PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 1145 p4p, 116 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 1950 p4p, 200 weight class). Supuaga has chosen Wanna Taki Taki as his entrance music. Zulu Zulu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Zulu
vs
Supuaga

170 cm
23
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zulu Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu connects with a leg kick. Supuaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zulu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supuaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Supuaga ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Sloppy strikes from Supuaga. Those never looked like landing.
Zulu throws a solid leg kick but Supuaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zulu.
Zulu throws a hook to the side of Supuaga's head but Supuaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zulu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Zulu misses the target.
Supuaga blocks a jab.
Supuaga tries to clinch up but Zulu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulu throws a leg kick but Supuaga moved away.
Zulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Supuaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zulu at a distance.
Zulu connects with a solid leg kick.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Supuaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Supuaga misses with a takedown attempt - Zulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and Supuaga moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Zulu misses.

Supuaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Zulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Supuaga breaks the clinch.
Supuaga moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
Supuaga tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Supuaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Supuaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zulu lands a big head kick that sends Supuaga tumbling to the mat! Zulu takes a step backwards and waves Supuaga back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Supuaga is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supuaga scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Zulu Zulu has been cut.

Supuaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Zulu.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Supuaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Zulu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supuaga misses with some punches.

Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supuaga throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Supuaga clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Supuaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zulu with a knee to the head.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Zulu trying to land knees to the body.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Supuaga pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu with a knee to the head.
Zulu misses with a knee strike.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Zulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Supuaga avoids the damage to the body.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Supuaga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Supuaga.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Supuaga avoids it.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu prevents Supuaga from breaking the clinch.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Supuaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Supuaga tries a body shot but Zulu blocks it.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks with his arms.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
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 Zulu Zulu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Supuaga moves into the clinch.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Zulu.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Supuaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Supuaga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga lands with a right to the head.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.

Supuaga breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.

Supuaga rushes Zulu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Supuaga manages to break the clinch.
Supuaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zulu.
Zulu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supuaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Supuaga clinches up with Zulu and pushes him back against the cage.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga is pushing Zulu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocking some punches.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supuaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zulu or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supuaga scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Zulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Supuaga digs a right hand underneath Zulu's ribcage. Zulu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Supuaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Supuaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Supuaga lands a nice uppercut.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supuaga.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Supuaga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Supuaga lands with a left to the head.
Supuaga lands with a left to the head.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.

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

Zulu tries to keep at a distance but Supuaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Supuaga misses with the head strike.

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

Supuaga closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maatia Supuaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zulu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Supuaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Zulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Supuaga moves into range and clinches up with Zulu.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulu.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Supuaga is looking to control Zulu's arms but Zulu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Supuaga has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Supuaga.
Supuaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Supuaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Supuaga won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Zulu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zulu working aggressively here.
Supuaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Supuaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.

Supuaga breaks the clinch.

Supuaga forces Zulu back against the cage and clinches.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into Supuaga's ribcage.
Supuaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Supuaga tries to work over Zulu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supuaga misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Supuaga as the two fighters clinch.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Supuaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zulu. That's going to slow Supuaga down.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Supuaga scores with a body shot.
Supuaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Supuaga has managed to clinch.
Supuaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulu prevents a body shot from Supuaga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Supuaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Supuaga breaks from the clinch.
Zulu Zulu is winning the standup battle so far.

Supuaga gets a clinch.
Supuaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Supuaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Supuaga.

Supuaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Supuaga tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Zulu throws a low kick, looking for Supuaga's leg but Supuaga calmly moves out of range.
Zulu throws a head kick but Supuaga moves out of range.
Maatia Supuaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zulu thumps Supuaga with a low kick.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Zulu keeps it at a distance.
Supuaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Supuaga moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga lands a shot to the body.
Supuaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu blocking some punches.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Supuaga avoids it.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zulu is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Supuaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Supuaga.
Zulu scores with a knee to the head.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Supuaga lands a body punch.
Supuaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maatia Supuaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supuaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maatia Supuaga!
Maatia Supuaga made sure to mention his sponsor, Blue Moon in his post fight interview.