PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RInger Zinc (ranked 1572 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Yuta Sanguiao (ranked 160 p4p, 193 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Zinc
vs
Sanguiao

165 cm
29
153
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
154
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RInger Zinc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuta Sanguiao!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinc tries to clinch up but Sanguiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanguiao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Zinc has Sanguiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Zinc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc has Sanguiao pressed against the cage, preventing Sanguiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zinc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zinc working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinc has him pressed against the cage.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Zinc is controlling him.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.

Sanguiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zinc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanguiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
RInger Zinc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Zinc has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zinc.
A short right from Zinc.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Sanguiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Zinc is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc scores with a shot to the side of Sanguiao's head.
I was talking to Zinc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Sanguiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Zinc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zinc.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Sanguiao wants to break free but Zinc has control.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc scores with a shot to the side of Sanguiao's head.
Zinc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Zinc is controlling him.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Sanguiao is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
Zinc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanguiao's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanguiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanguiao unleashes a big counter combination but Zinc bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sanguiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinc.
Sanguiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanguiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanguiao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zinc with a body shot.
Zinc tries to clinch
letting Sanguiao counter with a right hand.

Zinc has closed the distance and engaged Sanguiao in a clinch.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanguiao is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
RInger Zinc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc has Sanguiao pressed against the cage, preventing Sanguiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc scores with a shoulder strike.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Sanguiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zinc closes the distance and clinches.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc keeps control of Sanguiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanguiao has had enough of the clinch but Zinc keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanguiao can do to turn this around?
Zinc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanguiao's efforts to push away.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguiao is trying to push Zinc away but Zinc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanguiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zinc.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Zinc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao is trying to push Zinc away but Zinc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Sanguiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zinc instigates a clinch.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanguiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zinc closes the distance but Sanguiao moves to the side
and Zinc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zinc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zinc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanguiao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Zinc darts in and clinches Sanguiao up against the cage.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc has Sanguiao pressed against the cage, preventing Sanguiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Sanguiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc lands an uppercut.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanguiao is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinc working aggressively here.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinc has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinc has him pressed against the cage.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanguiao tries to circle away but Zinc has him pinned against the cage.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Sanguiao blocks an uppercut.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinc has him pressed against the cage.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanguiao tries to break free but Zinc pushes him back against the cage.

Sanguiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinc closes the distance but Sanguiao moves to the side
and Zinc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zinc darts in and clinches Sanguiao up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc clearly takes that round.
That's time! Zinc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zinc tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanguiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanguiao misses with a hook. Zinc ducked under it nicely.

Zinc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao is trying to break free.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
A short right from Zinc on the inside.
Sanguiao wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zinc.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Zinc won't allow it.
Zinc keeps control of Sanguiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Sanguiao is trying to break free.
Zinc misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanguiao breaks from the clinch.
Sanguiao looks to land a right hand but Zinc moved out of range.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao moves away
and Sanguiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Zinc rushes Sanguiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Zinc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zinc.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanguiao blocking some punches.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Sanguiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zinc pushes Sanguiao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanguiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao tries to circle away but Zinc has him pinned against the cage.
Zinc lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanguiao is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
Sanguiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Zinc is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinc lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc had his way with Yuta Sanguiao in 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. And we move into the final round!

Zinc wants to clinch but Sanguiao slips to the side
and Sanguiao counters with a straight right hand.
Zinc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Sanguiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Zinc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanguiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zinc thinking.
Zinc doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanguiao circles away.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zinc closes the distance but Sanguiao moves to the side
and Sanguiao counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc is looking to clinch but Sanguiao is avoiding it.
Zinc wants to clinch up but Sanguiao keeps it at a distance.
Zinc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguiao.
Zinc moves to clinch but Sanguiao breaks away
and Sanguiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc wants to clinch
and Sanguiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zinc wants to clinch up but Sanguiao keeps it at a distance.
Zinc slips a straight right by Sanguiao.
Zinc is looking to clinch.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanguiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanguiao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zinc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguiao! But no joy.
Zinc wants to clinch.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanguiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanguiao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
RInger Zinc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao is having none of it.
Zinc closes the distance but Sanguiao moves to the side
enabling Sanguiao to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanguiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zinc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanguiao circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Sanguiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuta Sanguiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanguiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zinc moves in looking to clinch but Sanguiao pushes him off.
Sanguiao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yuta Sanguiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao is having none of it.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zinc looks to clinch
and Sanguiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanguiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinc.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zinc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanguiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zinc moves to clinch but Sanguiao breaks away
and Sanguiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao moves away
and Sanguiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zinc thinking.
Sanguiao lands with a right hand.
Sanguiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zinc is looking to counter the offense by Sanguiao and move into the clinch.

Zinc rushes Sanguiao and presses him up against the cage.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Zinc won't allow it.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguiao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Zinc prevents Sanguiao from breaking the clinch.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Sanguiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinc has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanguiao breaks the clinch.
Zinc is looking to clinch but Sanguiao is avoiding it.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao is having none of it.
Zinc wants to clinch
letting Sanguiao counter with a right hand.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao moves away
and Sanguiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zinc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguiao 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.
Sanguiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zinc tries to clinch up.
Zinc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zinc tries to clinch but Sanguiao moves away
enabling Sanguiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Zinc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zinc closes the distance but Sanguiao moves to the side
and Sanguiao counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuta Sanguiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zinc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RInger Zinc!
RInger Zinc is the new featherweight champion!
RInger Zinc thanked the fans post fight for their support.