PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Sene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam zinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sene
vs
zinho

188 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Sene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam zinho!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sene misses with a wild body shot.
zinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiago Sene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sene tries to clinch but zinho moves out of range.
Sene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but zinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
zinho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sene tries to close the distance and clinch but zinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but zinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sene tries to clinch up but zinho circles away and keeps his distance.
zinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sene misses with a series of wild punches.
Sene tries to close the distance and clinch up but zinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zinho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
zinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sene is looking to clinch.
Sene ducks under a wild hook from zinho.
Sene is looking to clinch but zinho is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sene moves into the clinch successfully.
zinho tries to circle away but Sene has him pinned against the ropes.
Sene lands a body shot in the clinch.
zinho tries to break free but Sene pushes him back against the ropes.
Sene effectively controlling the action here.
zinho is trying to break free.
zinho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
zinho is trying to break free.
Sene is trying to maintain a safe position but zinho gets an underhook and turns Sene into the ropes.
Sene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of zinho backwards.
Sene can't find room to land a body shot as zinho controls the action.
Sene scores with a hook to the body.
zinho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sene lands a body punch in the clinch.

zinho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sene wants to clinch up but zinho keeps it at a distance.
zinho blocks a head kick by Sene.
zinho misses with a few strikes there.
Sene sizes up zinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sene tries to clinch up but zinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Sene is looking to clinch but zinho is avoiding it.
zinho lands a two punch combo.
zinho cracks a nice hook into Sene's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
zinho lands a really nice looking cross but Sene seems unphased.
zinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sene circles away quickly and effectively.
zinho misses with a shot to the body

and Sene counters with a crisp one two that drops zinho! Sene thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves zinho to his feet! zinho is in big trouble!

zinho is rocked!
Sene tries to close the distance and clinch but zinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
zinho is still on wobbly legs! Can Sene finish him?
zinho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
zinho seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab lands there for zinho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zinho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sene throws a right and a left that zinho avoids nicely.
Sene is looking to clinch but zinho is avoiding it.
Sene tries to clinch up.
zinho misses the jab.
zinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Sene finds it's target.
zinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sene looks to land a combination but zinho avoids it well.
Sene is looking to clinch.
zinho looks to land a left hand but Sene moved out of range nicely.
zinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
zinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sene moves away.
zinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sene wants to clinch.
Sene fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zinho throws a shot to the body.

Sene lands a big head kick that sends zinho tumbling to the mat! Sene takes a step backwards and waves zinho back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sam zinho has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sene tries to clinch there but zinho circles away.
Sene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
zinho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
zinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
zinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
zinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sene.
zinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Sene.
zinho throws a series of punches but Sene avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from zinho.
zinho lands a nice hook to Sene's body. Sene takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sene is breathing heavily.
zinho misses with the combination.
zinho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Sene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam zinho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

zinho misses with a wild combination.

Sene lands a big uppercut and zinho crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but zinho looks OK. Sene waves zinho back to his feet!
Sene throws an overhand right that drops zinho like a sack of potatoes! Sene dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Sene!