PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Pitt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zimmerman
vs
Pitt

207 cm
21
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zimmerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.

Zimmerman closes the distance and pushes Pitt back into the cage.
Zimmerman tries to pull guard but Pitt holds him up against the cage and eventually Zimmerman drops back down to his feet.
Pitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimmerman can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Zimmerman is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zimmerman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Zimmerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Pitt misses.
Pitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Pitt misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zimmerman stalls.
Zimmerman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zimmerman content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zimmerman controlling the action here for a moment.
Pitt blocking some punches.

Zimmerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Zimmerman to work.

Zimmerman manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a straight left.
Zimmerman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Pitt looks to move away, Zimmerman throws a big counter combo but Pitt just gets out of the way.
Zimmerman slips under a jab from Pitt.
Zimmerman tries to counter with a takedown but Pitt is quick to defend against it.
Pitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimmerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zimmerman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Pitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Zimmerman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitt, pushing him back against the cage.
Zimmerman has Pitt pushed against the cage.
Pitt is trying to force a seperation but Zimmerman has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch.
Pitt misses with an uppercut. Zimmerman saw that one coming.

Zimmerman instigates a clinch.
Pitt can't break the clinch.
Pitt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.

Zimmerman breaks from the clinch.
Pitt works over Zimmerman's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Zimmerman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pitt misses with a left hand
and Zimmerman counters with a series of strikes. Pitt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andy Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zimmerman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitt misses the jab.

Zimmerman clinches up with Pitt and pushes him back against the cage.
Zimmerman stalling against the cage.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pitt to score with a decent uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zimmerman pulls guard effortlessly.
Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitt can do to turn this around?
Pitt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitt preventing the sweep.
Pitt stands up over Zimmerman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitt stands up out of Zimmerman's guard for a moment - Zimmerman manages to land a nice upkick.
Zimmerman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing Pitt from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zimmerman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pitt controls the pace.
Pitt throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a combination that misses
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Pitt.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Pitt.
Zimmerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zimmerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
Pitt loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Pitt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zimmerman throws a series of strikes that have Pitt backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Zimmerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brad Pitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitt throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Zimmerman rushes Pitt and presses him up against the cage.
Zimmerman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pitt up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zimmerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the head.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman.

Zimmerman moves into range and clinches up with Pitt.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman keeps control of Pitt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zimmerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Zimmerman gets control of Pitt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zimmerman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pitt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pitt trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Zimmerman dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zimmerman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pitt counters with a straight right hand.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Zimmerman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Zimmerman moves to clinch but Pitt breaks away
and Pitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Pitt misses with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a stiff right hand.

Zimmerman pushes Pitt up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt tries to circle away but Zimmerman has him pinned against the cage.
Pitt wants to break free but Zimmerman has control.

Zimmerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Pitt is having none of it.
Pitt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Zimmerman forces Pitt back against the cage and clinches.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.
Pitt stops a takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
Andy Zimmerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zimmerman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brad Pitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman wants to take the fight to the mat but Pitt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zimmerman as the two fighters clinch.
Zimmerman tries to work over Pitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Zimmerman to work.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Zimmerman looks to clinch
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands with a right hand.
Pitt throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zimmerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zimmerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Pitt.
Nice shot by Pitt.
Zimmerman closes the distance but Pitt moves to the side
and Pitt counters with a straight right hand.

Zimmerman closes the distance and pushes Pitt back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andy Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pitt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Pitt.
I think Zimmerman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Zimmerman!