PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Fonglebang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilmer Zacarias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonglebang comes into the arena with Bidibodi Bidibu blaring out of the sound system. Frederick Fonglebang had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fonglebang
vs
Zacarias

184 cm
23
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
176 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederick Fonglebang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilmer Zacarias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonglebang throws a series of punches but Zacarias moves out of range.
Zacarias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zacarias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frederick Fonglebang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zacarias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fonglebang.
A big left from Fonglebang misses.
Zacarias avoids the body shot from Fonglebang.
Zacarias throws a hook to the side of Fonglebang's head but Fonglebang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fonglebang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fonglebang throws a body punch but Zacarias moves out of range.
Fonglebang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zacarias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zacarias is looking to chop away at Fonglebang's legs.
Zacarias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zacarias lands a jab.
Fonglebang blocks a low kick nicely.
Zacarias tries to clinch up.
Fonglebang staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonglebang with a nice cross.
Fonglebang lands with a hook. Zacarias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Gilmer Zacarias has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Zacarias.
Fonglebang scores with a nice right hand.
Fonglebang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fonglebang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zacarias.
Zacarias walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zacarias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fonglebang 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.
A shot to the liver by Fonglebang. Beautiful body shot.
Zacarias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fonglebang's head backwards.
Fonglebang misses with a body shot.
Fonglebang scores with the left hand. Zacarias knows he should have avoided that one.
Fonglebang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fonglebang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gilmer Zacarias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias throws a head kick that misses.
Zacarias takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zacarias looks gassed!
Fonglebang lands an overhand right.
Zacarias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fonglebang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zacarias scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Fonglebang with that takedown attempt.
Fonglebang with a jab.
Fonglebang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zacarias.
Fonglebang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zacarias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonglebang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zacarias manages to avoid it.
Zacarias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zacarias punishes Fonglebang's body with a nice straight punch.
Fonglebang connects with a body shot that sends Zacarias's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zacarias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonglebang lands a head shot.
Fonglebang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fonglebang thuds his shin into the meat of Zacarias's side.
Fonglebang lands a slapping body shot.
Fonglebang scores with a shot to the body.
Fonglebang lands with a hook. Zacarias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fonglebang lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Fonglebang. That snapped Zacarias's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonglebang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fonglebang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zacarias tries to close the distance and clinch but Fonglebang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from Zacarias.
Zacarias throws a leg kick but Fonglebang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zacarias looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonglebang digs a good hook to Zacarias's body.
A jab from Fonglebang does it's job there.
Zacarias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fonglebang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zacarias misses with a two punch combination.
Fonglebang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zacarias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang scores with a nice body kick.
Fonglebang lands a slapping body shot.
Zacarias takes one to the side of the head.
Fonglebang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zacarias tries to move into range but Fonglebang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Fonglebang. Those never looked like landing.
Fonglebang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Fonglebang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilmer Zacarias's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fonglebang throws a body punch but Zacarias moves out of range.
Fonglebang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zacarias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fonglebang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zacarias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonglebang.
Fonglebang misses the body punch
and Zacarias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fonglebang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zacarias counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fonglebang lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonglebang connects with a jab.
Zacarias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Fonglebang counter with a right hand.
Fonglebang misses with a jab to the body
and Zacarias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fonglebang thinking.
Fonglebang misses with a body shot.
Fonglebang misses with a wild body shot.
Zacarias is breathing heavily.
Zacarias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fonglebang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zacarias's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias tries to clinch but Fonglebang moves out of range.
Zacarias misses with a looping left.
Zacarias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zacarias throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fonglebang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fonglebang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zacarias can do to turn this around?
Zacarias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zacarias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonglebang.
Fonglebang misses with a body shot.
Fonglebang lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Fonglebang. Beautiful body shot.
Fonglebang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zacarias counters with a low kick, right behind Fonglebang 's knee.
Zacarias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zacarias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fonglebang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zacarias takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang throws a body punch but Zacarias moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonglebang. Zacarias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonglebang misses with a looping left.
Zacarias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fonglebang.
Zacarias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fonglebang misses with a body shot
and Zacarias counters with a one-two to the body.
Zacarias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zacarias throws a series of punches but Fonglebang avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonglebang. Zacarias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zacarias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonglebang.
Zacarias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fonglebang misses with an uppercut.
Zacarias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonglebang misses with a body punch
enabling Zacarias to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zacarias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fonglebang has got the better of the exchanges.
Zacarias looks to land a body kick but Fonglebang moved away.
Zacarias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fonglebang to score with a decent uppercut.
Fonglebang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zacarias pinned against the cage. Zacarias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Fonglebang does it's job there.
Fonglebang scores with a punch to the head.
Fonglebang stalks Zacarias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zacarias's face. Zacarias staggers backwards, shaken.
Zacarias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fonglebang throws a predictable looking body shot

and Zacarias moves into the clinch.

Zacarias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fonglebang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zacarias looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Fonglebang swings around for an armbar but Zacarias sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fonglebang's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias wants to control from the top but Fonglebang keeps moving.
Fonglebang has a closed guard, preventing Zacarias from standing up.

Zacarias stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zacarias throws out a leg kick but Fonglebang moves out of range and Zacarias only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zacarias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fonglebang throws a right hand that Zacarias ducks under and follows up with a left that Zacarias also avoids with ease.
Fonglebang fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Frederick Fonglebang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gilmer Zacarias's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Zacarias slips under a jab.
Fonglebang moves out of range as Zacarias strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonglebang. Zacarias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zacarias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fonglebang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zacarias shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zacarias tries to clinch but Fonglebang moves away
and Fonglebang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fonglebang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zacarias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonglebang lands a slapping body shot.
Zacarias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fonglebang throws a shot from downtown. Zacarias moves away and avoids it.
Zacarias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fonglebang tests Zacarias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fonglebang scores with a hook to the body. Zacarias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacarias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonglebang.
Zacarias takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zacarias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fonglebang.
Zacarias walks into a stiff left hand from Fonglebang.
Fonglebang connects with a looping right hand.
Fonglebang connects with the punch.
Fonglebang digs a good body shot into Zacarias's ribs.
Fonglebang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fonglebang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Fonglebang. That snapped Zacarias's head back.
Fonglebang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zacarias manages to avoid it.
Fonglebang jabs Zacarias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zacarias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fonglebang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonglebang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zacarias at a distance.
Fonglebang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zacarias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Fonglebang.
No joy there for Fonglebang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fonglebang throws a jab but it's blocked by Zacarias.
Fonglebang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fonglebang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fonglebang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Fonglebang.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fonglebang.
Fonglebang misses with a body shot
and Zacarias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacarias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonglebang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zacarias makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zacarias throws a hook but Fonglebang avoids it easily.
Fonglebang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zacarias counters with a left and a right that stings Fonglebang.
Zacarias takes one to the side of the head.
Zacarias takes one on the button.
Fonglebang misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fonglebang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zacarias to the mat! Zacarias manages to get full guard.
Fonglebang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zacarias controlling Fonglebang's posture.
Zacarias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilmer Zacarias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonglebang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fonglebang trying to control the position from guard on top but Zacarias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonglebang wants to pass the guard but Zacarias is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Fonglebang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fonglebang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Fonglebang!