PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 1041 p4p, 109 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 1251 p4p, 132 weight class). Brewer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangster's Paradise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brewer
vs
Zuma

193 cm
31
240 lbs
25 - 13 - 2

190 cm
31
255 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brewer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer is looking to clinch but Zuma is avoiding it.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuma throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brewer is looking to clinch.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuma connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Frank Brewer has been cut.
Brewer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zuma has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zuma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brewer doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Brewer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuma.
Zuma looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
Brewer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zuma misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Zuma circles away.
A nice side step and Zuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brewer tries to clinch but Zuma moves out of range.
Zuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brewer on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Zuma missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuma tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Brewer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zuma throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuma.
Brewer wants to clinch.
Zuma throws out a counter right but Brewer avoids it with no problem.
Brewer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuma swats away the attempt to clinch by Brewer.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Zuma circles away.
Zuma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Brewer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Brewer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuma tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuma misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Zuma.
Zuma fails to land with a series of punches.

Zuma gets tackled into the cage by Brewer. Brewer maintains the clinch.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Zuma.
Brewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brewer lands a shot to the body.
Zuma wants a takedown.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Brewer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zuma is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brewer to the mat. Brewer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet but Zuma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zuma passes Brewer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brewer is trying to stand back up but Zuma is controlling him
Zuma trying to control the action but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Brewer is trying to stand up here but Zuma is controlling him well.
Zuma is pressing down on Brewer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brewer is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zuma moves nicely into side control.
Brewer is pushing Zuma's head away, looking to escape. Zuma manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuma wants to control but Brewer is keeping him busy.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet.
Zuma takes a little break here. Brewer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zuma wants to control but Brewer is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Brewer's cut.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brewer's hands.
Zuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuma lands a head shot.
Zuma tried to score with a low kick but Brewer checks it.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Zuma as he checks the leg kick.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuma misses with a straight right.

Brewer darts in and clinches Zuma up against the cage.
Zuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Zuma fails to land.
Zuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Brewer.
Zuma wants a takedown.

Zuma is trying to trip Brewer. He has hold of a leg but Brewer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zuma persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Brewer uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer tries to clinch up but Zuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Zuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but Zuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer is looking to clinch but Zuma is avoiding it.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Zuma.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Zuma.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
Brewer throws a nice looking combination but Zuma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brewer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brewer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zuma circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuma lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer tries to clinch but Zuma is having none of it.
Monte Zuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brewer darts in trying to clinch
and Zuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zuma connects with a right hand. Brewer shakes it off.
Zuma cracks a nice hook into Brewer's ribs.
Zuma digs a good body shot into Brewer's ribs.
Brewer misses with a head kick.
Zuma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zuma.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Zuma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Zuma there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuma misses with a wild body shot.
Zuma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brewer under the eye.
Zuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Zuma circles away.
Zuma lands a nice hook to Brewer's body. Brewer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuma. That snapped Brewer's head back.
Brewer defending well as Zuma loads up on a big left hand.
As Zuma looks to move away, Brewer throws a big counter combo but Zuma just gets out of the way.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuma throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuma throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
As Zuma looks to move away, Brewer throws a big counter combo but Zuma just gets out of the way.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zuma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
Zuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer is looking to clinch.
Zuma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brewer at a distance.
A head kick misses from Brewer.
Zuma looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
Brewer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Zuma.
Zuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Zuma.
Brewer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuma throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuma misses the shot to the body.
Zuma cracks a nice hook into Brewer's ribs.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Zuma.
Zuma lands a jab to Brewer's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Zuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Brewer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuma throws out the jab.
Brewer throws a big counter combination but Zuma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Zuma tries to keep at a distance but Brewer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brewer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zuma misses with some punches.
Brewer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuma's elbow.
Zuma working aggressively here.
Zuma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brewer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brewer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frank Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Zuma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brewer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zuma misses with a body punch.
Zuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brewers head.
Zuma lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma scores with a shot to the side of Brewer's head.
Zuma lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brewer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuma tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Zuma works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Brewer is retaining full guard.
Zuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuma passes Brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Zuma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brewer sees it coming and defends easily.
Zuma trying to pass the guard but Brewer defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brewer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zuma is looking to pass Brewer's guard but actually Brewer recovers to full guard.
Zuma wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
Frank Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer wants to stand up but Zuma is controlling him.
Zuma looking to sit in guard and control but Brewer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brewer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Zuma keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer looking to pass the guard.
Brewer is working hard here to advance position.
Monte Zuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Zuma keeps moving.
Zuma 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.
Monte Zuma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brewer looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zuma pulls Brewer in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brewer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Zuma.
Brewer slips a jab from Zuma.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Zuma.
Zuma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brewer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zuma keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer cracks the inside of Zuma's front leg.
Zuma wants to slow Brewer down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Zuma misses its intended target.
Brewer wants to clinch up but Zuma keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Zuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.