PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mano Pacquiai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddi Zoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunder Struck - ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pacquiai
vs
Zoom

179 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Pacquiai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddi Zoom!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoom blocks a head kick by Pacquiai.
Pacquiai lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zoom checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pacquiai.

Zoom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Zoom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Zoom seems to be working for a kimura but Pacquiai defends the submission attempt.

Zoom is looking for a kimura but Pacquiai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zoom to get the leverage.

Zoom wants to work for an arm triangle but Pacquiai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zoom is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiai has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiai is trying to stand back up but Zoom is controlling him
Zoom tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiai defends it.

Zoom is looking for a kimura but Pacquiai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zoom to get the leverage.

Zoom is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacquiai is trying to stand.

Zoom seems to be looking for submissions.

Zoom maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pacquiai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zoom has cracked it and Pacquiai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zoom!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddi Zoom!
Buddi Zoom tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.