PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Zizou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klubber Lang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zizou
vs
Lang

183 cm
23
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
223 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henri Zizou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizou lands with a nice body punch.
Lang avoids the body shot from Zizou.
Zizou defending well as Lang loads up on a big left hand.
Zizou moves out of range as Lang strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zizou.
Zizou scores with a jab to the body.
Zizou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang lands an overhand right.

It looks like Henri Zizou has been cut.
Zizou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Zizou misses with a straight left.
Zizou misses with an uppercut.
Zizou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zizou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lang looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizou jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henri Zizou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Zizou.

Zizou shoots in and bounces Lang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lang being controlled here, momentarily.
Zizou connects with a couple of short punches.
Zizou wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizou tries to free his leg and advance position but Lang is retaining full guard.
Zizou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zizou wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
Zizou is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zizou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zizou trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
Zizou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lang is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zizou tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a jab. Zizou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zizou counters with a nice body shot.
Zizou looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Zizou counters by clinching up.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Zizou has him pressed against the cage.
Zizou misses with a body punch.
Zizou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zizou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zizou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zizou can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Zizou stalling in the clinch.
Zizou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lang or not.
Zizou swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zizou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Zizou lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Zizou as the two fighters clinch.
Zizou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
Zizou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zizou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Zizou tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Zizou struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Zizou can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Zizou tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Zizou scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Zizou.
Zizou is working Lang over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zizou.
Zizou presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Zizou.
Zizou misses with a body punch.
Zizou lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zizou.
A right hook to the body lands for Zizou.
A right hook to the body lands for Zizou.
A short right from Zizou on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Zizou.
Zizou is working Lang over against the cage.
Zizou lands a left hand.
Zizou pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zizou controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Zizou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Zizou's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zizou throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zizou misses the jab.
Lang cracks Zizou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zizou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zizou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lang slips under a jab from Zizou.
Zizou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang lands with a straight right. Zizou didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Lang misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lang avoids the body shot from Zizou.
Zizou fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang misses with a shot to the body
and Zizou counters with a left and a right that stings Lang.
Zizou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zizou.
Lang walks into a jab.
Zizou slips a straight right by Lang.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Zizou's head but Zizou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zizou to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Zizou drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zizou has Lang in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizou wants to sweep here but Lang controlling him for the moment.
Zizou is working hard here to advance position.
Lang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizou controlling the position.
Zizou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lang manages to get himself to full guard.
Lang is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Zizou dives into side control.
Zizou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lang down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang is trying to get back to his feet.
Zizou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
Zizou working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zizou scoring with punches and elbows.
Zizou landing a few strikes.
Lang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zizou asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lang taking a bit of punishment here - Zizou scoring with strikes.
Zizou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Zizou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zizou working the ground and pound but Lang is defending the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Zizou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henri Zizou's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lang avoids the body shot from Zizou.
Zizou misses with a wild combination.
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zizou misses with a straight right.
Lang misses with a looping left.
Lang jabs at Zizou's body.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Zizou.
A punch combination from Zizou misses.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zizou misses the jab.
Zizou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zizou at a distance.
Zizou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zizou.
Lang connects with a nice looking jab.
Zizou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zizou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Zizou.
Zizou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a one-two to the body.
Lang slips under a jab from Zizou.
Zizou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Zizou staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizou throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.

Zizou has Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Zizou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Zizou.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Zizou struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Zizou is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zizou.
A body shot lands from Zizou.
Zizou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang prevents a body shot from Zizou.
Zizou pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zizou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zizou tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zizou is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zizou presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zizou has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zizou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zizou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zizou misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zizou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zizou lands a body punch.
Zizou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lang pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Zizou with that takedown attempt.
Zizou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Zizou saw that one coming.
Zizou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zizou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zizou moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zizou.
Klubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zizou.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henri Zizou is winning the standup battle so far.
Zizou misses the jab.
Lang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lang defending well as Zizou loads up on a big left hand.
Lang misses with a shot to the body

and Zizou counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lang's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zizou wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
Klubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zizou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lang's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zizou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zizou looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Zizou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zizou 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Zizou!