PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zene Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Boggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boggs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyson Boggs looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Zamora
vs
Boggs

183 cm
24
158 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

179 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 9 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zene Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Boggs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boggs shoots in for a double leg but Zamora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boggs blocks the body kick.
Zamora lands a nice shot that snaps Boggs's head back.
Boggs dives in and grabs Zamora's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zamora pushes down on Boggs's head and hops out.
Boggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zamora.
Zamora punishes Boggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Boggs checks a leg kick nicely.
And Boggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Zamora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zamora swings for the body but Boggs moves out of range.
Zamora throws a low kick but Boggs moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Boggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Boggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zamora trying to keep a closed guard but Boggs is proving a slippery customer.
Boggs prevents Zamora from getting back to his feet.

Zamora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boggs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zamora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora scores with a jab to the body.
Zamora misses with a straight right.
Zamora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boggs.
Boggs shoots in and drives through. Zamora sprawls well.
Zamora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zene Zamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Boggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boggs has his takedown stuffed
and Zamora counters with a nice uppercut.
Boggs looks winded!
Zamora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boggs has time to react.
Zamora connects with the punch.
Boggs blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zamora lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zamora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boggs.
Boggs with the counter takedown but Zamora avoids it easily.
No luck for Boggs with that takedown attempt.
Zamora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zamora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zamora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boggs. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boggs moves to clinch but Zamora breaks away
and Zamora counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zamora lands with a shot to the body.
Zamora throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boggs counters with a single leg into guard. Zamora didn't expect that.
Zamora is looking to stand back up but Boggs counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zamora.
Zamora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boggs on the ground.
Zamora pushes Boggs off looking to stand but Boggs dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zene Zamora dominated that 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.

Zamora throws a hook but Boggs avoids it easily.
Zene Zamora is winning the standup battle so far.
Zamora misses with a body kick.
Boggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boggs.
Zamora was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Zamora misses its target.
Zene Zamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Boggs.
Boggs is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boggs shoots in but no luck this time.
It appears Zamora was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zamora is looking to score with low kicks.
Zamora scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora lands with a kick to the temple. Boggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zamora fails to land with a series of punches.
Boggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zamora connects with a body shot that sends Boggs's belly button to the back.
Zamora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zamora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boggs can do to turn this around?
Zamora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Boggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zamora won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora tries to escape but Boggs is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boggs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zamora to see if he's OK.
Zamora on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zamora tries to get out of the position.
Zamora taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zamora is trying to buck Boggs off.
Boggs scoring with punches and elbows.
Zamora is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boggs asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zamora can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boggs shoots in but Zamora avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zamora throwing a counter right hand but Boggs manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Zamora.
Boggs shoots in for a double leg but Zamora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Boggs looks to move away, Zamora throws a big counter combo bu Boggs just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice sprawl there from Zamora as Boggs shoots in.
Zene Zamora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zamora as he jumps to the side.

Boggs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Zamora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boggs stops Zamora from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zene Zamora dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boggs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zamora seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Zamora.
Zamora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boggs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zamora pinned against the cage. Zamora gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zamora half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boggs fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Zamora misses the target.
Zene Zamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Boggs.
Zamora connects with a crisp jab.
Boggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zamora misses with a body kick.
Zamora throws out a leg kick but Boggs moves out of range and Zamora only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zamora.
Zamora works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zamora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zene Zamora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Zamora tenderised Boggs's leg. Boggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zamora scores with a kick to the body.
Boggs shoots in but Zamora avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zamora fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands a glancing blow to the side of Boggs's head.
Zamora scores with a one two! Boggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Zamora.
Boggs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zamora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zamora scores with a jab.
A head kick from Zamora lands but Boggs takes it in his stride.
Zamora lands with a cross.
Zamora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zamora lands with an uppercut that bounces Boggs off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora misses with a double jab.
Zamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson Boggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zamora connects with a body shot that sends Boggs's belly button to the back.
Zamora scores with a one two! Boggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boggs throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Zamora to counter with a crisp jab.
Boggs fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zene Zamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zamora, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zene Zamora!