PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Digital Summer - Just Run. Aiko Zeus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ace Centura's chin.

Centura
vs
Zeus

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Centura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Centura avoids the head kick by Zeus.
Centura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centura tries to clinch
and Zeus counters with a head kick. That will keep Centura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Centura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zeus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeus throws a head kick but Centura moves out of range.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Centura doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Zeus throws a nice looking combination but Centura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ace Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centura tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centura is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
Centura tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zeus.
Zeus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Centura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zeus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Centura wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
Centura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeus counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Zeus misses

and Centura moves into the clinch.
Zeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Centura won't allow it.
Zeus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Zeus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Centura has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Centura.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Centura scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeus is trying to force a seperation but Centura has the dominant position.
Zeus blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Centura misses with some punches.
Zeus is trying to force a seperation but Centura has the dominant position.
Centura has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Centura throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeus.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Zeus tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Zeus wants to break free but Centura has control.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
Zeus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Centura is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeus wants to break free but Centura has control.
Centura lands a nice uppercut.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zeus blocking some punches.
Zeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Centura working aggressively here.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Centura lands a hook that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Centura prevents Zeus from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Centura keeps him there for the moment.
Centura has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Centura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Centura prevents Zeus from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ace Centura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Centura is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centura tries to clinch up.
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zeus.
Zeus throws the kick towards the body but Centura avoids it.

Centura has closed the distance and engaged Zeus in a clinch.
Ace Centura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Centura scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Centura has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Centura lands a nice uppercut.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Centura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Zeus is looking to break free of the clinch but Centura has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Centura keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Centura keeps him there for the moment.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Centura is controlling the position.
Zeus is trying to break free.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Centura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Centura scores with a shot to the side of Zeus's head.
A short uppercut from Centura.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
Zeus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus is trying to break free.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeus blocking some punches.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Centura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Zeus is trying to push Centura away but Centura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Centura misses with some punches.
Centura gets through Zeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Centura working aggressively here.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
Centura has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Centura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Centura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Centura throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeus.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Centura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Centura keeps control of Zeus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus is looking to break free of the clinch but Centura has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Centura misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
Centura working aggressively here.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centura lands a shoulder strike.
Centura working aggressively here.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Centura keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus blocking some punches.
Zeus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Centura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Centura is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Centura dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Zeus misses with a double jab.
Zeus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick and Centura moves out of range easily.
Centura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centura tries to clinch there but Zeus circles away.
Centura wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
Zeus throws a nice looking combination but Centura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Centura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aiko Zeus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Centura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Centura doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Zeus misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Zeus scores with a four punch combination!
Centura tries to clinch but Zeus is having none of it.

Centura drives through and clinches with Zeus against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centura keeps control of Zeus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Centura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zeuss head.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Centura is controlling the position.
Centura misses with some punches.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Centura misses with some punches.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Centura is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Centura.
Zeus blocking some punches.
Centura working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.
Centura throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeus.
Zeus takes a shot to the head.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
Centura lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Centura working aggressively here.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeus tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Aiko Zeus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Centura working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Zeus misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Centura won't allow it.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Centura prevents Zeus from breaking the clinch.
Centura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Centura on the inside.
Zeus working hard to break the clinch.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Centura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Centura is controlling the position.
Centura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Centura has him pressed against the cage.
Zeus is looking to break free of the clinch but Centura has double underhooks.
A short right from Centura on the inside.
Zeus can't break the clinch.
Centura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zeus's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Centura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Centura fails to land.
Zeus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Zeus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Zeus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Centura lands with a light punch inside.
Centura misses with the head strike.
Centura throws a head punch that misses.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Centura controls his hands.
Zeus has had enough of the clinch but Centura keeps him there for the moment.
Centura working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centura misses with some punches.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeus tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Ace Centura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeus tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Centura lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Centura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Centura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Centura!
Ace Centura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.