PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 2562 p4p, 299 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 2498 p4p, 292 weight class). Zambrana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Impact is Imminent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Zambrana
vs
Sestius

185 cm
29
195 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

185 cm
29
206 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zambrana connects with the punch.

Zambrana rushes Sestius and presses him up against the ropes.
Zambrana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Zambrana has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sestius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sestius letting Zambrana take a breather here.
Sestius lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
Zambrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sestius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sestius blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Zambrana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zambrana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zambrana stuns Sestius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zambrana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sestius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zambrana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sestius backwards.
Zambrana leaning his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sestius throws an elbow but misses.
Zambrana lands an elbow inside that Sestius shrugs off.

It looks like Publius Sestius has been cut.
Zambrana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zambrana avoids the elbow strike from Sestius, against the ropes.
Sestius scores a nice knee to the body.
Zambrana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zambrana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sestius working Zambrana over with knees to the body.
Sestius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zambrana backwards.
Sestius has Zambrana pressed against the ropes, preventing Zambrana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sestius's elbow.
Sestius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrana avoids a wild elbow strike from Sestius.
Zambrana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sestius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zambrana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zambrana.
Sestius struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
Zambrana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sestius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zambrana has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.

Zambrana breaks from the clinch.
Zambrana keeps the fight on the outside.
Zambrana throws a quick counter head kick but Sestius was just out of range.
Sestius moves in looking to clinch but Zambrana pushes him off.
Zambrana appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Publius Sestius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sestius has managed to clinch.
Sestius digs a right hand underneath Zambrana's ribcage. Zambrana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zambrana wants to get back to striking at distance but Sestius won't allow it.
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 Mario Zambrana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zambrana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Sestius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Zambrana is trying to maintain a safe position but Sestius gets an underhook and turns Zambrana into the ropes.
Sestius is working Zambrana over against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zambrana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zambrana pushes Sestius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Zambrana.
Zambrana throws a head punch that misses.
Sestius tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zambrana throws an elbow but misses.
Sestius can't find room to land a body shot as Zambrana controls the action.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zambrana.
Publius Sestius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sestius tries to land knees in the clinch but Zambrana avoids the damage to the body.
Sestius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sestius lands an elbow inside that Zambrana shrugs off.

Zambrana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sestius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sestius misses with a left hand
and Zambrana counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Zambrana has Sestius up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zambrana has had enough of the clinch but Sestius keeps him there for the moment.
Sestius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mario Zambrana's cut is getting worse.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sestius pushes off an throws an elbow but Zambrana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zambrana looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Zambrana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Zambrana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sestius.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Sestius.
Sestius throws an elbow that misses.
Sestius misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sestius.
Sestius lands a nice elbow.
Sestius throws a head punch that misses.
Zambrana throws a head punch that misses.
Sestius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Zambrana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sestius closes the distance and pushes Zambrana back into the ropes.
Sestius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sestius throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Publius Sestius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zambrana wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sestius.

Sestius has managed to clinch.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sestius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sestius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sestius lands a nice knee to the body.
Zambrana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zambrana takes an elbow to the forehead.

Mario Zambrana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sestius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.

Jeez, Mario Zambrana's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.
Sestius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zambrana backwards.
Zambrana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zambrana's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Zambrana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.