PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sarazen
vs
John Zoidberg

180 cm
31
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
36
185 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dr John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen scores with a punch to the head.
Sarazen tried to score with a low kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Zoidberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarazen should have avoided that one.
Sarazen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoidberg.
Sarazen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarazen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarazen throwing a counter right hand but Zoidberg manages to avoid it.
Sarazen clobbers Zoidberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Sarazen rushes Zoidberg and presses him up against the cage.
Sarazen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarazen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoidberg throws a head punch that misses.
Zoidberg stalling in the clinch but Sarazen improves position.
Sarazen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Sarazen lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarazen.

Sarazen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarazen lands with an uppercut that bounces Zoidberg off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sarazen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarazen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zoidberg blocks a head kick by Sarazen.
Zoidberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zoidberg ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Zoidberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sarazen defends it well.
Zoidberg with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarazen.
A swing and a miss from Sarazen.
Zoidberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sarazen lands with a right hand.
Sarazen takes one to the chin there.
Sarazen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Sarazen rushes Zoidberg and presses him up against the cage.
Sarazen misses with the head strike.
Sarazen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zoidberg fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Sarazen - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarazen digs a right hand underneath Zoidberg's ribcage. Zoidberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zoidberg misses with the head strike.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
Sarazen presses Zoidberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zoidberg misses with some punches.
Zoidberg lands with a light punch inside.
Zoidberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen tries to work over Zoidberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Sarazen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Sarazen breaks from the clinch.
Zoidberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sarazen tried to score with a low kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Sarazen throws a low kick, looking for Zoidberg's leg but Zoidberg calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg misses with a takedown
and Sarazen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarazen throws a series of strikes that have Zoidberg backpedaling.
Zoidberg misses with a hook
and Zoidberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zoidberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoidberg ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Zoidberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarazen as he jumps to the side.
As Zoidberg backs away, Sarazen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zoidberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sarazen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zoidberg throws out a counter right but Sarazen avoids it with no problem.
Sarazen misses with a wild body shot.
Zoidberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zoidberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarazen throws an overhand right that lands on Zoidberg's shoulder, as Zoidberg tries to avoid the shot.
Zoidberg punishes Sarazen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoidberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gene Sarazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarazen cracks the inside of Zoidberg's front leg.
Sarazen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zoidberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarazen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sarazen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarazen connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zoidberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zoidberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Gene Sarazen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr John Zoidberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoidberg wants to land a leg kick but Sarazen is out of range.
Sarazen throws a series of punches but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut.
Zoidberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sarazen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarazen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoidberg. That did some damage!
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoidberg's sensitive parts.
Sarazen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sarazen checks a low kick from Zoidberg.
Sarazen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zoidberg walks into a jab.
Zoidberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarazen.
A lazy body kick from Zoidberg
letting Sarazen counter with a right hand.
Sarazen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarazen cracks Zoidberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarazen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zoidberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sarazen sprawls well initially but Zoidberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Sarazen trying to control from the bottom.
Zoidberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zoidberg is thwarting Sarazen's attempts to control the position.
Sarazen tries to get to full guard but Zoidberg has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sarazen keeping control of the position.
Zoidberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sarazen tries to roll over but Zoidberg keeps him under control.
Sarazen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Zoidberg jumps into side control!
Sarazen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sarazen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoidberg can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Sarazen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sarazen is looking to reverse the position.
Sarazen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sarazen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zoidberg is trying to ground and pound but Sarazen uses the momentary lack of control by Zoidberg to regain half guard.
Zoidberg is pressing down on Sarazen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarazen is holding on for now.
Zoidberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zoidberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zoidberg drops an elbow to the side of Sarazen's head.
Sarazen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Zoidberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sarazen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sarazen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sarazen!

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sarazen's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen prevents Zoidberg from improving his position.
Sarazen controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sarazen connects with a nice short shot to Zoidberg's temple.
Sarazen trying to control from half guard but Zoidberg is working away.
Sarazen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sarazen wants to take a breather but Zoidberg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarazen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zoidberg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sarazen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zoidberg is looking to improve his position.
Zoidberg is still trying to improve position.
Sarazen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zoidberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zoidberg wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dr John Zoidberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Sarazen there.
Zoidberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarazen.
Zoidberg feints the counter takedown.
Sarazen lands a leg kick that knocks Zoidberg off balance momentarily.
Sarazen throws a series of punches but Zoidberg avoids them all with ease.
Gene Sarazen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarazen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zoidberg under the eye.
Zoidberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarazen lands a really nice looking cross but Zoidberg seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Zoidberg.
Sarazen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sarazen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoidberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a hook but Zoidberg avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoidberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoidberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zoidberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarazen scores with a punch to the head.
Zoidberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sarazen. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Zoidberg misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen tests Zoidberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zoidberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zoidberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoidberg feints the counter takedown.
Zoidberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarazen.
Zoidberg throws a shot from downtown. Sarazen moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen throws a sloppy head kick and Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Zoidberg throws a body punch but Sarazen moves out of range.
Sarazen throws a leg kick but Zoidberg moved away.
Sarazen scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Sarazen does no damage.
Zoidberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoidberg missing with a left hand there. Sarazen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarazen looks to land a right hand but Zoidberg moved out of range.
And Zoidberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Sarazen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sarazen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoidberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarazen moves away from the strike by Zoidberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarazen misses the target.
Zoidberg avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sarazen.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zoidberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zoidberg staying out of range there.
Sarazen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarazen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoidberg lands with a cross.
Zoidberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zoidberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarazen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoidberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarazen throws a poor cross that misses
and Zoidberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarazen checks a leg kick.
Zoidberg closes the distance and clinches up with Sarazen, looking for a takedown. Zoidberg pushes Sarazen against the cage but Sarazen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarazen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zoidberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sarazen.
Nice defenses there by Sarazen.
It looked like Sarazen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zoidberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zoidberg checks a low kick from Sarazen.
Sarazen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarazen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zoidberg checks a low kick from Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut.
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoidberg's sensitive parts.
Zoidberg moves away from the strike by Sarazen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gene Sarazen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarazen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarazen.
Zoidberg is working for takedown but Sarazen is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarazen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zoidberg fails to land.
Sarazen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg throws a head punch that misses.
Zoidberg throws a head punch that misses.
Zoidberg is pushing Sarazen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zoidberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarazen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Sarazen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Sarazen.
Sarazen lands with a right to the head.
Sarazen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zoidberg.
Sarazen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Sarazen clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zoidberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarazen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick by Zoidberg misses
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarazen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg throws a hook but Sarazen blocks it.
Sarazen misses with a combination
letting Zoidberg counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sarazen is out of range.
Sarazen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zoidberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarazen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zoidberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sarazen scores with a nice right hand.
Sarazen lands a slapping body shot.
Sarazen throws a front kick aimed at Zoidberg's knee but Zoidberg avoids it well.
Zoidberg counters with a body kick.
Zoidberg misses with an uppercut. Sarazen saw that one coming.
Sarazen tried to counter with a leg kick but Zoidberg avoided it.
Sarazen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoidberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sarazen moves into range and clinches up with Zoidberg.
Sarazen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarazen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarazen blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a body punch.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Sarazen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Zoidberg misses with some punches.
A short left from Sarazen.
Zoidberg misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sarazen.
Sarazen can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Sarazen.
Zoidberg lands with a light punch inside.
Zoidberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoidberg misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sarazen breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zoidberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Zoidberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Sarazen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarazen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zoidberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarazen.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarazen.
Sarazen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoidberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarazen lands a body punch.
Zoidberg tries to throw a body punch but Sarazen avoids it by throwing Zoidberg back against the cage.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoidberg.
Sarazen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoidberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarazen controls his hands.
Zoidberg trying to stall but Sarazen improves his position.
Zoidberg misses with a body punch.
Sarazen is working Zoidberg over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sarazen as Zoidberg tries to tie him up.
Zoidberg pushes Sarazen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarazen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zoidberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarazen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarazen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zoidberg or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarazen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
A right hand to the body from Sarazen.
Zoidberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Sarazen.

Sarazen manages to break the clinch.
Sarazen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Sarazen.
Sarazen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarazen feints and then cracks Zoidberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoidberg down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Sarazen had his way with Dr John Zoidberg in that 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!

Zoidberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarazen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarazen looks to land a right hand but Zoidberg moved out of range.
Sarazen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoidberg.
Sarazen throws a leg kick which misses Zoidberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoidberg tries to avoid it.
Zoidberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarazen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zoidberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarazen throws out a leg kick but Zoidberg moves out of range and Sarazen only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Zoidberg misses its intended target.
Sarazen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zoidberg momentarily.
Zoidberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zoidberg misses with a hook.
Sarazen is looking to counter punch.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarazen on the side of the head.
Sarazen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarazen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sarazen throws a hook to the side of Zoidberg's head but Zoidberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zoidberg feints the counter takedown.
Sarazen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sarazen misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarazen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut

and Zoidberg counters with a takedown into side control.
Zoidberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zoidberg grinds an elbow into Sarazen's temple.
Zoidberg is looking to take a break and control but Sarazen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sarazen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zoidberg's best efforts.
Zoidberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gene Sarazen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarazen wants to control but Zoidberg is keeping busy.
Sarazen is looking for a sweep. Zoidberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zoidberg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sarazen reverses the position - he's now on top in Zoidberg's guard.

Zoidberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sarazen trying to control but Zoidberg is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg trying to control the position.
Sarazen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zoidberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarazen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sarazen trying to control but Zoidberg is working from the bottom.
Dr John Zoidberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zoidberg is trying to hold Sarazen in close to prevent damage but Sarazen has managed to pass into half guard.
Sarazen trying to control the action but Zoidberg is working from the bottom.
Zoidberg tries to get to full guard but Sarazen has control of the leg.

Zoidberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zoidberg tries to get to full guard but Sarazen has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dr John Zoidberg.
I think Sarazen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Sarazen!
Gene Sarazen retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Gene Sarazen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.