PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Zio has chosen Old Mcdonald had a farm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roy Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bull
vs
Zio

175 cm
34
157 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

178 cm
27
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zio manages to avoid it.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Zio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull avoids the head kick by Zio.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Zio sees coming a mile off.
Zio blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zio as he jumps to the side.
Zio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bull.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Zio.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Zio throws a solid leg kick but Bull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zio.
Bull swings for the body but Zio moves out of range.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Bull misses
and Zio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zio lands a jab to the nose.
Zio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Zio.
Zio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Zio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull digs a good body shot into Zio's ribs.
Zio scores with a punch to the head.
Bull tries to clinch but Zio is having none of it.
Bull tries to clinch up but Zio circles away and keeps his distance.
Zio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zio scores with a jab.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zio.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zio moves out of range of the strikes.
Zio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zio leaves Bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
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!
Zio throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Zio throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Zio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zio.
Zio thumps Bull with a low kick.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zio, right into the meat.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull digs a good hook to Zio's body.
Zio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zio slips under a jab.
Zio blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Bull shoots in but Zio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Zio moved out of range.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Zio moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Zio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zio connects with a single shot there.
Zio connects with a solid leg kick.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zio.
Bull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bod Zio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zio is trying to defend but Bull finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Bull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
Zio gets back to full guard.
Bull throws a strike but Zio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bull is keeping the position for now.
Zio is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zio manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bod Zio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Zio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Zio pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Zio lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zio avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull misses the jab.
Zio moves out of range of the strikes.
Zio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bull. That one must have hurt.
Zio lands a nice shot to the body.
Zio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Bull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio moves away from the strike by Bull.
Zio misses with a straight right.
Zio scores with a jab. Bull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Zio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Zio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Zio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bull's calf.
Zio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Zio.
Zio avoids the head kick by Bull.
An inside leg kick lands from Zio.
Zio tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Zio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zio duly obliges.
Bod Zio seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Zio moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Zio misses with a wild body shot.
Zio thuds a left hand into Bull's body.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull digs a good body shot into Zio's ribs.
Zio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zio throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Zio's belly button to the back.
Bull scores with a jab.
Zio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bull misses with a two punch combination.
Zio scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull throws a low kick but Zio avoids it.
Bull throws a series of punches but Zio moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Zio there.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Zio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Zio blocks the leg kick.
Zio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zio wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Zio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Zio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio scores with a head kick. Bull tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bull is rocked!
Zio scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
Bull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zio misses with a body kick.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Zio throws a leg kick but Bull checks it.
Zio misses with a low kick.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zio throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull swings for the body but Zio moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zio, right into the meat.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
Bull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zio ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bod Zio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zio blocks a leg kick.
Zio slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zio as he avoids it easily.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Zio scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zio.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Zio ducks down to avoid it.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zio. Zio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zio looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.

Bull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bull tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Zio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zio tries to hold on but Bull postures up.
Zio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zio tries to reverse the position but Bull maintains control.
Bull throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zio because Bull loaded up on that one.
Bull avoids the attempt from Zio to control.
Zio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull wants to finish this one by submission but Zio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull unloads with some shots from mount but Zio bucks and avoids them well.
Bull punching from mount but Zio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull landing strikes from the mount.
Bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bull.
Bull prevents Zio from getting the reversal.
Bull unloads with some shots from mount but Zio bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Bull.
Bull avoids the attempt from Zio to control.

Bull jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zio and Bull has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bull has control of an arm but Zio manages to advance to Bull's back!
You can see the frustration on Bull's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bull takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zio is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Zio gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Zio gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Zio apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Zio misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Zio throws out a leg kick but Bull moves out of range and Zio only half commits.

Zio has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
Bull misses with some punches.
Zio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zio lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Zio.

Bull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zio.
Bod Zio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab from Zio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bod Zio!
Bod Zio managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.