PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Zig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Zig
vs
Mayweather

176 cm
26
131 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Zig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuck Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayweather gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayweather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayweather drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayweather walks away with a smile on his face. Zig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Zig avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Zig.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Zig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Zig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.
Mayweather fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Zig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Zig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zig avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Zig wants to clinch.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuck Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zig doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zig.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zig.
Zig tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Mayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zig tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Zig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather tries to clinch up but Zig circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zig defends well and Mayweather ends up having to push Zig into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carl Zig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Mayweather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayweather smiles and moves away.
Zig scores with a leg kick.
Mayweather wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zig.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Zig with a series of wild strikes but Zig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zig scoring well with a low kick there.
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayweather.
Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayweather wants to clinch up but Zig keeps it at a distance.
Zig tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Zig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather tries to clinch up but Zig circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Zig is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zig defends well and Mayweather ends up having to push Zig into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zig backwards.
Zig jumps guard but Mayweather stands there with Zig around his waist. Zig gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zig circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Mayweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayweather.
Mayweather shoots in and drives through. Zig sprawls well.
Zig wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Zig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zig tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Zig circles away.
Mayweather has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Mayweather will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Zig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayweather attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Zig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zig, right into the meat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Zig moves out of range.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zig misses with a body shot.
Zig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Zig circles away.
Zig lands with a kick to the ribs.

Mayweather darts in and clinches Zig up against the cage.
Mayweather wants to break free but Zig has control.
Mayweather misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayweather tries for a takedown. No joy.

Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Zig feints and then cracks Mayweather's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayweather down.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Zig is having none of it.
Carl Zig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather rushes Zig and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mayweather.
Mayweather drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather is trying to break free.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zig lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zig tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zig tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zig defends it nicely.
Carl Zig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Mayweather.
Zig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chuck Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Zig throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Zig with a series of wild strikes but Zig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mayweather moves into the clinch successfully.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Zig lands but Mayweather takes it in his stride.
Zig checks a leg kick.
Zig buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Zig circles away.
Zig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chuck Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zig thumps Mayweather with a low kick.
Zig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zig wants to clinch.
Mayweather throws a leg kick but Zig sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zig wants to clinch

and Mayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zig wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Mayweather will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mayweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zig tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zig, right into the meat.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown but Zig shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zig connects with a solid leg kick.
Zig cracks the inside of Mayweather's front leg.

Mayweather tries to keep at a distance but Zig has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zig throws a head punch that misses.
Zig tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zig misses with a straight left.
Zig fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Zig avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather throws a leg kick
and Zig counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zig tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zig.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zig as he jumps to the side.
Mayweather has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zig.
Zig connects with a solid leg kick.
Zig feints and then cracks Mayweather's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayweather down.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zig has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Zig moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zig tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zig.
Mayweather takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Zig ducks under and follows up with a left that Zig also avoids with ease.
Mayweather blocks a head kick by Zig.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zig circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather tries to clinch up but Zig circles away and keeps his distance.
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zig swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayweather.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zig. That's going to slow Mayweather down.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Zig moves out of range.
Zig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zig doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Zig darts in trying to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather shoots in and drives through. Zig sprawls well.
Carl Zig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Mayweather.
Zig scores with a spinning back kick!
Zig lands a head kick. Mayweather smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zig feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Zig throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown but Zig shows good takedown defense.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zig tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Zig wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zig tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Carl Zig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Mayweather is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayweather has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zig.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Zig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayweather 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Mayweather!
Chuck Mayweather very nearly forgot to thank Dragon amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.