PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stari Starac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sassou ZuZu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starac comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Waltz . This should be a great matchup!

Starac
vs
ZuZu

196 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stari Starac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sassou ZuZu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ZuZu darts in and clinches Starac up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, ZuZu throws an elbow but misses.
Starac jumps guard but ZuZu stands there with Starac around his waist. Starac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ZuZu lands an elbow just above Starac 's eye.

It looks like Stari Starac has been cut.
Starac blocks the elbow strike.
ZuZu tries a knee to the head but Starac blocks it.
Starac wants a takedown.
Starac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stari Starac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ZuZu smiles and moves away.

Starac decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ZuZu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Starac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starac passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for ZuZu!
Starac wants to take ZuZu's back but he can't do it this time.
ZuZu is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Starac has taken his back.
ZuZu wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ZuZu looks gassed!

Starac is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged ZuZu with him. ZuZu is trying to defend but Starac has an arm under the chin now! ZuZu grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stari Starac!