PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 424 p4p, 502 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 66 p4p, 77 weight class). Asteroid comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Zhao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Anabolic Asteroid has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anabolic Asteroid seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Asteroid
vs
Zhao

171 cm
30
156
21 - 7 - 0

173 cm
31
159
20 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
NARCOS

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao throws a hook to the side of Asteroid's head but Asteroid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Zhao misses.
Zhao takes one to the chin there.
Asteroid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asteroid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asteroid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Asteroid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhao, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Asteroid has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Asteroid working Zhao over with knees to the body.
Zhao tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.

Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asteroid moves in looking to clinch but Zhao pushes him off.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Asteroid avoids it with no problem.
Zhao misses the jab.
Zhao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao misses with an uppercut.
Asteroid is looking to clinch.

Asteroid rushes Zhao and presses him up against the cage.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhao working aggressively here.
A short right from Asteroid.

Zhao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhao scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Asteroid.
Anabolic Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asteroid ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Asteroid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asteroid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
Zhao misses with a lunging right hand
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asteroid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhao sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Asteroid drives through and clinches with Zhao against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao scores with a shoulder strike.
Asteroid prevents a body shot from Zhao.
Zhao digs a right hand underneath Asteroid's ribcage. Asteroid let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Asteroid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhao can turn it around.
Zhao scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Asteroid throws an elbow but misses.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asteroids head.
Asteroid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhao.
Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asteroid throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Asteroid lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.

Zhao breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Zhao.
Zhao defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
Asteroid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhao sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Asteroid has Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asteroid's elbow.
Zhao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
Asteroid throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
Zhao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asteroid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhao's defenses.
Asteroid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asteroid.
Zhao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anabolic Asteroid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Asteroid closes the distance and clinches.
Jian Zhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.

Zhao breaks from the clinch.
Asteroid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhao 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.
Asteroid throws an overhand right that lands on Zhao's shoulder, as Zhao tries to avoid the shot.
Asteroid lunges at Zhao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhao's hand.
A low kick lands for Zhao.
Zhao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhao avoids the head kick by Asteroid.
Zhao staying out of range there.
Zhao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao throws a hook but Asteroid avoids it easily.
Asteroid throwing a counter right hand but Zhao manages to avoid it.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asteroid.
As Zhao looks to move away, Asteroid throws a big counter combo but Zhao just gets out of the way.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid blocks a head kick by Zhao.
Asteroid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Asteroid misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid moves out of range of the body kick from Zhao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid throws the left hand but Zhao avoids the punch easily.
Asteroid missing with a left hand there. Zhao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asteroid.
Asteroid cracks Zhao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid slips a jab from Zhao.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Asteroid slips the punch.

Asteroid has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Anabolic Asteroid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Anabolic Asteroid is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao swings widly with a right hand
and Asteroid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Zhao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asteroid.
Asteroid walks into a straight right hand from Zhao.
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws an off balance right hand
and Asteroid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid throws a nice looking combination but Zhao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhao connects with a single shot there.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asteroid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Zhao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhao there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Asteroid misses.
Zhao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Asteroid closes the distance and clinches.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a left hand.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhao.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Asteroid controls his hands.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid gets through Zhao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhao avoids it.
Zhao tries to work over Asteroid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asteroid throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asteroid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zhao's brow.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Zhao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asteroid.
Zhao managing to block the knees to the body from Asteroid.
Asteroid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zhao - that landed with a thud.
Asteroid takes a shot to the head.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
With the fighters up against the cage, Asteroid throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asteroid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zhao's brow.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhao avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid lands an elbow inside that Zhao shrugs off.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anabolic Asteroid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao'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!

A big right from Zhao misses.
Asteroid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhao manages to avoid it.
Asteroid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asteroid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Asteroid.
Asteroid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Asteroid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhao misses.
Asteroid cracks Zhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asteroid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asteroid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asteroid blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Asteroid blocks the leg kick.
Zhao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Zhao misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Asteroid moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao scores with a shoulder strike.
Asteroid lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asteroid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao avoiding damage as Asteroid throws knees to the body.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Zhao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
Zhao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhao can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao blocks an elbow strike from Asteroid.
Zhao tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Asteroid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asteroid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asteroid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhao is defending well for now.
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 body punch from Zhao.
Asteroid tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asteroid.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asteroid's elbow.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid scores with a shot to the side of Zhao's head.

Zhao manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhao misses the target.
Asteroid lands a nice shot to the body.
Asteroid misses with a series of wild punches.
Asteroid throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asteroid cracks a nice hook into Zhao's ribs.
Zhao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asteroid on the side of the head.
Asteroid throws a series of strikes that have Zhao backpedaling.
Zhao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asteroid.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Asteroid pushes Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
Asteroid misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhao avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Asteroid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhao is defending well for now.
Zhao tries to work over Asteroid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao avoiding damage as Asteroid throws knees to the body.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asteroid throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asteroid lands an elbow inside that Zhao shrugs off.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao gets through Asteroid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anabolic Asteroid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asteroid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolic Asteroid!
A victorious Anabolic Asteroid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.