PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buford Tannen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Zinfandel
vs
Tannen

171 cm
28
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Zinfandel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinfandel shoots and misses
and Tannen counters with a nice kick to the body.

Tannen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zinfandel sprawls well initially but Tannen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Zinfandel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tannen pulls his head out easily.

Tannen is trying to work for a kimura but Zinfandel is defending well.
Zinfandel trying to hold on to Tannen's head to control him but Tannen postures up.

Zinfandel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tannen pulls his head out easily.
Tannen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen trying to control from Zinfandel's half guard. Zinfandel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tannen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tannen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tannen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zinfandel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tannen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tannen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zinfandel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tannen wants to control from the top but Zinfandel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buford Tannen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tannen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinfandel.

Tannen gets tackled into the cage by Zinfandel. Zinfandel maintains the clinch.
Tannen is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinfandel has double underhooks.
Zinfandel taking a breather.

Tannen breaks from the clinch.
Zinfandel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tannen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zinfandel's head.

It looks like Zak Zinfandel has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tannen. Zinfandel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zinfandel doesn't manage to clinch there - Tannen circles away.
Tannen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zinfandel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Zinfandel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tannen lands a jab to the nose.
Tannen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zinfandel tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tannen drops Zinfandel with a beautiful combination! Zinfandel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tannen is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Tannen.
Tannen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zinfandel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tannen checks it well.

Tannen drives through with a takedown into Zinfandel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zinfandel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannen trying to control but Zinfandel is working from the bottom.
Zinfandel keeping full guard, as Tannen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Tannen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zak Zinfandel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tannen scores with a leg kick.
Zinfandel throws a chopping leg kick but Tannen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tannen throws a hook but Zinfandel avoids it easily.
Tannen misses with a double jab.
Zinfandel dives in and grabs Tannen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tannen pushes down on Zinfandel's head and hops out.
Zinfandel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tannen looks to land a combination. Zinfandel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zinfandel misses with a takedown attempt
and Tannen counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Zinfandel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinfandel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tannen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zinfandel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buford Tannen!
Buford Tannen is the new lightweight champion!
Buford Tannen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.