PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zyd Xyd (ranked 2619 p4p, 119 weight class) and Giuseppe Healy (ranked 1386 p4p, 54 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Xyd
vs
Healy

190 cm
26
285 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
230 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zyd Xyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Healy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Healy lands with a straight right. Xyd didn't see that one coming.
Xyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Healy moves away.
Xyd walks into a stiff left hand from Healy.

Xyd feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Healy sprawling to the canvas! Healy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Xyd finish him?!

It looks like Giuseppe Healy has been cut.
Xyd just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Healy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Healy.
Healy misses with a body shot.
Xyd is looking for a counter combo.
Xyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Healy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Xyd. Beautiful body shot.
Healy throws a body shot but no joy.
Healy misses with a hook. Xyd ducked under it nicely.
Healy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Healy.

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

Healy is rocked!
Xyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Healy is still on wobbly legs! Can Xyd finish him?
Xyd is looking to wear down Healy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyd throws a body shot but no joy.
Xyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Healy seems to have recovered his senses.
Xyd cracks the inside of Healy's front leg.
Healy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zyd Xyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Healy.
A little jabbing left from Healy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xyd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Healy scores with a jab.
Xyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xyd ducks under a wild hook from Healy.
Zyd Xyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xyd moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Xyd finds it's way through Healy's defenses.
Healy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xyd.
A big right from Xyd misses.
Nice body punch from Healy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xyd slips a jab from Healy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Healy thuds a left hand into Xyd's body.
Healy tries for a takedown but Xyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Healy looks to land a left hand but Xyd moved out of range nicely.
Xyd throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Healy to counter with a crisp jab.
Healy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xyd throws a body punch but Healy moves out of range.
Xyd throws a head kick but Healy moves out of range.
Healy looks to land a right hand but Xyd moved out of range.
Healy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Healy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xyd swings for the body but Healy moves out of range.
Healy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xyd scores with a body shot.
Healy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xyd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Healy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Healy.
Xyd misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xyd.
Nice straight punches there by Healy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Healy.
Healy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xyd counters with a nice body shot.
Xyd misses with a left hand
and Healy counters with a left to the body.
Healy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xyd.
Xyd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xyd, as that shot connected.
Healy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Healy looks winded!
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!
Xyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Healy is just out of range.
Healy throws out a counter right but Xyd avoids it with no problem.
Healy misses the shot to the body.
Healy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Healy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xyd lands a nice looking body shot.
Xyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Healy moves away.
Healy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Xyd.
Healy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xyd.
Xyd feints and then cracks Healy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Healy down.
Healy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Xyd stuns Healy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xyd misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Xyd.

Xyd drops Healy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Healy looks back up at him and smiles so Xyd waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zyd Xyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Healy's cut.
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.

Xyd seems to be stalking Healy here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Healy drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zyd Xyd!