PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes into the arena with Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon blaring out of the sound system. Pizarro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zola
vs
Pizarro

185 cm
27
197 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola throws a hook but Pizarro avoids it easily.
Zola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pizarro as he jumps to the side.

Pizarro moves into range and clinches up with Zola.
A right hand to the body from Pizarro.

Zola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pizarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zola's hands.
Zola throws a hook but Pizarro avoids it easily.

Pizarro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pizarro taking a breather here.
Pizarro is looking to take a break and control but Zola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pizarro trying to control the action but Zola is working from the bottom.
Zola on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Pizarro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Zola is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pizarro yanks on the arm and Zola is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pizarro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dionicio Pizarro!