PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between First Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Zabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Zabala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Youth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Boy
vs
Zabala

192 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, First Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Zabala!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zabala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Zabala.

It looks like First Boy has been cut.
Good body shot from Boy.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabala circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy looks to clinch
and Zabala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
Boy misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Boy.
Zabala wants to clinch.

Boy lands a left and a right that send Zabala crashing to the mat, dazed. Boy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Zabala is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Boy.

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

Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabala tries to clinch up.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Zabala moved out of range.

Boy pushes Zabala up against the cage in a clinch.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boy.
Zabala lands a knee to the body.
Zabala missing with knees to the body.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy takes a swing at Zabala's ribcage but misses.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Zabala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boy avoiding damage as Zabala throws knees to the body.
Zabala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy is pushing Zabala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling the position.
Zabala has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a right hand.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
First Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy wants to clinch but Zabala slips to the side

and Zabala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zabala.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Zabala has him pressed against the cage.
Zabala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zabala crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Zabala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Zabala, against the cage.
Zabala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zabala tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy tries to clinch up but Zabala circles away and keeps his distance.
Zabala moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boy throws a right and a left that Zabala avoids nicely.
A head kick by Boy misses

and Zabala counters by moving into the clinch.
Boy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabala looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from Zabala.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zabala is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Zabala blocks a jab.
Boy closes the distance but Zabala moves to the side

and Zabala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zabala missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Zabala gets a clinch.
Boy pushes Zabala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling the position.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Zabala.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy wants to clinch up but Zabala keeps it at a distance.

Boy moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy tries to break free but Zabala pushes him back against the cage.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Zabala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Zabala.
Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zabala counters by moving into the clinch.
Zabala tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zabala tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy throws a right hand that Zabala ducks under and follows up with a left that Zabala also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on First Boy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zabala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zabala wants to clinch
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zabala moves into the clinch.
Boy tries to break free but Zabala pushes him back against the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zabala throws an elbow that misses.
Zabala lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zabala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Zabala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from Zabala.

Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Zabala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zabala missing with knees to the body.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Zabala trying to land knees to the body.
First Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Zabala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Zabala's shoulder, as Zabala tries to avoid the shot.
First Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Zabala ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy thuds his right hand into Zabala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabala circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy throws a series of punches but Zabala moves out of range.
Boy looks to clinch
and Zabala counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.
Boy throws a hook but Zabala avoids it easily.
Boy wants to clinch

and Zabala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zabala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zabala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zabala obliges.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zabala.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Zabala.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabala dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabala is just out of range.
Zabala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zabala counters with a good low kick that Boy was not able to check.
Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zabala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zabala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zabala lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling him.
Boy digs a right hand underneath Zabala's ribcage. Zabala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zabala obliges.
Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zabala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Zabala lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
Zabala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Zabala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Zabala won't allow it.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zabala slips a jab from Boy.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy clinches but Zabala breaks the clinch

and Zabala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zabala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

First Boy's cut is getting worse.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Zabala, against the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Boy.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that First Boy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on First Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zabala wants to clinch.
Boy wants to clinch

and Zabala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Zabala is controlling him.
Zabala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zabala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Zabala trying to land knees to the body.
Zabala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zabala trying to land knees to the body.
Zabala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Boy.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Zabala slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zabala moves into the clinch.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zabala has double underhooks.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabala moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
First Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Zabala counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.

Zabala moves into the clinch.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zabala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zabala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabala is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zabala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zabala.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from Zabala, against the cage.
Zabala misses with a knee strike.
Zabala prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Zabala missing with knees to the body.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Zabala moved out of range.
A combination from Boy does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zabala instigates a clinch.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Zabala slips under a jab from Boy.
Zabala slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Zabala dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Boy does no damage.

Zabala moves into the clinch.
Boy pushes Zabala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zabala has double underhooks.
Zabala throws a knee to the head but misses.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabala throws a leg kick but Boy checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Zabala has closed the distance and engaged Boy in a clinch.
Zabala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Zabala misses with an elbow over the top.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zabala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabala is just out of range.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy throws a series of punches but Zabala avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Zabala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... First Boy!