PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Amil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhongjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Amil
vs
Zhongjing

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Amil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Zhongjing!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhongjing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhongjing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhongjing swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhongjing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amil fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Amil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhongjing scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhongjing misses with a double jab.
Zhongjing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhang Zhongjing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhongjing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amil's calf.
Zhongjing misses with a series of wild punches.
Simon Amil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhongjing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zhongjing but Zhongjing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zhongjing swats away the attempt to clinch by Amil.
Zhongjing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Amil with that takedown attempt.
Amil is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhongjing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhongjing. That's going to slow Amil down.
Amil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhongjing.
Amil tries to clinch up but Zhongjing circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Zhongjing misses.
Amil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zhongjing circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zhongjing misses with a wild combination.
Amil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhongjing.
Amil closes the distance and clinches up with Zhongjing, looking for a takedown. Amil pushes Zhongjing against the cage but Zhongjing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zhongjing tries to avoid it but Amil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zhongjing to the ground. Zhongjing escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zhongjing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhongjing fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Zhongjing dominated that round.
That's time! Amil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zhongjing lands with a nice combination. Amil backs away looking to recover.
Horrible takedown by Amil or perhaps it was just good defense by Zhongjing which made him look bad.
Zhongjing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simon Amil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amil tries to clinch but Zhongjing is having none of it.
Zhongjing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Zhongjing does no damage.

Amil forces Zhongjing back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhongjing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amil has him pressed against the cage.
Zhongjing can't break the clinch.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.

Amil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhongjing lands a jab-cross combination.
Zhongjing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Zhongjing both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Zhongjing misses.
Zhongjing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amil shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhongjing sprawls well. He's pushed Amil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhongjing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhongjing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amil's calf.
Amil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhongjing swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Amil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhongjing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amil.
Zhongjing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhongjing feints and then cracks Amil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amil down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhongjing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhongjing.
Zhongjing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhongjing.
Amil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zhongjing.
Amil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zhongjing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Amil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhongjing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amil's sensitive parts.
Zhongjing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhongjing. That's going to slow Amil down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Zhongjing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zhongjing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zhongjing duly obliges.
Amil moves in looking to clinch but Zhongjing pushes him off.
Zhongjing throws a one two combo.
Zhongjing tries to bum rush Amil with a series of wild strikes but Amil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amil wants to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Amil. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zhongjing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhongjing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhongjing can pounce on him.
Amil shoots for a takedown but Zhongjing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amil shoots in for a double leg but Zhongjing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Amil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhongjing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amil tries to clinch there but Zhongjing circles away.
Zhongjing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amil's sensitive parts.
Zhongjing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Amil moves into range and clinches up with Zhongjing.
Amil throws an elbow that misses.
Zhongjing is looking to break free of the clinch but Amil has double underhooks.
Amil tries to pull guard but Zhongjing won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Amil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amil can't find room to land a body shot as Zhongjing controls the action.
Zhongjing is trying to break free.
Amil tries for a takedown but Zhongjing manages to get underhooks.
Zhongjing is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing is trying to break free.
Amil can't find room to land a body shot as Zhongjing controls the action.
Zhongjing avoiding damage as Amil throws knees to the body.
Zhongjing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amil has him pressed against the cage.
Amil prevents Zhongjing from breaking the clinch.
Amil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zhongjing just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amil prevents Zhongjing from breaking the clinch.
Zhongjing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amil has him pressed against the cage.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.
Zhongjing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.
Zhongjing has had enough of the clinch but Amil keeps him there for the moment.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.
Zhongjing managing to block the knees to the body from Amil.
Zhongjing can't break the clinch.
Zhongjing wants to break free but Amil has control.
Zhongjing is looking to break free of the clinch but Amil has double underhooks.
Zhongjing can't break the clinch.
Zhongjing tries to break the clinch but Amil is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.
Zhongjing wants to break free but Amil has control.
Zhongjing is looking to break free of the clinch but Amil has double underhooks.
Zhongjing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amil keeps control of Zhongjing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhongjing wants to get back to striking at distance but Amil won't allow it.
Zhongjing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zhongjing can't break the clinch.
Amil is trying to drag Zhongjing to the mat but Zhongjing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zhongjing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amil prevents Zhongjing from breaking the clinch.
Amil tries a body shot but Zhongjing blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zhongjing is trying to break free.
Amil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zhongjing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simon Amil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhang Zhongjing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amil keeps control of Zhongjing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Zhongjing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhongjing has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Zhongjing!