PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Zaluchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valenzuela
vs
Zaluchi

184 cm
20
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Zaluchi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenzuela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valenzuela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaluchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valenzuela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valenzuela misses with a double jab
and Zaluchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valenzuela wants to clinch up but Zaluchi keeps it at a distance.
Valenzuela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Valenzuela misses the body punch
and Zaluchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valenzuela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaluchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valenzuela can pounce on him.
Valenzuela throws a body punch but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valenzuela sizes up Zaluchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valenzuela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valenzuela.
Valenzuela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaluchi counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valenzuela misses with a double jab
and Zaluchi counters with a nice body shot.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch but Zaluchi is avoiding it.
Zaluchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Valenzuela counter with a right hand.
Valenzuela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaluchi misses with a double jab.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valenzuela tries to clinch there but Zaluchi circles away.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaluchi ducks under a wild hook from Valenzuela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaluchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Valenzuela thows a body shot but no joy.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Valenzuela is looking to slow Zaluchi down with leg kicks.
Valenzuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guilherme Valenzuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valenzuela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valenzuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valenzuela tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaluchi looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela misses the body punch
and Zaluchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valenzuela is breathing heavily.
Valenzuela scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaluchi should have avoided that one.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Valenzuela misses its intended target.
Valenzuela closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zaluchi counters with a left and a right that hurts Valenzuela! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Zaluchi jumps into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zaluchi looking for a guillotine from mount but Valenzuela is having none of it.

Zaluchi has hold of Valenzuela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Valenzuela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Zaluchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Zaluchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but Zaluchi is having none of it.
Zaluchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valenzuela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valenzuela thinking.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela slips a jab and a cross from Zaluchi.
Zaluchi tries to move into range but Valenzuela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaluchi misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws the left hand but Zaluchi avoids the punch easily.
Zaluchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Valenzuela misses
and Zaluchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valenzuela thows a body shot but no joy.
Valenzuela swings for the body but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Zaluchi tries to bum rush Valenzuela with a series of wild strikes but Valenzuela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valenzuela throws a leg kick which misses Zaluchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaluchi tries to avoid it.
Valenzuela slips a jab from Zaluchi.
Valenzuela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaluchi's calf.
Valenzuela takes a swing at Zaluchi's ribcage but misses.
Valenzuela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaluchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaluchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch.
Valenzuela avoids the body shot from Zaluchi.
Valenzuela misses with a looping left.
Valenzuela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaluchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Valenzuela. That snapped Zaluchi's head back.
Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaluchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but Zaluchi moves out of range.
Valenzuela misses with a straight right.
Zaluchi dodges the punch combination from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela throws a looping overhand right but Zaluchi ducks down to avoid it.
Valenzuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaluchi circles away.
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a three punch combo that has Valenzuela backing up. Valenzuela nods at Zaluchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Zaluchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Zaluchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Valenzuela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela lands a body shot.
Zaluchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valenzuela.
A shot to de liver by Zaluchi. Beautiful body shot.
Zaluchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaluchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Valenzuela misses with a hook. Zaluchi ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaluchi lands a two punch combo.
Valenzuela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valenzuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Zaluchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Valenzuela moves in looking to clinch but Zaluchi pushes him off.
Giuseppe Zaluchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaluchi fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valenzuela misses with a straight left.
Zaluchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valenzuela in his tracks.
Zaluchi connects with the punch.
Zaluchi throws a series of punches but Valenzuela avoids them all with ease.
Valenzuela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaluchi counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Valenzuela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Valenzuela.
Zaluchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valenzuela throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela throws a combination that misses
and Zaluchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaluchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valenzuela is looking to clinch.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valenzuela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Valenzuela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela loads up on a big right hand but Zaluchi slips the punch.
Giuseppe Zaluchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaluchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Valenzuela scores with a nice body kick.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaluchi circles away.
Zaluchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valenzuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valenzuela avoids the body shot from Zaluchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valenzuela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zaluchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valenzuela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valenzuela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaluchi is out of range and Valenzuela settles back down.
Valenzuela wants to clinch up but Zaluchi keeps it at a distance.
Valenzuela misses with a hook to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valenzuela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaluchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaluchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Valenzuela throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zaluchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Zaluchi.
Valenzuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaluchi manages to avoid it.
Guilherme Valenzuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaluchi slips under a jab.
Zaluchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenzuela misses with a shot to the body
and Zaluchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zaluchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valenzuela looks to clinch
and Zaluchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valenzuela misses with a jab to the body
and Zaluchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaluchi defending well as Valenzuela loads up on a big left hand.
Valenzuela throws a one two combo.
Zaluchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valenzuela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Zaluchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaluchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Zaluchi!