misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Zan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Da Urbino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Da Urbino only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Urbino's head backwards.
Da Urbino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Zan misses with a hook.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Urbino tries to move into range but Zan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Da Urbino ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Da Urbino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zan blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan 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.
Da Urbino scores with a spinning back kick!
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a body shot
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Zan lands a nice shot that snaps Da Urbino's head back.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Zan.
Zan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zan lands a jab to the head.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Urbino ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Jab from Zan.
Da Urbino walks into a jab.
Da Urbino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Da Urbino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zan is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Da Urbino takes a swing at Zan's ribcage but misses.
Da Urbino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zan 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.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick.
Zan thuds a left hand into Da Urbino's body.
Da Urbino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zan is out of range and Da Urbino settles back down.
Zan avoids the head kick by Da Urbino.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Da Urbino moved out of range.
Da Urbino is trying to counter with his kicks.
Da Urbino goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Da Urbino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Da Urbino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zan cracks Da Urbino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Da Urbino saw that one coming.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Urbino moves away.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan looks to throw the jab but Da Urbino is out of range.
Zan misses with a hook. Da Urbino ducked under it nicely.
Da Urbino lands a leg kick that knocks Zan off balance momentarily.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a low kick, right behind Zan 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Urbino.
Zan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zan's corner calls for a 1-2. Zan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan connects with a body shot.
Da Urbino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Da Urbino tenderised Zan's leg. Zan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Urbino lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Da Urbino slams his shin into Zan's torso.
Da Urbino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zan takes a step back to recover.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino avoids the body shot from Zan.
Zan moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Urbino.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Urbino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Urbino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zan's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tan Zan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zan 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tan Zan!