PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Affre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasiliy Zorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Affre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Syphilitic Vaginas - "Black Sorcery". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Affre
vs
Zorin

178 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Affre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wasiliy Zorin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorin lands the left hand.
Affre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zorin.
Zorin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zorin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Affre lands with a right hand.
Zorin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Affre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zorin.
Affre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Affre lands a two punch combo.
Affre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zorin.
Zorin scores with the left hand. Affre knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zorins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zorin looks gassed!
Affre fails with the takedown.
Zorin misses with a double jab
and Affre counters with a left to the body.
Zorin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Affre moves away.
Affre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Affre.

It looks like Wasiliy Zorin has been cut.
Affre throws a body punch but Zorin moves out of range.
Zorin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Affre counters with a series of strikes. Zorin will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Affre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Affre lands a nice hook to Zorin's body. Zorin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorin throws a shot from downtown. Affre moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Affre.
Zorin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Affre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affre duly obliges.
Affre misses with a body shot.
Zorin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wasiliy Zorin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Affre lands with a hook. Zorin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Affre shoots in looking for a takedown. Zorin tries to sprawl out of it but Affre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zorin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zorin avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Affre misses.
Zorin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Affre counters with a left to the body.
Affre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorin manages to avoid it.
Affre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Affre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zorin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Affre somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Affre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zorin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Affre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zorin misses the target.
Affre misses the shot to the body.

Affre gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Affre with the ground and pound but Zorin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Affre stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zorin to get to his feet.
Affre is looking to clinch but Zorin is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Affre circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Affre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wasiliy Zorin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Affre looks to land a combination but Zorin avoids it well.
A punch combination from Zorin misses.
Zorin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affre counters with a one-two to the body.
Affre lands a slapping body shot.
Zorin throws a lazy right hand but Affre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Affre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Affre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Affre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacques Affre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Affre throws a nice looking combination but Zorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Affre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zorin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Affre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zorin checks the leg kick.
Affre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zorin on the side of the head.
Affre jabs at Zorin's body.
Affre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affre duly obliges.
Affre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Affre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zorin is out of range.
Affre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Affre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Zorin misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affre takes a swing at Zorin's ribcage but misses.
Affre lands a nice hook to Zorin's body. Zorin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Affre is looking to wear down Zorin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Affre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zorin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zorin leaves Affre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Affre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Affre lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Affre digs a good hook to Zorin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Affre has Zorin pushed against the cage.
Affre gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zorin is trying to maintain a safe position but Affre gets an underhook and turns Zorin into the cage.
Affre stalls.
Affre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affre tries to work over Zorin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zorin.
Affre stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zorin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Affre has Zorin pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacques Affre.
Affre tries to land a leg kick but Zorin saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Affre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wasiliy Zorin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Affre takes a swing at Zorin's ribcage but misses.
Zorin works Affre's body with a nice hook.
Zorin misses the shot to the body.
Affre tries to clinch but Zorin is having none of it.
Affre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zorin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Zorin. Those never looked like landing.
Zorin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zorin swats away the attempt to clinch by Affre.
Zorin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Affre counters with a straight right hand.
Zorin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Affre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Zorin misses.
Zorin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Affre throws a right hand that Zorin ducks under and follows up with a left that Zorin also avoids with ease.
Affre just misses with a punch to the body.
Zorin scores with a shot to the body.
Affre connects with a body shot that sends Zorin's belly button to the back.
Affre avoids the body shot from Zorin.
Affre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jacques Affre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affre scores with a body shot.
Affre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Affre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Affre lands with a nice combination. Zorin backs away looking to recover.
Zorin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zorin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Affre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Affre.

Affre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zorin, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Affre breaks the clinch.
Affre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zorin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Affre circles away quickly and effectively.
Wasiliy Zorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Affre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacques Affre is winning the standup battle so far.
Affre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zorin doesn't seem bothered though.
Affre connects with a crisp jab.
Affre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zorin can do to turn this around?
Affre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zorin on the side of the head.
Zorin throws a looping overhand right but Affre ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Affre. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Affre moves into the clinch.

Affre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zorin misses with a left hand
and Affre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zorin drops his hands momentarily and Affre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zorin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Affre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Affre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zorin under the eye.
Zorin throws out a loose jab but Affre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wasiliy Zorin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Affre looks to land a body kick but Zorin moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Affre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Affre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Affre!
Jacques Affre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.