PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thizov Phazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duarte
vs
Phazov

200 cm
27
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

174 cm
20
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RMC - $ 9 Shorts!!!

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thizov Phazov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phazov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duarte is looking to clinch but Phazov is avoiding it.
Duarte wants to clinch
and Phazov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Duarte clinches up with Phazov and pushes him back against the cage.
Duarte has a couple of punches blocked by Phazov.
Phazov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duarte lands a body shot.
Phazov throws a punch but it's blocked by Duarte.
Duarte tries a body shot but Phazov blocks it.
Phazov tries to work over Duarte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phazov working aggressively here.
Phazov swings wildly with an uppercut but Duarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Phazov avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte prevents a body shot from Phazov.
Phazov misses with a punch on the inside.
Duarte presses Phazov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Duarte.
Phazov looks gassed!
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phazov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands a shot to the body.
Duarte misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Phazov avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Phazov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Duarte on the inside.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Duarte.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Thizov Phazov has been cut.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duarte presses Phazov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duarte can't find room to land a body shot as Phazov controls the action.
Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duarte lands a right hand.
Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duarte tries a body shot but Phazov blocks it.
Duarte tries a body shot but Phazov blocks it.
Duarte lands a right hand.
Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Phazov is rocked!
Duarte can't find room to land a body shot as Phazov controls the action.
Duarte is working Phazov over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a body punch.
Duarte misses with some punches.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phazov misses with the head strike.
Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phazov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duarte lands a shot to the body.
Phazov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Phazov is still on wobbly legs! Can Duarte finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phazov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Phazov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Phazov drops to his knees and Duarte pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeh Duarte!