PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kvame Zulu (ranked 46 p4p, 6 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tower might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye - Power. Zulu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Badaboom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kvame Zulu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tower
vs
Zulu

210 cm
27
275 lbs
21 - 2 - 0

205 cm
28
265 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kvame Zulu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Zulu as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Good exchange - Zulu coming out on top.
Zulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zulu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tower gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zulu throws a jab when Tower was well out of range.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tower finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Zulu responds with a good body kick, but Tower manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu checks a leg kick.
Zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tower.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zulu.
Tower tried to counter with a leg kick but Zulu avoided it.
Zulu scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu scores with a leg kick.
Zulu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu scores with a body shot.
Tower lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zulu takes a step back to recover.
Tower misses with a leg kick.
Tower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zulu misses with a body kick.
Zulu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tower checks it well.
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Zulu.
Zulu connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Zulu cracks Tower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tower moves away.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulu.
Tower lands a leg kick that knocks Zulu off balance momentarily.
Tower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tower motions for Zulu to come forward. Tower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tower takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tower just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zulu scores with a jab to the body.
Tower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zulu misses with a right hand
and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Zulu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tower is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zulu clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zulu.
Zulu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu presses Tower against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Tower.
Zulu lands a body punch.
Zulu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tower.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Zulu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tower or not.
Zulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Tower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tower prevents a body shot from Zulu.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kvame Zulu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
That kick from Zulu tenderised Tower's leg. Tower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zulu misses with a looping right.
Zulu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zulu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tower's sensitive parts.
Tower with a nice cross.
Tower checks a low kick from Zulu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Zulu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tower really felt that one!
Zulu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tower checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
As Zulu looks to move away, Tower throws a big counter combo but Zulu just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu misses the jab.
Zulu with a nice cross.
Zulu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick.
Zulu scores with a leg kick.
Zulu is looking to slow Tower down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Zulu misses
and Tower counters with a body kick.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zulu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a big shot that misses.
Tower throws a head kick that misses.
Zulu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Kvame Zulu's cut even more.
Tower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Tower tenderised Zulu's leg. Zulu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zulu tries to work over Tower's front leg with a kick but Tower checks it.
Zulu throws a right hand that misses
and Tower counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kvame Zulu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zulu misses with a body punch
and Tower connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tower throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Zulu connects with a body shot.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick.
Tower fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zulu just manages to avoid it.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zulu lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
Tower moves away from the strike by Zulu.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Zulu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zulu avoids the head kick by Tower.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu thows a leg kick but Tower checks it
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Tower.
Tower is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Zulu misses.
Tower looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tower scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower looks to land a left hand but Zulu moved out of range nicely.
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zulu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tower. That did some damage!
Zulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kvame Zulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zulu throws a leg kick but Tower checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zulu!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulu.
Tower looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zulu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tower's sensitive parts.

Zulu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tower, pushing him back against the cage.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tower wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zulu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zulu lands a right hand.
Zulu pushes Tower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Zulu.
Tower tries to pull guard but Zulu holds him up against the cage and eventually Tower drops back down to his feet.
Tower will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Zulu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zulu - that will leave a mark!
Tower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zulu connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tower throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower drops his hands momentarily and Zulu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Zulu sends Tower crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zulu is motioning to the referee to let Tower up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Tower is rocked!
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
Tower misses the jab.

Zulu lands a big uppercut and Tower crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tower looks OK. Zulu waves Tower back to his feet!
Oh Tower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tower.
Tower drops his hands momentarily. Zulu doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Tower staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Tower doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kvame Zulu!
Kvame Zulu is the new heavyweight champion!
Kvame Zulu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.