PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Disposable Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinnard has chosen Free Bird as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zombie
vs
Skinnard

215 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Disposable Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Skinnard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie has a takedown stuffed.
Skinnard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinnard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Skinnard.

Skinnard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zombie!
Zombie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skinnard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zombie gets back to half guard.
Skinnard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zombie is trying to control but Skinnard passes into side control!
Zombie manages to get back to half guard.
Zombie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skinnard.
Skinnard is looking to take a break and control but Zombie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skinnard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinnard prevents Zombie from standing back up.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Zombie wants to control but Skinnard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zombie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skinnard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skinnard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Skinnard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zombie is trying to control but can't.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Skinnard wants to pass to mount but Zombie is defending the position.
Skinnard working Zombie over with strikes.
Skinnard working over Zombie with some ground and pound. Zombie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zombie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skinnard trying to control the pace.
Zombie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zombie tries to get out of the position.
Zombie trying to control but Skinnard postures up.
Zombie taking some punishment here, with Skinnard in his half guard.
Skinnard wants to take a breather but Zombie is having none of it.
Skinnard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skinnard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skinnard working the head and body with strikes.
Skinnard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Skinnard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie can't escape the position.
Skinnard controlling the position easily from mount.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Skinnard with the ground and pound from mount.
Zombie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skinnard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zombie's face.
Skinnard tries to control but Zombie wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Skinnard.
Skinnard prevents Zombie from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie regains half guard.
Skinnard is nestled in close to Zombie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Skinnard is pressing down on Zombie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombie is holding on for now.
Skinnard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zombie trying to control but Skinnard postures up.
Zombie is not content to let Skinnard control the position.
Nice strikes from Skinnard there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Skinnard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zombie is looking to clinch but Skinnard is avoiding it.
Skinnard throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zombie wants to clinch.
Zombie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skinnard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard Skinnard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Skinnard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skinnard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Skinnard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skinnard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Skinnard throws a big right hand that misses.
Skinnard wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Skinnard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonard Skinnard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Zombie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skinnard's half guard.
Zombie wants to stand but Skinnard has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zombie wants to control but Skinnard is keeping him busy.
Skinnard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zombie is working away from the top position though.
Skinnard works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skinnard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Skinnard seems keen to control Zombie's posture.
Skinnard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zombie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Skinnard moves into full guard.
Leonard Skinnard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skinnard wants to sweep here but Zombie controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to stand but Skinnard is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skinnard is on top in guard.
Skinnard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zombie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zombie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zombie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skinnard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skinnard throws a big right hand that misses.
Skinnard wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Skinnard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skinnard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Zombie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skinnard defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skinnard wants to pass the guard but Zombie is keeping the position.
Skinnard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skinnard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skinnard trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Zombie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leonard Skinnard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Skinnard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zombie with a poor takedown

and Skinnard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Zombie is working away.
Zombie trying to control here.
Skinnard moves into full mount! Zombie won't be happy about that!
Skinnard raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Zombie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zombie tries to reverse the position but Skinnard maintains control.
The referee warns Zombie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skinnard avoids the attempt from Zombie to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skinnard working Zombie over with strikes here.
Zombie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skinnard with shots to the head and body - Zombie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zombie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Skinnard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zombie is in a horrible position here. Skinnard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skinnard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Zombie is rocked!
Skinnard with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skinnard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
Skinnard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Zombie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zombie is working to get back to half guard.
Zombie seems to have got his legs back now.
Skinnard landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Skinnard connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Disposable Zombie has been cut.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Zombie is in a horrible position here. Skinnard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skinnard raining down shots from the mount!
Skinnard lands a heavy elbow.
Skinnard lands a nice shot to the head.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
Skinnard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skinnard trying to control but Zombie is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skinnard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skinnard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skinnard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Disposable Zombie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinnard raining down hammerfists from mount.

Jeez, Disposable Zombie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Disposable Zombie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonard Skinnard!