PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Pontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Master of Puppets by Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zica
vs
Pontov

180 cm
35
162 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

190 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Pontov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zica connects with a leg kick. Pontov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Zica fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pontov, pushing him back against the cage.
Zica digs a right hand underneath Pontov's ribcage. Pontov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zica pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zica lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zica.
Pontov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zica is keeping busy.
Zica throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pontovs head.
A short right from Zica.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zica throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pontovs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Zica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pontov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pontov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zica.
Pontov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Zica misses.
Pontov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pontov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pontov ducks under a wild hook from Zica.
Zica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pontov.
Zica scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontov tries to clinch up
and Zica counters with a right hand to the body.
Zica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica lands a jab.
Zica stuffs the takedown.
Zica cracks Pontov with an open hand slap.
Zica works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Zica.

Zica has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zica lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Zica.
Zica scores with a shoulder strike.
Zica lands a hook that snaps the head of Pontov backwards.
Zica pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zica for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zica as Pontov tries to tie him up.
Zica lands with a left to the head.
Zica lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zica lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zica.
Zica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zica pushes Pontov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Zica.

Zica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zica connects with the punch.

Pontov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontov takes one on the button.
Pontov is still on wobbly legs! Can Zica finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zica drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pontov right on the button. Pontov goes down! Zica follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zica gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Zica!
A relieved looking Jones Zica thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.