PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Poohs (ranked 1975 p4p, 231 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 1068 p4p, 126 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Masada The Zealot enters the cage!

Poohs
vs
The Zealot

178 cm
27
160 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

190 cm
35
162 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conrad Poohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poohs shoots in looking for a takedown. The Zealot tries to sprawl out of it but Poohs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Zealot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Zealot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poohs attempts a counter takedown but The Zealot avoids it well and moves away.
The Zealot throws a body shot but no joy.
The Zealot connects with a body shot that sends Poohs's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by The Zealot as he connects with a hook.
The Zealot misses with a straight right.
Poohs shoots in for a double leg but The Zealot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Poohs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Poohs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot wants to control but Poohs is keeping busy.

Poohs is working for a submission of some sort.

Poohs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Zealot defends it well.

Poohs is working for a kimura but The Zealot is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Poohs is working for a kimura but The Zealot is defending it quite comfortably.

Poohs seems to be looking for submissions.

Poohs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Poohs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poohs is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed The Zealot to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Poohs trying to control but The Zealot is working from the bottom.
Poohs is looking to stand up but The Zealot won't let him.
Poohs looking to sit in guard and control but The Zealot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The Zealot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot scoring with punches to the head and body.

Poohs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Poohs is looking for a triangle but The Zealot pushes his legs off easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw The Zealot working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The Zealot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Zealot works over Poohs with some ground and pound from guard.
The Zealot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Zealot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Zealot with a nice head shot there.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Zealot is looking to work some ground and pound but Poohs has wrist control.
Poohs has momentary wrist control but The Zealot slips an elbow through the middle.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Zealot throws an elbow that misses. Poohs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Zealot's guard. Nice move by Poohs!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poohs dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Poohs tries for a takedown but The Zealot circles away easily
and The Zealot counters with a series of strikes. Poohs will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Zealot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poohs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poohs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
The Zealot misses with a body shot.
Poohs attempts a counter takedown but The Zealot avoids it well and moves away.
The Zealot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poohs under the eye.
The Zealot jabs at Poohs's body.
Nice shot lands for The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohs misses with a takedown attempt - The Zealot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poohs manages to avoid it.
Poohs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Zealot manages to circle out of the way.
A slow jab from The Zealot misses its intended target.

Poohs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Zealot's guard.
The Zealot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poohs controls the pace.
Poohs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Zealot is keeping the position for now.
Poohs is fighting to break The Zealot's control of his arms but The Zealot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poohs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Zealot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poohs trying to control but The Zealot is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poohs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Zealot takes a swing at Poohs's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poohs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Zealot.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poohs shoots in for a double leg but The Zealot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conrad Poohs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Zealot lands a jab to the head.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot clobbers Poohs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
Poohs attempts a counter takedown but The Zealot avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poohs is defended easily by The Zealot.
Poohs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands the left hand.
The Zealot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poohs.
Despite the aggression on The Zealot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice defenses there by Poohs.
Poohs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Zealot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from The Zealot does no damage.
Poohs attempts a counter takedown but The Zealot avoids it well and moves away.
The Zealot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poohs.
Poohs attempts a counter takedown but The Zealot avoids it well and moves away.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
Poohs tries to counter with a takedown but The Zealot is quick to defend against it.
The Zealot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Zealot.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Zealot. Poohs does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masada The Zealot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Zealot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Zealot throws out a powerful jab.
The Zealot throws a combination that misses

and Poohs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Zealot!

Poohs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Zealot has escaped the position, nice work there.

Poohs goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The Zealot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Poohs's guard! Nice work there by The Zealot!
The Zealot looking to pass the guard.
The Zealot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot chips away with some ground and pound.
The Zealot throwing strikes but missing.
The Zealot throws a big right hand that misses.
The Zealot postures up and lands a big shot to Poohs's brow.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Zealot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poohs's head.
The Zealot is working Poohs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Poohs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Zealot defends it easily.
The Zealot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Zealot connects with a couple of short punches.
Masada The Zealot has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Zealot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot landing with the ground and pound.
The Zealot is working Poohs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Zealot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Zealot postures up in Poohs's guard and throws a big left but Poohs blocks it.
The Zealot throws an elbow that misses. Poohs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Zealot's guard. Nice move by Poohs!

Poohs has gone for a leg lock! The Zealot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poohs's guard.

The Zealot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Zealot working some strikes from top position.
The Zealot stands up over Poohs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Zealot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Poohs is rocked!
The Zealot stands up over Poohs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Poohs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Poohs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Zealot defends it easily.
The Zealot chips away with some ground and pound.
The Zealot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Conrad Poohs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Zealot connects with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Poohs's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Masada The Zealot!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masada The Zealot made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.