PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwami Zuzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zuzu
vs
Justice

199 cm
28
273 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

217 cm
27
212 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwami Zuzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sid Justice!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zuzu dives in and scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Zuzu is stalling in the full guard.
Justice trying to control the position.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuzu is one step ahead there.
Justice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zuzu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zuzu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Kwami Zuzu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Justice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zuzu on the side of the head.

Zuzu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuzu is stalling in the full guard.
Zuzu works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to control but Zuzu manages to pass to mount!
Zuzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zuzu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Justice for as long as he can get away with.
Justice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zuzu landing strikes from the mount and Justice is in trouble!
Zuzu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice can't escape the position.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kwami Zuzu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Zuzu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zuzu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zuzu pushes down on Justice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuzu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Justice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
Zuzu looking to finish Justice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Justice!
Justice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justice looks winded!
Zuzu controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to hold on but Zuzu pushes him away.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Zuzu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Kwami Zuzu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Zuzu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Justice quickly recovers to half guard.
Zuzu passes to side control.
Zuzu happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwami Zuzu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Justice.

Zuzu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zuzu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zuzu looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Zuzu connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
Justice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zuzu controlling the pace for now.
Zuzu with good strikes from the mount here!
Zuzu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kwami Zuzu just wasn't active enough.

Zuzu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Zuzu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Zuzu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zuzu prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Justice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zuzu takes a little break here. Justice wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zuzu lands a nice forearm strike.
Zuzu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Justice is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to escape the position but Zuzu is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kwami Zuzu just wasn't active enough.

Justice gets caught flat footed, as Zuzu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zuzu pushing down on Justice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zuzu working Justice over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Zuzu seems content to control.

Zuzu is trying to work for a kimura but Justice is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuzu works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling his opponent.
Zuzu lands a nice shot to the head.
Zuzu controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwami Zuzu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zuzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Zuzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Zuzu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Justice's guard.
Zuzu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Kwami Zuzu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Justice tries to sprawl but Zuzu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuzu controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuzu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
Zuzu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Justice!
Zuzu controlling the position easily from mount.
Zuzu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zuzu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sid Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu controlling from mount.
Kwami Zuzu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kwami Zuzu wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Zuzu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Justice was covering up waiting for the punch and Zuzu finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Justice wants to stand and escape but Zuzu is having none of it.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zuzu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kwami Zuzu.

Zuzu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Justice on his heels. He'll look to pass Justice's guard now, I'm sure.
Zuzu pushes down on Justice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zuzu content to control rather than advance.
Zuzu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuzu looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwami Zuzu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwami Zuzu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuzu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwami Zuzu!
After winning the bout, Kwami Zuzu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.