|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McPherson comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Conchords - Bret's Angry Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
199 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson stalks Zaraki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaraki's face. Zaraki staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Kenpachi Zaraki has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from McPherson. No joy for Zaraki on that attempt.
McPherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McPherson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaraki momentarily.
McPherson misses with a wild combination.
McPherson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McPherson throws a right hand that Zaraki ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaraki also avoids with ease.
McPherson instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaraki pulls guard successfully.
McPherson postures up in Zaraki's guard and throws a big left but Zaraki blocks it.
McPherson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaraki looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPherson is one step ahead there.
McPherson throwing strikes from guard but Zaraki blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.
McPherson is looking to stand up but Zaraki won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zaraki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McPherson throws a leg kick but Zaraki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zaraki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McPherson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaraki stops McPherson from standing up.
Zaraki advances to half guard.
Zaraki seems to be looking for submissions.
Zaraki prevents McPherson from standing back up.
McPherson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McPherson wants to control but Zaraki is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McPherson is just riding it out for now. Zaraki eventually gives up the hold.
Zaraki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPherson is looking to escape.
McPherson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McPherson tries to get to full guard but Zaraki has control of the leg.
Zaraki is working for a submission of some sort.
Zaraki looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McPherson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McPherson pushes Zaraki off looking to stand but Zaraki dives back in and keeps control.
McPherson lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Zaraki wants to control but McPherson is keeping him busy.
Zaraki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McPherson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McPherson is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McPherson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaraki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaraki tries for a takedown but McPherson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robert McPherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenpachi Zaraki.
McPherson shoots and misses
and Zaraki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McPherson's guard.
Zaraki wants to control from the top but McPherson keeps moving.
Zaraki controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McPherson is looking to reverse the position.
McPherson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Zaraki shoots in but no luck this time.
McPherson throws a series of punches but Zaraki avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPherson tries to clinch up.
McPherson misses with a takedown
and Zaraki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McPherson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenpachi Zaraki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenpachi Zaraki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from McPherson. No joy for Zaraki on that attempt.
McPherson tries for a takedown but Zaraki circles away easily
and Zaraki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zaraki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McPherson has managed to free his arm - good work.
McPherson is looking to improve his position.
McPherson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaraki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McPherson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McPherson is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPherson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Zaraki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zaraki tries to control but McPherson wriggling away.
McPherson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zaraki.
McPherson really wants to buck Zaraki off and get back to his feet.
Zaraki throwing strikes here but McPherson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zaraki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zaraki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McPherson is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McPherson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zaraki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McPherson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zaraki trying to control the position but McPherson is working away.
McPherson is trying to get back to his feet.
Zaraki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zaraki trying to control the position but McPherson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Zaraki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McPherson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on McPherson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McPherson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zaraki is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McPherson shoots and misses
and Zaraki counters with a nice double leg into side control. McPherson won't be happy with that.
Zaraki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zaraki trying to control the action but McPherson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is looking to regain half guard here but Zaraki keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaraki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McPherson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on McPherson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McPherson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zaraki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zaraki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McPherson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zaraki is trying to get an arm triangle but McPherson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenpachi Zaraki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenpachi Zaraki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McPherson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McPherson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaraki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from McPherson both land. Nice combination.
McPherson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPherson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McPherson scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaraki should have avoided that one.
McPherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaraki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPherson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McPherson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McPherson.
Zaraki blocks a head kick by McPherson.
A nice combination there by McPherson.
McPherson swinging wilding here.
McPherson swinging wilding here.
Zaraki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McPherson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki shoots for a takedown but McPherson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaraki shoots for a takedown but McPherson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robert McPherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenpachi Zaraki.
McPherson misses with a double jab.
Robert McPherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaraki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert McPherson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McPherson misses with a jab, cross combination.
McPherson throws a series of punches but Zaraki moves out of range.
McPherson misses with a kick to the body.
McPherson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaraki swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki shoots in looking for a takedown. McPherson tries to sprawl out of it but Zaraki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McPherson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McPherson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaraki closes this distance looking for a takedown but McPherson circles away.
McPherson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from McPherson does no damage.
McPherson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McPherson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McPherson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaraki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McPherson!
McPherson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zaraki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zaraki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McPherson because Zaraki loaded up on that one.
McPherson working to try and regain half guard.
McPherson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPherson really wants to buck Zaraki off and get back to his feet.
Zaraki misses with a head shot.
Kenpachi Zaraki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaraki controlling the position easily from mount.
Zaraki tries to control but McPherson wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert McPherson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaraki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenpachi Zaraki!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
