PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam Zeus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kaufman Jr
vs
Zeus

185 cm
29
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaufman Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zeus's half guard.
Kaufman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zeus's head.

Kaufman Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kaufman Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaufman Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zeus is looking to improve his position.

Zeus actively working from the bottom here.

Kaufman Jr seems to be looking for submissions.

Kaufman Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zeus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaufman Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus trying to control but Kaufman Jr postures up.
Zeus is staying active underneath Kaufman Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Zeus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeus is looking to control Kaufman Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeus avoid being mounted?
Zeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaufman Jr.
Zeus tries to roll over but Kaufman Jr keeps him under control.

Kaufman Jr is working for a kimura here but Zeus manages to reverse the position and he's now in Kaufman Jr's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zeus passes into half guard.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Kaufman Jr moves into full guard.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaufman Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kaufman Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus stopping the sweep attempt from Kaufman Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaufman Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kaufman Jr is looking for a sweep.
Kaufman Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeus tries to advance to mount but Kaufman Jr denies him.
Kaufman Jr struggling a bit here.
Zeus trying to control the position but Kaufman Jr is working away.

Zeus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Kaufman Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaufman Jr is letting Zeus control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Zeus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ground and pound from Zeus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zeus passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Zeus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zeus lands a body shot.
Kaufman Jr avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Kaufman Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Zeus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kaufman Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zeus controlling from the top position.
Zeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaufman Jr is retaining full guard.

Kaufman Jr is looking for a triangle but Zeus pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kaufman Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zeus is looking to advance position but Kaufman Jr won't allow it.

Kaufman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaufman Jr keeps working.

Zeus is looking for a kimura here.

Kaufman Jr with the active half guard here but Zeus passes nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zeus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaufman Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zeus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zeus landing strikes.
Kaufman Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Zeus has passed into mount! Damn!
Kaufman Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Zeus has a good base and remains in mount.
Zeus with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Kaufman Jr is trying to reverse the position but instead Zeus has taken his back - oops!
Kaufman Jr looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zeus.

Zeus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Zeus working for a choke but Kaufman Jr is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaufman Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Kaufman Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kaufman Jr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kaufman Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Zeus seems content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaufman Jr is looking to improve his position.

Zeus seems to be working for a kimura but Kaufman Jr defends the submission attempt.
Kaufman Jr is staying active underneath Zeus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaufman Jr is looking to improve his position.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaufman Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kaufman Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zeus is taking a breather. Kaufman Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Kaufman Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zeus lands with a good body shot.
Kaufman Jr walks into a left hand.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Kaufman Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Kaufman Jr throws a nice looking combination but Zeus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zeus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaufman Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.

Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus controls the position from side control.
Kaufman Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zeus's best efforts.
Zeus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaufman Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaufman Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaufman Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Kaufman Jr defends it.
Zeus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zeus wants to take a breather but Kaufman Jr is having none of it.
Tam Zeus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaufman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Zeus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zeus is looking to advance position but Kaufman Jr won't allow it.
Kaufman Jr gets back to full guard.
Zeus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tam Zeus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Kaufman Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Kaufman Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaufman Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zeus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaufman Jr is working away from the top position though.
Zeus wants to get back to full guard.

Kaufman Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeus has his hands clasped together around Kaufman Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Zeus wants to improve his position but Kaufman Jr is controlling well.
Zeus is concentrating on defense, preventing Kaufman Jr from advancing position.
Zeus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kaufman Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaufman Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Andy Kaufman Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Zeus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!