PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 1744 p4p, 210 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 1336 p4p, 163 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zulu
vs
Vila

170 cm
25
158 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila throws a wild body kick that Zulu sees coming a mile off.
Vila throws a shot to the body.
Vila avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zulu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zulu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Zulu misses.
Despite the aggression on Vila's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vila cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.
Vila scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Vila misses its intended target.
Zulu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vila.
Vila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Vila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zulu doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut!
Vila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zulu throws a chopping leg kick but Vila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vila tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Vila just misses with a punch to the body.
Vila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vila throws a shot to the body.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Vila misses.
Zulu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vila throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vila.
Vila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws the left hand but Zulu avoids the punch easily.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Vila throws out a leg kick but Zulu moves out of range and Vila only half commits.
Zulu half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vila blocks a low kick nicely.
Vila scoring well with a low kick there.
Vila scores with the left hand. Zulu knows he should have avoided that one.
Vila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zulu throws a body shot but no joy.
Zulu throws a head kick but Vila moves out of range.
Zulu throws a push kick but Vila slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Vila backs away, Zulu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vila scores with a leg kick.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Vila throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vila throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Vila finds it's target.
A low kick from Vila is predictable there
and Zulu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulu missing with a left hand there. Vila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vila scores with a hook.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
Vila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zulu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zulu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vila checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Zulu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throws a front kick that sends Vila stumbling back into the cage.
Zulu throws a nice head kick!
Vila blocks a head kick by Zulu.
Vila lands with a shot to the body.
Zulu throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Vila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Zulu lands with a hook. Vila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zulu.
Zulu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zulu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vila checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joan Vila dominated that 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.

Vila misses with a low kick.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and Vila moves out of range easily.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vila feints the counter takedown.
Zulu throws a looping overhand right but Vila ducks down to avoid it.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zulu circles away quickly and effectively.
Vila misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zulu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Zulu slips a jab from Vila.
Vila cracks Zulu with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vila.
Vila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vila cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses the shot to the body.
Vila misses with a hook. Zulu ducked under it nicely.
Zulu throws a push kick but Vila slaps the foot to one side.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulu blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Vila.
Vila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Zulu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Vila misses.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Vila.
Zulu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vila avoids the head kick by Zulu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws out a powerful jab.
Zulu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zulu.
Zulu is looking to chop away at Vila's legs.
Vila is looking to slow Zulu down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Zulu misses.
A nice side step and Vila releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zulu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
A swing and a miss from Zulu.
Zulu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vila stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zulu scores with a head kick.
Vila with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu lands a leg kick that knocks Vila off balance momentarily.
Zulu throws out a leg kick but Vila moves out of range and Zulu only half commits.
Zulu throws a leg kick but Vila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vila misses with a wild combination.
Vila throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
As Vila looks to move away, Zulu throws a big counter combo but Vila just gets out of the way.
Vila cracks the inside of Zulu's front leg.
Zulu lands a really nice looking cross but Vila seems unphased.
Vila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Zulu Zulu has been cut.
Zulu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vila throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Zulu feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Zulu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zulu looks to land a body kick but Vila moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Vila connects with a leg kick. Zulu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zulu scores with the left hand. Vila knows he should have avoided that one.
Zulu misses with a lunging right hand
and Vila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Vila as he connects with a hook.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vila misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zulu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zulu misses with a hook. Vila ducked under it nicely.
Vila misses with a looping left.
Zulu misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joan Vila will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice shot by Zulu.
Vila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zulu misses with a kick to the body.
Vila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vila misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
Zulu slips under a jab.
Zulu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zulu, as that shot connected.
Vila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Zulu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zulus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vila thumps Zulu with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Vila lands.
Vila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zulu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vila moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
Zulu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Zulu misses
and Vila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Vila lands a body shot.
Vila lands a nice looking body shot.
Vila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Vila as he connects with a hook.
Vila lands a lovely overhand right.
Zulu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila throws out a powerful jab.
Zulu Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joan Vila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zulu scrambles back to his feet.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
A telegraphed right hand from Zulu misses the target.
Zulu misses with a body kick.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Vila.
Vila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Vila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vila lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Vila.
Zulu misses with a looping left.
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vila.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Vila tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zulu to score with a decent uppercut.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Zulu is out of range.
Vila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vila scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vila connects with a crisp jab.
Zulu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zulu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
Vila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vila avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
A jab from Zulu misses.
Zulu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Zulu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vila lands with a hook. Zulu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vila digs a good body shot into Zulu's ribs.
Zulu walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joan Vila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Vila!
A very excited looking Joan Vila made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.