PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dani Zebra (ranked 4488 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Yak Nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zebra
vs
Nine

199 cm
25
244
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
235
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dani Zebra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yak Nine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zebra circles away quickly and effectively.
Nine slips under a jab.
Nine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zebra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zebra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zebra lands a right hook to the body.
Nine throws a looping overhand right but Zebra ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Zebra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nine.
Nine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Yak Nine has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nine.
A telegraphed right hand from Zebra misses the target.
Zebra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zebra slips a jab and a cross from Nine.
Zebra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zebra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zebra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nine.
A slow jab from Nine misses its intended target.
Zebra cracks Nine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zebra with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nine tries to bum rush Zebra with a series of wild strikes but Zebra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zebra.
Zebra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nine.
Zebra dodges the punch combination from Nine.
Nine misses with a straight left.
Zebra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zebra moves out of range of the strikes.
Zebra misses with a body shot.
Nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zebra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nine misses with an uppercut. Zebra saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebra missing with a left hand there. Nine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zebra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nine counters with a left and a right that stings Zebra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nine throws out a loose jab but Zebra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zebra lands with a good body shot.
Nine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nine misses with a right hand
and Zebra counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Nine misses.
Zebra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nine lands a nice hook to Zebra's body. Zebra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zebra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nine. Nine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nine slips a straight right by Zebra.
Nine lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Zebra coming out on top.
Nine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zebra to score with a decent uppercut.
Zebra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nine.
Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zebra moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nine throws a right hand that Zebra ducks under and follows up with a left that Zebra also avoids with ease.
Nine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zebra.
Zebra connects with a single shot there.
Nine slips a straight right by Zebra.
Nine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zebra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nine scrambles back to his feet.
Nine swinging wildly here.
Nine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zebra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nine scores with a punch to the head.
Nine throws a hook but Zebra blocks it.
Nine missing with a left hand there. Zebra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zebra throws an overhand right that lands on Nine's shoulder, as Nine tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nine throws an overhand right that lands on Zebra's shoulder, as Zebra tries to avoid the shot.
Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zebra.
Nine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zebra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nine.
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!
Nice defenses there by Nine.
A nice side step and Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nine throws a jab but it's blocked by Zebra.
Nine sizes up Zebra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zebra ducks under a wild hook from Nine.
Nine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yak Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nine slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nine ducks under a wild hook from Zebra.
Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zebra on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yak Nine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yak Nine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Nine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zebra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nine throws a nice looking combination but Zebra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Zebra does it's job there.
Zebra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nine.
Nine tries to bum rush Zebra with a series of wild strikes but Zebra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zebra throws a hook to the side of Nine's head but Nine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yak Nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Nine misses.
Nine misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Nine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nine throws out a loose jab but Zebra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zebra slips under a jab from Nine.
A big left from Zebra misses.
Nine stalks Zebra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zebra's face. Zebra staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nine.
Nine avoids the body shot from Zebra.
Nine loads up on a big right hand but Zebra slips the punch.
Zebra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nine.
Nine lands with a nice body punch.
Nine defending well as Zebra loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Nine's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zebra dodges the punch combination from Nine.
Nine misses with a wild combination.
Zebra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab from Zebra.
Nine with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nine does no damage.
Yak Nine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Nine. Those never looked like landing.
Nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zebra circles away quickly and effectively.
Nine swings widly with a right hand
and Zebra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nine is breathing heavily.
Nine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zebra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nine throws out the jab.
Zebra looks to land a left hand but Nine moved out of range nicely.
Zebra misses with a hook
and Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nine scores with a decent looking hook.
Nine throws a body punch but Zebra moves out of range.
Zebra throwing a counter right hand but Nine manages to avoid it.
Zebra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nine counters with a three punch combo that has Zebra backing up. Zebra nods at Nine to acknowledge the strikes.
Nine looks to throw the jab but Zebra is out of range.
Zebra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nine moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Zebra is just out of range.
Zebra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zebra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nine misses with a double jab.
Nine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zebra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Zebra misses.
Nine lands with a straight right. Zebra didn't see that one coming.
Zebra with a nice cross.
Nine misses with the combination.
Zebra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zebra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nine throws a nice looking combination but Zebra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nine lands with a nice body punch.
Nine takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nine moves away from the strike by Zebra.
Nine throws a body punch but Zebra moves out of range.
Nine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zebra blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nine throws an off balance right hand
and Nine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nine catches Zebra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zebra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nine at a distance.
Nine throws a hook to the side of Zebra's head but Zebra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nine.
Nice shot lands for Zebra.
Zebra dodges the punch combination from Nine.
An attempted straight right counter from Zebra misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yak Nine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yak Nine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zebra loads up on a big right hand but Nine slips the punch.
Nine throws a shot from downtown. Zebra moves away and avoids it.
Zebra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zebra misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Zebra.
Zebra looks to throw the jab but Nine is out of range.
Zebra slips a jab and a cross from Nine.
Zebra moves out of range of the strikes.
Zebra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nine misses with an uppercut. Zebra saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nine moves away from the strike by Zebra.
Nine looks to land a combination but Zebra avoids it well.
Nine throws a nice looking combination but Zebra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nine throws a looping overhand right but Zebra ducks down to avoid it.
Nine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zebra throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Nine does no damage.
Zebra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nine. Nine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zebra misses with a hook.
Zebra lands a lovely overhand right.
Zebra scores with a nice head shot.
Zebra slips a jab and a cross from Nine.
Nine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zebra lands with a nice body punch.
Nine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zebra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zebra is looking to counter punch.
Nine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zebra scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nine fails to land with a series of punches.
Nine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Nine misses.
Zebra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zebra works Nine's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Zebra. Beautiful body shot.
Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zebra.
Nine misses with the combination.
Nine drops his hands momentarily and Zebra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nine throws a poor cross that misses
and Zebra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nine throws a body shot but no joy.
Zebra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Nine.
Nine misses with a wild combination.
Nine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Nine.
Zebra lands a slapping body shot.
Nine defending well as Zebra loads up on a big left hand.
Dani Zebra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zebra throws a jab when Nine was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Nine.
Zebra throws a poor cross that misses
and Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nine lunges at Zebra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zebra's hand.
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!
Zebra lands a nice shot to the body.
Nine moves out of range as Zebra strikes.
Nine lands a jab to Zebra's midsection.
Nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zebra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nine moves away.
Nice cross by Zebra.
Zebra walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Nine both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dani Zebra.
Well Nine 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 29:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yak Nine!