PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeky Zeeky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeky Zeeky told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mahal
vs
Zeeky

198 cm
23
238 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
264 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freeky Zeeky!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zeeky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zeeky lands a front kick.

Zeeky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mahal to the mat! Mahal manages to get full guard.

Zeeky stands up and waves to Mahal to follow him.
Mahal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahal misses with the body kick
and Zeeky counters with a good low kick that Mahal was not able to check.
Mahal throws the kick towards the body but Zeeky avoids it.

Zeeky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mahal sprawls well initially but Zeeky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zeeky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zeeky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeeky prevents Mahal from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeeky is nestled in close to Mahal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zeeky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahal is trying to stand up here but Zeeky is controlling him well.
Mahal moves into full guard.
Mahal is looking to sweep but instead, Zeeky has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahal's head.
Mahal trying to control but Zeeky postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mahal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mahal wants to get back to his feet but Zeeky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeeky is working Mahal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zeeky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahal has momentary wrist control but Zeeky slips an elbow through the middle.

Mahal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeeky postures up in Mahal's guard and throws a big left but Mahal blocks it.
Zeeky lands a couple of digs.
Mahal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mahal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky scoring with some ground and pound.
Zeeky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahal trying to control the position.
Zeeky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mahal's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeeky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Zeeky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freeky Zeeky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zeeky blocks the body kick.
Mahal with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zeeky counters with a shoot takedown. Mahal fights it but they end up in guard.

Zeeky gets to his feet - Mahal follows without any prompting.
Zeeky blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeeky.
Zeeky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zeeky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zeeky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahal takes a swing at Zeeky's ribcage but misses.
Zeeky throws a leg kick which misses Mahal's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahal tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeeky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Zeeky blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zeeky.
Mahal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zeeky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Zeeky slams his shin into Mahal's torso.

Zeeky rushes Mahal and presses him up against the cage.
Zeeky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal takes an elbow to the temple.
Zeeky lands a knee to the body.
Zeeky tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahal avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zeeky.
Zeeky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahal is defending well for now.
Zeeky connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Taj Mahal has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zeeky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zeeky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zeeky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahal is defending well for now.
Zeeky missing with knees to the body.
Zeeky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zeeky throws an elbow but it misses.
Zeeky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahal.
Zeeky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mahal breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky throws a head kick that half lands.

Zeeky drives through with a takedown into guard.

Zeeky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeeky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Freeky Zeeky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zeeky misses with a leg kick
and Mahal counters with a leg kick.
Zeeky wants to land a leg kick but Mahal is out of range.
Mahal avoids the head kick by Zeeky.
Mahal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Mahal.
Zeeky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mahal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zeeky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zeeky feints and then cracks Mahal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahal down.
Mahal thumps Zeeky with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeeky.
Zeeky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeeky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeky Zeeky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Zeeky slams his shin into Mahal's torso.
Mahal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Zeeky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zeeky landing shots from mount.
Zeeky avoids the attempt from Mahal to control.
Mahal tries to reverse the position but Zeeky maintains control.
Mahal tries to hold on but Zeeky postures up.
Zeeky punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal wants to hold on but Zeeky pushes him away.
Mahal tries to buck Zeeky off but he can't manage it.
Freeky Zeeky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zeeky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeeky landing punches.
Mahal is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freeky Zeeky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taj Mahal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zeeky darts in trying to clinch
and Mahal counters with a body kick that stops Zeeky in his tracks momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahal blocks the leg kick.
Zeeky throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Zeeky.
A head kick misses from Zeeky.
Mahal tries for a takedown but Zeeky circles away easily

and Zeeky counters with a takedown into side control.
Mahal struggling a bit here.
Zeeky grinds an elbow into Mahal's temple.
Mahal pushes Zeeky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zeeky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeeky working over Mahal with some ground and pound. Mahal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mahal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Zeeky manages to mount him!
Zeeky with a couple of short strikes.
Mahal tries to lock up and control but Zeeky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mahal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mahal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taj Mahal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahal wants to control but Zeeky is having none of it.
Zeeky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mahal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zeeky scoring with strikes but Mahal is staying in there.
Zeeky dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zeeky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zeeky working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Mahal is rocked!
Mahal can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zeeky unloading with bombs!
Oh Mahal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahal throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zeeky. What's that going to do exactly?
Mahal seems to have got his legs back now.
Zeeky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeeky working the ground and pound effectively.
Zeeky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zeeky lands a heavy elbow.
Zeeky lands a big shot there that rocks Mahal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal tries to hold on but Zeeky postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahal flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mahal is desperately trying to improve his position but Zeeky has a good base and remains in mount.
Mahal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zeeky lands a big shot there that rocks Mahal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zeeky blocks Mahal's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freeky Zeeky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeeky 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freeky Zeeky!