PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xhorez Psylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Zerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xhorez Psylo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Psylo
vs
Zerra

188 cm
24
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xhorez Psylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Zerra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Psylo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zerra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zerra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zerra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psylos head.
Zerra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zerra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zerra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Psylo manages to break the clinch.
Zerra misses with a hook.
Zerra with a hook.

Zerra forces Psylo back against the cage and clinches.
Zerra pushes Psylo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zerra lands a right hand.
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Zerra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Psylo is rocked!
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Psylo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zerra misses with a punch on the inside.
Zerra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zerra throws a head punch that misses.
Zerra misses with some punches.
Psylo blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerra lands a damaging elbow.
Psylo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zerra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Psylo blocks an uppercut.
Zerra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zerra jerks Psylo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Psylo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zerra goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zerra because Psylo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Matt Zerra!
A relieved looking Matt Zerra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.