PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Also Zarathustra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarathustra has chosen Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In A Night as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Del Mar
vs
Zarathustra

180 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
33
185 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Meet the Future

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Del Mar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Also Zarathustra!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarathustra throws a nice looking combination but Del Mar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Zarathustra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Mar doesn't seem phased though.

Del Mar forces Zarathustra back against the cage and clinches.
Del Mar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zarathustra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
Del Mar lands a good knee to the midsection. Zarathustra won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zarathustra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zarathustra lands with a right to the head.
Del Mar landing knees to the head.

It looks like Also Zarathustra has been cut.
Zarathustra lands with a left to the head.
Del Mar lands a good knee to the midsection. Zarathustra won't want to take too many of those.
Zarathustra looks winded!
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Zarathustra blocks it.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Mar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Mar trying to land knees to the body.
Del Mar lands a knee to the body.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zarathustra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zarathustra can't find room to land a body shot as Del Mar controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zarathustra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zarathustra managing to block the knees to the body from Del Mar.
Del Mar with a knee to the head.
Zarathustra misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Mar.
A short right from Del Mar on the inside.
Zarathustra misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Mar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Del Mar tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarathustra avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Del Mar obliges.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
Del Mar tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarathustra avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Mar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Del Mar has Zarathustra pressed against the cage, preventing Zarathustra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Del Mar.
Del Mar lands an uppercut.
Del Mar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zarathustra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zarathustra tries a body shot but Del Mar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Del Mar tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarathustra avoids the damage to the body.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zarathustra avoids it.
Del Mar landing knees to the head.
Zarathustra managing to block the knees to the body from Del Mar.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Zarathustra blocks it.
Zarathustra throws a head punch that misses.
Zarathustra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Del Mar is keeping busy.
Del Mar missing with knees to the body.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zarathustra avoids it.
Del Mar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Del Mar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarathustra misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Mar.
Zarathustra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Zarathustra.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar blocks a body shot from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Mar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zarathustra lands with a hook. Del Mar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zarathustra keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Mar tries to clinch up but Zarathustra circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Del Mar tenderised Zarathustra's leg. Zarathustra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zarathustra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarathustra takes a swing at Del Mar's ribcage but misses.
Del Mar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zarathustra fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Mar connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Mar thuds his shin into the meat of Zarathustra's side.
Del Mar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Del Mar tenderised Zarathustra's leg. Zarathustra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Del Mar wants to clinch.
Zarathustra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zarathustra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fabio Del Mar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Mar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zarathustra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Del Mar clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Del Mar.
Del Mar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Del Mar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zarathustra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Mar landing knees to the body.
Del Mar working Zarathustra over with knees to the body.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Mar lands a hook that snaps the head of Zarathustra backwards.
Del Mar scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Also Zarathustra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Del Mar keeps Zarathustra at a distance using the push kick.
Del Mar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Del Mar. Beautiful body shot.
Del Mar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zarathustra can do to turn this around?
Del Mar thumps Zarathustra with a low kick.
Del Mar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Mar. That's going to slow Zarathustra down.
Del Mar tries to clinch up.
Del Mar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Del Mar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zarathustra throws out a loose jab but Del Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Mar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Mar throws a head kick but Zarathustra moves out of range.
Del Mar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zarathustra.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Zarathustra moves out of range easily.
Zarathustra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Mar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra is breathing heavily.
Del Mar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zarathustra circles away.
Zarathustra swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Mar.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zarathustra swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Del Mar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zarathustra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarathustra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zarathustra lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zarathustra tightens his grip and picks Del Mar up, before dumping him to the ground. Del Mar manages to land in guard.
Del Mar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zarathustra's guard.
Del Mar trying to control but Zarathustra is working from the bottom.
Zarathustra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Del Mar controls the pace.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Del Mar wants to control from the top but Zarathustra keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zarathustra is keeping the position for now.

Fabio Del Mar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Del Mar tries to clinch up.
Zarathustra misses with a wild body shot.
Del Mar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Del Mar throws a solid leg kick but Zarathustra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Del Mar.
Del Mar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Del Mar has closed the distance and engaged Zarathustra in a clinch.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Del Mar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Zarathustra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Mar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zarathustras head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Zarathustra breaks from the clinch.
Zarathustra takes a swing at Del Mar's ribcage but misses.
Del Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zarathustra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Mar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zarathustra keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarathustra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Mar manages to avoid it.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.
Del Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zarathustra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarathustra checks a leg kick nicely.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.
Del Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zarathustra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Mar moves in looking to clinch but Zarathustra pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Del Mar misses.
Del Mar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Del Mar tries to clinch but Zarathustra is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Zarathustra - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zarathustra.
Zarathustra lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zarathustra. Del Mar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.
Del Mar tries to clinch up but Zarathustra circles away and keeps his distance.
Fabio Del Mar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Mar thows a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zarathustra shoots in looking for a takedown but Del Mar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zarathustra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zarathustra throws a big shot that misses.
Del Mar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zarathustra throws out a loose jab but Del Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses.
Del Mar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Mar scores with a spinning back kick!

Zarathustra shoots in and gets a takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Del Mar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zarathustra is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Also Zarathustra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Del Mar misses with a head kick.
Del Mar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zarathustra.
Del Mar lands a head kick!
Zarathustra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Del Mar's waist but Del Mar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zarathustra off to one side.
Zarathustra misses with a looping right.
Zarathustra with a jab.
Del Mar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Del Mar tries to clinch up but Zarathustra circles away and keeps his distance.
Zarathustra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Mar moves away.
Del Mar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Del Mar tries a head kick but it misses.

Zarathustra shoots in and gets a takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Zarathustra is pushing down on Del Mar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Del Mar is fighting to maintain full guard but Zarathustra has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zarathustra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Mar has his hands clasped together around Zarathustra's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zarathustra.
Del Mar is concentrating on defense, preventing Zarathustra from advancing position.
Zarathustra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Del Mar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Del Mar is trying to stand up here but Zarathustra is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Mar keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Mar is in trouble now - Zarathustra has advanced to mount!
Zarathustra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zarathustra looking to finish Del Mar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Del Mar!
Del Mar working to try and regain half guard.
Zarathustra avoids the attempt from Del Mar to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra unloads with some shots from mount but Del Mar bucks and avoids them well.
Del Mar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Also Zarathustra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zarathustra lands a big elbow.
Zarathustra punishing his opponent with strikes.

Del Mar is rocked!
Zarathustra connects with a bit shot that sees Del Mar covering up! More strikes from Zarathustra and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zarathustra is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Also Zarathustra!
Also Zarathustra decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.