PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Zorro Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Pallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roronoa Zorro Ii has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roronoa Zorro Ii seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zorro Ii
vs
Pallas

185 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roronoa Zorro Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilles Pallas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorro Ii misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zorro Ii lands an overhand right.
Pallas tries to clinch up but Zorro Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Zorro Ii throws a combination that misses

and Pallas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zorro Ii's guard now.
Pallas won't allow Zorro Ii to get back to his feet.
Pallas wants to stand but Zorro Ii is controlling his posture from full guard.

Zorro Ii pushes Pallas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zorro Ii throws a series of strikes that have Pallas backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pallas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roronoa Zorro Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pallas slips under a jab.
Zorro Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zorro Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Zorro Ii misses the body punch
and Pallas counters with a low kick, right behind Zorro Ii 's knee.
Zorro Ii throws a nice looking combination but Pallas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pallas tries to clinch but Zorro Ii is having none of it.
Pallas fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pallas gets the takedown into side control.

Pallas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zorro Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zorro Ii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zorro Ii lands the left hand.
Pallas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Pallas blocks the leg kick.
Zorro Ii throws a right hand that Pallas ducks under and follows up with a left that Pallas also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zorro Ii.
The fighters circling - Zorro Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pallas.
Pallas ducks under a wild hook from Zorro Ii.
Sloppy strikes from Zorro Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Zorro Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zorro Ii counters with a head kick. That will keep Pallas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws a head kick that misses

and Pallas counters with a takedown into side control.
Zorro Ii can't do much from the bottom here.
Zorro Ii is trying to improve his position.

Pallas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zorro Ii to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorro Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zorro Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorro Ii misses with a combination
and Pallas counters with a series of strikes. Zorro Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pallas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zorro Ii avoids it really well and circles away.
Zorro Ii feints a jab promting Pallas to slip. Zorro Ii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pallas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pallas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pallas is looking to clinch but Zorro Ii is avoiding it.

Pallas darts in and clinches Zorro Ii up against the cage.

Zorro Ii manages to break the clinch.
Zorro Ii throws a combination that misses

and Pallas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zorro Ii!
Zorro Ii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zorro Ii tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zorro Ii explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pallas.
Zorro Ii throws a lazy right hand but Pallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roronoa Zorro Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pallas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zorro Ii misses with a shot to the body
and Pallas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roronoa Zorro Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zorro Ii looks to throw a body kick
and Pallas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zorro Ii's knee momentarily.
Zorro Ii stuffs the takedown.
Roronoa Zorro Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Pallas.
Pallas moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Pallas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Zorro Ii looks to land a combination but Pallas avoids it well.
Zorro Ii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pallas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pallas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zorro Ii sprawls well. Zorro Ii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pallas gets slowly back to his feet.
Pallas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zorro Ii thuds his right hand into Pallas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws a hook to the side of Pallas's head but Pallas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zorro Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pallas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pallas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zorro Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorro Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Pallas moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pallas checks a leg kick.
Zorro Ii lands a lovely overhand right.
Pallas takes a jab right on the kisser.

Pallas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zorro Ii pulls Pallas in close to prevent any damage.
Achilles Pallas has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Zorro Ii is working an open guard so Pallas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pallas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorro Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zorro Ii counters with a big head kick but Pallas shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pallas misses with the combination.
Zorro Ii misses with a straight right.
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 Roronoa Zorro Ii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pallas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zorro Ii can pounce on him.
Zorro Ii misses with an uppercut.
Zorro Ii lands a nice hook to Pallas's body. Pallas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pallas moves out of range of the body kick.
Zorro Ii throws a hook to the side of Pallas's head but Pallas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pallas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pallas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zorro Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zorro Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Pallas. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws out a loose jab but Pallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorro Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Pallas.
Zorro Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pallas counters with a body kick.
Zorro Ii throws a series of punches but Pallas avoids them all with ease.
Zorro Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roronoa Zorro Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Pallas avoids a kick to the body.
Pallas shoots in but no luck this time.
Pallas fails with a takedown attempt.
Roronoa Zorro Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles Pallas.
No joy there for Zorro Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Pallas counters with a left and a right that stings Zorro Ii.
Zorro Ii misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Pallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pallas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zorro Ii misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pallas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Zorro Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Pallas is just out of range.
Zorro Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Zorro Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pallas wants to clinch up but Zorro Ii keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Zorro Ii.
Pallas throws a combination that misses
and Zorro Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zorro Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zorro Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zorro Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Zorro Ii catches Pallas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pallas throws a push kick but Zorro Ii slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from Zorro Ii.
Zorro Ii takes a swing at Pallas's ribcage but misses.
Zorro Ii throws a leg kick but Pallas moved away.
Pallas closes the distance but Zorro Ii moves to the side
and Zorro Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pallas thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roronoa Zorro Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zorro Ii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roronoa Zorro Ii!
Roronoa Zorro Ii opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.