PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2256 p4p, 1712 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 372 p4p, 282 weight class). Zaire comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaire
vs
Heights

189 cm
39
206
20 - 16 - 1

191 cm
35
209
19 - 17 - 1

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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire wants to clinch.
Zaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heights.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heights has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
Heights takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Zaire misses
and Heights counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Heights swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heights. That's going to slow Zaire down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heights misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.

Heights gets tackled into the cage by Zaire. Zaire maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heights manages to break the clinch.

Zaire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heights, pushing him back against the cage.
Heights wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Heights pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch but Heights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Heights 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zaire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
Zaire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heights throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
It looked like Zaire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire misses with a few strikes there.
Heights appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Heights circles away.
Heights scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Zaire tries to clinch up but Heights circles away and keeps his distance.
Heights is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaire rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaire misses with a double jab
and Heights counters with a left to the body.
Heights lands a nice looking body shot.
Heights tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heights stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Zaire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire letting Heights take a breather here.

Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses
and Heights counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heights works the jab nicely.
Zaire throws an off balance right hand
and Heights counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
Heights throws a shot to the body.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights avoids it.
Heights with a nice calf kick.
Heights scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Heights slips a jab and a cross from Zaire.
Heights is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zaire with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heights lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaire tries to clinch up.
Zaire tries to clinch but Heights is having none of it.
Heights cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Heights looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
As Heights looks to move away, Zaire throws a big counter combo but Heights just gets out of the way.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seelow Heights dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heights looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heights scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaire doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaire throws a right hand that Heights ducks under and follows up with a left that Heights also avoids with ease.
Heights throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Zaire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Heights looks to move away, Zaire throws a big counter combo but Heights just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Zaire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heights cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
Zaire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Heights's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Heights.
A nice leg kick from Heights, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Heights counters with a nice body kick.
Heights lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.
Heights fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heights swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heights throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaire counters with a three punch combo that has Heights backing up. Heights nods at Zaire to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Heights, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heights slips a jab and a cross from Zaire.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heights in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Heights circles away.
Zaire tries to clinch there but Heights circles away.
Heights has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Heights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Zaire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heights now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaire blocks the leg kick.
Zaire moves in looking to clinch but Heights pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Heights checks it
and Heights counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Zaire! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Heights!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seelow Heights!
Seelow Heights seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.