PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sin Zhao (ranked 3936 p4p, 434 weight class) and Sleezy Mcweezy (ranked 4206 p4p, 460 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zhao
vs
Mcweezy

180 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sin Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sleezy Mcweezy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Mcweezy on the inside.
Mcweezy gets underhooks to prevent Zhao's takedown attempt.
Mcweezy is pressed up against the cage. Zhao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcweezy down to the mat. Mcweezy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zhao misses with a takedown attempt

and Mcweezy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Zhao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcweezy.
Zhao is working for takedown but Mcweezy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zhao is trying to drag Mcweezy to the mat but Mcweezy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Mcweezy to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Mcweezy.
Zhao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcweezy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcweezy lands a body shot.
Zhao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcweezy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcweezy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Mcweezy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zhao.
Mcweezy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhao looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Mcweezy.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcweezy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcweezy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Mcweezy gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Mcweezy scores with a hook to the body.
Zhao wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcweezy is pressed up against the cage. Zhao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcweezy down to the mat. Mcweezy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zhao with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mcweezy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Mcweezy on the inside.
Mcweezy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcweezy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao looking for a takedown.
Zhao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcweezy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcweezy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcweezy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mcweezy is pressed up against the cage. Zhao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcweezy down to the mat. Mcweezy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Zhao clinches up with Mcweezy and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcweezy.
Mcweezy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mcweezy stops a takedown attempt from Zhao.
Zhao is breathing heavily.
Zhao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcweezy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhao has his takedown stuffed

and Mcweezy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zhao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcweezy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhao misses with a takedown attempt

and Mcweezy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcweezy.
Mcweezy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcweezy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcweezy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mcweezy is defending well.
Zhao wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcweezy is leaning against Zhao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcweezy digs a right hand underneath Zhao's ribcage. Zhao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Zhao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcweezy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhao fails with the takedown

and Mcweezy counters by clinching up.
A short right from Mcweezy.
Mcweezy stalling.
Mcweezy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcweezy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sleezy Mcweezy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zhao gets tackled into the cage by Mcweezy. Mcweezy maintains the clinch.
Zhao wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcweezy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've been informed that Mcweezy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zhao goes for a takedown attempt but Mcweezy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sleezy Mcweezy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcweezy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcweezy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Zhao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcweezy is leaning against Zhao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zhao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcweezy controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcweezy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhao wants a takedown but no success here.
Zhao looking for a takedown.
Mcweezy works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Mcweezy.

It looks like Sin Zhao has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcweezy.
Zhao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcweezy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcweezy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mcweezy leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcweezy.
Zhao is trying to drag Mcweezy to the mat but Mcweezy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Mcweezy.
Zhao is working for takedown but Mcweezy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Mcweezy - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcweezy.
Mcweezy controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcweezy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcweezy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcweezy stalling.
Zhao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcweezy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcweezy stalling against the cage.
Zhao is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zhao is looking for a takedown.
Mcweezy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcweezy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zhao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhao has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcweezy after a bit of a struggle.
Mcweezy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcweezy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants a takedown.
Zhao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcweezy digs a right hand underneath Zhao's ribcage. Zhao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcweezy.
Mcweezy cracks Zhao with a nice body shot.
Zhao wants a takedown but no success here.
Zhao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcweezy pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhao fails with the takedown

and Mcweezy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcweezy prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sleezy Mcweezy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sin Zhao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zhao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcweezy wants to counter the offense by Zhao and move into the clinch position.

Zhao clinches up with Mcweezy and pushes him back against the cage.
Zhao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcweezy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mcweezy gets underhooks to prevent Zhao's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Zhao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcweezy prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Mcweezy as the two fighters clinch.
Zhao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcweezy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcweezy digs a right hand into Zhao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhao's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Mcweezy - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcweezy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Mcweezy as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcweezy.
Zhao goes for a takedown attempt but Mcweezy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcweezy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mcweezy gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Mcweezy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zhao has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcweezy after a bit of a struggle.
Mcweezy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Mcweezy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Mcweezy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is looking for a takedown.
Zhao has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcweezy after a bit of a struggle.
Mcweezy is stalling here.
Mcweezy lands with a left to the head.
Mcweezy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcweezy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mcweezy is defending well.
Mcweezy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcweezy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants a takedown.
Mcweezy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcweezy cracks Zhao with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Mcweezy.
Mcweezy digs a right hand into Zhao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhao's gas tank.
Mcweezy is pressed up against the cage. Zhao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcweezy down to the mat. Mcweezy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mcweezy instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcweezy.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcweezy.
Zhao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcweezy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcweezy lands an uppercut.
Zhao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcweezy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zhao with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mcweezy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcweezy.
Mcweezy pushes Zhao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcweezy works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zhao tries for a takedown but Mcweezy manages to get underhooks.
Sin Zhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhao letting Mcweezy take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sleezy Mcweezy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcweezy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sleezy Mcweezy!