PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ocho Cinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Ocho Cinco
vs
Zimmer

195 cm
23
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Ocho Cinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zimmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Ocho Cinco actively working from the bottom here.
Zimmer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ocho Cinco is trying to stand back up but Zimmer is controlling him
Zimmer content to control rather than advance.
Ocho Cinco tries to get to full guard but Zimmer has control of the leg.
Ocho Cinco pushes Zimmer off but Zimmer dives into side control.
Zimmer staying calm.
Ocho Cinco tries to improve position but can't.
Ocho Cinco being controlled for a moment.
Zimmer lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ocho Cinco gets back to half guard.
Ocho Cinco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zimmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Ocho Cinco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zimmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ocho Cinco is keeping the position for now.

Ocho Cinco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer won't allow Ocho Cinco to sweep him here.
Ocho Cinco is breathing heavily.
Zimmer stays in close to Ocho Cinco's body and controls the position.
Zimmer wants to pass the guard but Ocho Cinco is keeping the position.
Zimmer is stalling in the full guard.
Ocho Cinco keeping moving, preventing Zimmer from controlling successfully.
Ocho Cinco looking for a sweep. Not yet Ocho Cinco, not yet.
Zimmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Ocho Cinco is retaining full guard.
Zimmer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ocho Cinco keeping full guard, as Zimmer tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Zimmer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ocho Cinco fails with the takedown

and Zimmer moves into the clinch.

Ocho Cinco has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zimmer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zimmer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zimmer gets back to full guard.
Zimmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Zimmer, not yet.
Zimmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ocho Cinco's guard.
Ocho Cinco wants to sweep here but Zimmer controlling him for the moment.
Zimmer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zimmer stands and steps away. Ocho Cinco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Zimmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ocho Cinco to the mat! Ocho Cinco manages to get full guard.
Zimmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Ocho Cinco is retaining full guard.

Zimmer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ocho Cinco, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zimmer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zimmer wants to free his trapped foot but Ocho Cinco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ocho Cinco trying to control from the bottom.
Zimmer prevents Ocho Cinco from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Zimmer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zimmer moves into the clinch.

Zimmer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ocho Cinco clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ocho Cinco is taking damage to the body and head.
Ocho Cinco tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zimmer raining down shots from the mount!
Zimmer lands a big shot there that rocks Ocho Cinco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmer controlling the position easily from mount.
Zimmer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ocho Cinco is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zimmer controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zimmer content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Zimmer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zimmer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jack Zimmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zimmer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ocho Cinco is working to get back to half guard.
Ocho Cinco wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zimmer controlling from the full mount.
Ocho Cinco tries to buck Zimmer off but he can't manage it.
Zimmer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zimmer with a couple of short strikes.
Zimmer controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Zimmer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zimmer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zimmer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ocho Cinco is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zimmer controlling the pace for now.
Ocho Cinco tries to lock up and control but Zimmer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zimmer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zimmer lands with some strikes.

It looks like Chad Ocho Cinco has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Zimmer.
Zimmer content just to control the position here.
Ocho Cinco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zimmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ocho Cinco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ocho Cinco tries to reverse the position but Zimmer maintains control.
Zimmer working Ocho Cinco over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Zimmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Ocho Cinco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zimmer swings for the body but Ocho Cinco moves out of range.

Zimmer rushes Ocho Cinco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ocho Cinco jumps guard but Zimmer stands there with Ocho Cinco around his waist. Ocho Cinco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Zimmer has Ocho Cinco pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zimmer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ocho Cinco tumbling to the mat - Zimmer dives into Ocho Cinco's guard.
Ocho Cinco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zimmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Ocho Cinco is retaining full guard.
Ocho Cinco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zimmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ocho Cinco is trying to control the position but Zimmer postures up.
Zimmer stays in close to Ocho Cinco's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Zimmer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ocho Cinco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Zimmer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zimmer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ocho Cinco is looking to improve his position but Zimmer isn't that keen on the idea.
Zimmer controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ocho Cinco's face.
Zimmer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zimmer scoring with strikes but Ocho Cinco is staying in there.
Zimmer controlling from the full mount.
Zimmer with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ocho Cinco hang on?
Zimmer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ocho Cinco is in a horrible position here. Zimmer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zimmer controlling his opponent.
Ocho Cinco is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Zimmer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zimmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Zimmer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zimmer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zimmer controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Zimmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zimmer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Zimmer!