PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zodiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen LL Cool J: Mama said knock you out. as his entrance music. Steve Zodiac has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Zodiac
vs
Young

186 cm
24
176 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zodiac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lester Young!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zodiac scores with a nice right hand.
Zodiac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young throws a body punch but Zodiac moves out of range.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zodiac throws a head kick that misses.
Zodiac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Zodiac.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.

Zodiac moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zodiac's efforts to push away.
Zodiac tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.

Zodiac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zodiac.
Zodiac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young throws a series of punches but Zodiac avoids them all with ease.
Zodiac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zodiac throws a head kick that misses.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Zodiac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zodiac lands a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Steve Zodiac has been cut.
Zodiac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zodiac lands a high kick!
Zodiac cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Zodiac moves out of range of the strikes.
Zodiac throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young misses with a straight right.
Zodiac throws a nice head kick!
Zodiac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Young is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zodiac throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Zodiac finish him?
Young blocks a head kick by Zodiac.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Zodiac tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Zodiac throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zodiac.
Zodiac throws a nice head kick!
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zodiac.
Young looks gassed!
Zodiac tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Zodiac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zodiac feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Zodiac connects with a nice looking jab.
Young blocks a head kick by Zodiac.
Zodiac slips a jab from Young.
Young throws a series of punches but Zodiac moves out of range.
Steve Zodiac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zodiac lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zodiac.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zodiac.
Zodiac throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zodiac. That's going to slow Young down.
Zodiac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Zodiac connects with the punch.

Zodiac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Zodiac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zodiac throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zodiac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
A jab from Zodiac finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Whack! Zodiac lands a heavy head kick that drops Young. The ref tackles Zodiac to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Young was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Steve Zodiac!