PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 2269 p4p, 3833 weight class) and Mike Carpenter (ranked 268 p4p, 430 weight class). Yayi Zinsou has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zinsou
vs
Carpenter

199 cm
35
273
25 - 37 - 0

182 cm
28
276
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Glomco Nutrition

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 25 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou slips under a jab from Carpenter.
Zinsou feinted with a counter takedown.

Zinsou moves into the clinch.

Zinsou turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Zinsou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zinsou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zinsou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zinsou just content to control the position.
Zinsou trying to control the position but Carpenter is working away.
Carpenter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zinsou throws a strike aimed at the side of Carpenter's head but Carpenter avoids it well.
Zinsou sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carpenter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carpenter taking a bit of punishment here - Zinsou scoring with strikes.
Zinsou landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinsou working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinsou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Zinsou are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zinsou working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zinsou prevents Carpenter from escaping the position.
Zinsou is putting a hurting on Carpenter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carpenter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Zinsou politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zinsou prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zinsou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carpenter down.
Zinsou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carpenter to see if he's OK.
Carpenter prevents Zinsou from moving into mount.
Zinsou takes a little break here. Carpenter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zinsou lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is being controlled here.
An elbow from Zinsou crashes against the mat.
Zinsou throws a strike aimed at the side of Carpenter's head but Carpenter avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Zinsou are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zinsou grinds an elbow into Carpenter's temple.
A lull in the action here.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpenter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zinsou asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zinsou cracks Carpenter with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zinsou in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zinsou landing strikes.
Zinsou tries to score with some ground and pound. Carpenter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zinsou landing a few strikes.

Carpenter is rocked!
Zinsou advances to mount.
Zinsou lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Carpenter! Zinsou sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Carpenter and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
A less than humble Yayi Zinsou misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.