PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane has chosen 2pac - changes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Billy Zane enters the cage!

Falco
vs
Zane

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Zane!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Zane as Falco shoots in.
Falco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zane's waist but Zane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falco off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane throws a combination. Falco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falco throws a sloppy head kick and Zane moves out of range easily.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zane tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Zane. No joy for Falco on that attempt.
Zane misses with a double jab.
Falco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
Falco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zane misses with a double jab.
Falco misses with a double jab
and Zane counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco closes the distance but Zane moves to the side
and Zane counters with a one-two to the body.

Falco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Falco is breathing heavily.

Zane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Falco prevents Zane from improving his position.

Falco stands up from half guard.
Zane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zane.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zane scores with a one two! Falco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zane scores with a one two! Falco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Falco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Billy Zane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zane throws a right and a left that Falco avoids nicely.
Zane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falco.
Falco with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Zane misses with a two punch combination.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Zane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zane misses with a two punch combination.
Zane tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a two punch combo.
Zane looks to land a body kick but Falco moved away.
Zane tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zane misses with a few strikes there.
Zane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zane misses with the combination.
Zane tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zane throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zane throws a series of strikes that have Falco backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Zane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zane duly obliges.
Falco with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a one-two to the body.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zane is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zane misses with a two punch combination.
Zane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Falco dodges the punch combination from Zane.
Falco tries to clinch up
and Zane counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zane duly obliges.
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.
Falco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Zane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zane throws a series of punches but Falco moves out of range.
Zane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Falco backs up against the cage.
Falco misses with a takedown attempt
and Zane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Falco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zane counters with a two punch combo.
Zane ducks under a wild hook from Falco.
Zane throws a nice looking combination but Falco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zane swats away the attempt to clinch by Falco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zane.
Zane lands a two punch combo.
Falco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.
Zane throws a combination. Falco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Zane.
Zane throws a combination. Falco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falco.
Zane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zane.
Nice sprawl there from Zane as Falco shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sean Falco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.
Zane misses with a few strikes there.
Zane stalks Falco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falco's face. Falco staggers backwards, shaken.
Zane lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a two punch combination.
Zane throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Zane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Zane.
Zane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zane throws a nice looking combination but Falco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Zane misses.
A right-left combo lands from Zane.
Falco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Falco dodges the punch combination from Zane.
Zane scores with a three punch combo!
Falco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zane!
Zane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zane throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Zane misses with a double jab

and Falco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zane won't be happy with that.
Zane is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falco keeps working.

Falco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco is trying to get back to full guard.

Falco is defending against the submission attempts here by Zane.
Zane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Falco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Falco gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Falco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zane advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Zane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
Falco misses with a takedown attempt
and Zane counters with a two punch combo.
Falco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zane counters with a one-two to the body.
Zane misses with the combination.
Billy Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zane throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Zane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zane lands with a nice combination. Falco backs away looking to recover.
Zane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falco circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Zane both land. Nice combination.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zane counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falco dodges the punch combination from Zane.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
Falco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zane counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Falco backs up against the cage.
Zane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zane duly obliges.
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Zane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zane.
Zane throws a series of punches but Falco moves out of range.
Zane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Falco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zane keeping full guard, as Falco tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zane is proving hard to escape from.

Zane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Falco slips nicely into half guard.
Falco trying to pass the guard but Zane defending well.

Falco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zane sees it coming and defends easily.
Zane gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco wants to pass the guard but Zane is keeping the position.
Falco looking to sit in guard and control but Zane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falco wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zane is now in half guard.

Zane 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.
Falco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zane's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zane can't escape the position.
Zane looking very determined here, making life difficult for Falco.

Falco working for a choke but Zane is defending well.
Zane covering up well under a barage of strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Zane.
I've got Zane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Zane!