PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentino Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wylde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wylde
vs
Zamora

196 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentino Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde cracks Zamora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wylde has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Apex in the buildup to the fight.
Zamora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wylde's sensitive parts.
Wylde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Valentino Zamora has been cut.
Zamora ducks right into an uppercut from Wylde.

Zamora closes the distance and clinches.
Zamora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wylde blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Wylde - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wylde being controlled against the cage.
Wylde lands a right hand.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zamora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zamora misses with a body punch.
Zamora is trying to break the clinch but Wylde is controlling him.
Zamora misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wylde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zamora scores with a takedown into Wylde's guard.
Wylde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wylde tries to get out of the position.
Zamora throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wylde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde wants to stand up but Zamora is controlling him.
Wylde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zamora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zamora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zamora throws a big elbow that misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wylde lands a front kick.
Zamora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wylde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Zamora's head but Zamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zamora checks it well.
Zamora follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Valentino Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora misses with a takedown attempt
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde lands with a cross.
Wylde takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zamora tries to land a front kick but Wylde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wylde is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zamora.
Wylde is looking to counter punch.
Wylde scoring well with a low kick there.
Zamora blocks a low kick nicely.
Wylde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wylde tries to clinch but Zamora moves out of range.
Zamora throws a head kick that misses.
Wylde is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zamora misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wylde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zamora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Wylde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zamora throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.

Zamora clinches up with Wylde and pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zamora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Zamora.
Nice body punch from Wylde - that landed with a thud.
Zamora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Wylde tries a body shot but Zamora blocks it.

Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wylde moves out of range of the body kick from Zamora.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wylde, right into the meat.
Zamora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wylde finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamora's head.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
Zamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zamora avoids it.
Zamora misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wylde, as that shot connected.
Zamora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora connects with a solid leg kick.

Zamora closes the distance and clinches.
Zamora misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
A short right from Zamora.
Zamora prevents a body shot from Wylde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
A nice left hand lands by Zamora.
Zamora prevents a body shot from Wylde.
Wylde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Zamora backwards.

Wylde breaks from the clinch.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zamora with a hook.
Zamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnar Wylde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde misses the jab.
Wylde cracks Zamora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zamora throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zamora.
Wylde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wylde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zamora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wylde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zamora tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wylde drives through and clinches with Zamora against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora missing with knees to the body.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Zamora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Wylde avoiding damage as Zamora throws knees to the body.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Zamora lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zamora tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde pushes Zamora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zamora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zamora tries to stall but Wylde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wylde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zamora stalling against the cage.
Zamora working aggressively here.
Wylde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Wylde to work.
Wylde avoiding damage as Zamora throws knees to the body.
Zamora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zamora misses with a wild combination.
Zamora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zamora is looking to clinch but Wylde is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde sizes up Zamora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wylde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zamora tries to land a front kick but Wylde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zamora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wylde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zamora if he has to take too many more of those.
Zamora is breathing heavily.
Zamora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That has opened up Valentino Zamora's cut even more.
Wylde lands a glancing blow to the side of Zamora's head.

Wylde lands a big uppercut and Zamora crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zamora looks OK. Wylde waves Zamora back to his feet!

Zamora is rocked!
Wylde lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Zamora up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Wylde from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Zamora's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Wylde!
After the fight, Gunnar Wylde was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.