PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. john douglas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zero
vs
douglas

190 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, john douglas!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zero closes the distance and clinches.
douglas is trying to break the clinch but Zero has him pressed against the cage.

douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
douglas misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zero.

Zero gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Zero breaks the clinch.
douglas moves away from the strike by Zero.
douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.

douglas has managed to clinch.
douglas has had enough of the clinch but Zero keeps him there for the moment.

Zero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
douglas misses with a double jab.

Zero clinches.
Zero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Zero has double underhooks.
Zero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.

Zero gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zero trying to stand up but can't free himself from douglas's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
douglas working a defensive guard here.
Zero could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero stopping the sweep attempt from douglas.
douglas controls Zero momentarily but Zero frees himself.
Zero controls from within his opponent's guard.
douglas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zero.

Zero tries for a kimura but douglas is defending well.
douglas regains half guard.
douglas is looking for a sweep. Zero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
douglas is not content to let Zero control the position.
douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Zero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Zero tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Zero is breathing heavily.
douglas tries to roll over but Zero keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
douglas has his takedown stuffed
and Zero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Zero.

Zero has closed the distance and engaged douglas in a clinch.
Zero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like john douglas has been cut.
Zero jumps guard but douglas stands there with Zero around his waist. Zero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zero keeps control of douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is trying to break the clinch but douglas has him pressed against the cage.

Zero breaks from the clinch.
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around douglas's waist but douglas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zero keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by douglas or perhaps it was just good defense by Zero which made him look bad.
douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Zero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
douglas lands a body shot in the clinch.

Zero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Zero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zero lands in his opponent's guard.
Zero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on john douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zero drives through and clinches with douglas against the cage.
douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zero is trying to drag douglas to the mat but douglas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
douglas can't break the clinch.
Zero landing knees to the head.
Zero tries to break the clinch but douglas is controlling the position.
Zero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zero prevents douglas from breaking the clinch.
douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zero has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zero has douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zero wants the takedown. douglas is fighting it off but Zero persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in douglas's guard against the cage.
Zero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of douglas is proving hard to escape from.
douglas keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero preventing the sweep.
douglas is trying to control the position but Zero postures up.
douglas wants to control the position but Zero says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
douglas is looking for a sweep. Zero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Zero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zero tries to stand but his hand is stuck under douglas.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
douglas with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zero counters with a nice double leg into side control. douglas won't be happy with that.
Zero is looking to take a break and control but douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
douglas is trying to control Zero's posture but Zero avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
douglas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zero's best efforts.

Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
douglas regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
douglas has a closed guard, preventing Zero from standing up.
douglas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Zero stands up and waves to douglas to follow him.
douglas moves in looking to clinch but Zero pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
douglas wants to clinch
and Zero counters with a nice leg kick.

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.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
douglas tries for a takedown but Zero circles away easily

and Zero counters with a shoot takedown. douglas fights it but they end up in guard.
douglas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zero controlling from the top position.
douglas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Zero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
douglas wants to sweep but no luck.
douglas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zero wants to control from the top but douglas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Zero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on john douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zero shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zero showed some decent athleticism there.
Zero seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
douglas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
douglas won't allow Zero to pass to mount.
Zero works his way into full mount!
douglas really wants to buck Zero off and get back to his feet.
Zero landing strikes, looking to finish!

Zero stands up from mount. Strange move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
douglas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Zero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
douglas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zero scoring with some ground and pound.
douglas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
douglas is thwarting Zero's attempts to control the position.
Zero is trying to stand up here but douglas is controlling him well.
douglas is thwarting Zero's attempts to control the position.
douglas is tying to control. Zero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
douglas prevents Zero from improving his position.
douglas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zero is not content to let douglas control the position.
douglas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zero!

Zero clinches up with douglas and pushes him back against the cage.
douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. douglas smiles and moves away.

Zero rushes douglas and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Zero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

douglas has Zero up against the cage in a clinch.
Zero can't get the takedown.

douglas pulls guard.
douglas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zero manages to get himself to full guard.
Zero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. douglas manages to get himself to full guard.
douglas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zero!
douglas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
john douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
douglas lands a big elbow.
Zero wants to hold on but douglas pushes him away.
Zero is trying to escape the mount.
douglas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zero?
Zero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
douglas working Zero over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
douglas lands with some strikes.
Max Zero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zero tries to lock up and control but douglas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Zero.
Well Zero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Zero!