PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Voit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Voit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Zagorno's chin.

Voit
vs
Zagorno

170 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Voit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Zagorno misses the target.
Voit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zagorno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zagorno bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No joy there for Zagorno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zagorno fails with a takedown attempt.
Voit slips under a jab from Zagorno.
Voit throws a series of punches but Zagorno avoids them all with ease.
Zagorno misses with an uppercut.
Zagorno slips a jab and a cross from Voit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Zagorno is predictable there
and Voit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zagorno throws a big shot that misses.
Zagorno misses with a hook.
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Zagorno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voit.
Zagorno throws a jab when Voit was well out of range.
Zagorno scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Zagorno.
The fighters circling - Zagorno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zagorno dodges the punch combination from Voit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zagorno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zagorno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voit throws an overhand right that lands on Zagorno's shoulder, as Zagorno tries to avoid the shot.
Zagorno throws a body punch but Voit moves out of range.
Zagorno connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voit. Zagorno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voit throws a nice looking combination but Zagorno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Voit misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voit.
Voit just misses with a punch to the body.
Zagorno misses with an uppercut.
Zagorno throws out a powerful jab.
Zagorno misses with a series of wild punches.
Zagorno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zagorno throws a big shot that misses.
Zagorno dodges the punch combination from Voit.
Voit is looking to wear down Zagorno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voit throws a right and a left that Zagorno avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno throws a hook but Voit blocks it.
Zagorno misses with the combination.
Zagorno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voit lands a slapping body shot.
Voit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zagorno.
Zagorno misses with a leg kick.
Voit misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zagorno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zagorno misses with a straight left.
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Voit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Zagorno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zagorno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voit is fending him off so far but Zagorno persists. Nope, Voit circles away and we're back to standing.
Voit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zagorno.
Zagorno swings for the body but Voit moves out of range.
Zagorno throws a series of punches but Voit avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Zagorno catches Voit right on the button with a cross.
Zagorno misses with a hook.
Zagorno shoots in looking for a takedown but Voit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zagorno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zagorno throws out a loose jab but Voit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zagorno misses with a hook. Voit ducked under it nicely.
Zagorno fails to land with a series of punches.
Voit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voit throws a body punch but Zagorno moves out of range.
A big right from Voit misses.

Zagorno manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voit on his heels. He'll look to pass Voit's guard now, I'm sure.
Zagorno wants to control from the top but Voit keeps moving.
Voit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zagorno is one step ahead there.
Voit is striking from the bottom but Zagorno uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zagorno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voit's head.
Voit misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zagorno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zagorno prevents Voit from improving his position.
Voit missing with punches from the bottom.
Zagorno wants to take a breather but Voit is having none of it.
Voit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zagorno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zagorno!
Voit landing strikes from the mount.
Voit is landing with some decent strikes but Zagorno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zagorno regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Voit.
Zagorno wants to improve his position but Voit is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voit working over Zagorno with some ground and pound. Zagorno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zagorno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Voit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zagorno is looking for a sweep. Voit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zagorno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Voit.
Zagorno wants to control but Voit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Voit there.
Zagorno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voit winds up and cracks Zagorno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Voit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zagorno looking for a guillotine here but Voit defends easily.
Voit throws a big right hand that misses.
Voit postures up in Zagorno's guard and throws a big left but Zagorno blocks it.
Voit throws a big elbow that misses.
Voit lands a couple of elbows.
Voit won't allow Zagorno to sweep him here.

Zagorno working for a triangle but Voit defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zagorno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Voit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Voit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voit swings for the body but Zagorno moves out of range.
Voit scores with a body shot.
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Zagorno thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voit slips under a jab from Zagorno.
Voit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horrible takedown by Zagorno or perhaps it was just good defense by Voit which made him look bad.
Gabriel Zagorno seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno dives in and grabs Voit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voit pushes down on Zagorno's head and hops out.
Voit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voit. Zagorno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voit lands with a good body shot.
Zagorno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zagorno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voit dodges the punch combination from Zagorno.
Voit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zagorno was well out of range. Poor timing from Voit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voit's hands.
Zagorno looks to land a right hand but Voit moved out of range.
Zagorno misses with a low kick.
Voit throws a right hand that Zagorno ducks under and follows up with a left that Zagorno also avoids with ease.
Zagorno moves out of range of the strikes.
Voit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Voit misses with a body shot.

Zagorno closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Voit quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagorno wants to pass the guard but Voit is defending well.
Voit is staying active underneath Zagorno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zagorno seems to be looking for submissions.
Voit gets full guard.
Voit throws a couple of heel strikes.
Voit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voit keeping full guard, as Zagorno tries to pass.
Voit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Voit keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Voit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zagorno is one step ahead there.
Voit keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Zagorno is in close to Voit's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zagorno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zagorno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voit looking for a sweep. Not yet Voit, not yet.
Voit lands a decent punch to the body there.
Zagorno throws a big elbow that misses.
Voit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno wants to control from the top but Voit keeps moving.
Voit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Voit trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagorno trying to control but Voit is working from the bottom.
Joey Voit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zagorno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voit is keeping the position for now.
Voit trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Zagorno.
I think Zagorno 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zagorno!
Gabriel Zagorno thanked the fans post fight for their support.