PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Zavala (ranked 4412 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Dontavious Thadboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zavala
vs
Thadboy

195 cm
18
181
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Jesus Zavala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dontavious Thadboy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadboy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thadboy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zavala.
Zavala fails in his attempt to clinch.

Thadboy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thadboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy lands with a short shot to the head.
Zavala is working for takedown but Thadboy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thadboy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zavala pulls his leg out and moves away.

Zavala gets tackled into the cage by Thadboy. Thadboy maintains the clinch.
Thadboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Zavala missing with knees to the body.
Zavala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zavala tries for a takedown but Thadboy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Zavala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thadboy.
Thadboy lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadboy is working Zavala over against the cage.
Zavala is breathing heavily.
Thadboy pushes Zavala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thadboy.
A right handed body shot lands from Thadboy.
Thadboy lands a left hand.
Thadboy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thadboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavalas head.
Thadboy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thadboy.
A shot in the inside from Thadboy.
Zavala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thadboy walks away with a smile on his face. Zavala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Thadboy has Zavala up against the cage in a clinch.
Thadboy scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Thadboy.
Thadboy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thadboy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Thadboy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy lands a right hand.
Thadboy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thadboy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thadboy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Thadboy on the inside.
Thadboy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zavala or not.
Thadboy works on Zavala's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Thadboy.
Thadboy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thadboy lands with a light punch inside.
Thadboy gets through Zavala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thadboy scores with a shot to the side of Zavala's head.
Thadboy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thadboy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zavala is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thadboy to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadboy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thadboy scores with a shot to the side of Zavala's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thadboy.
Still in the clinch, Thadboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thadboy.
Thadboy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thadboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thadboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
We've been informed that Thadboy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Thadboy lands a nice uppercut.
Thadboy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thadboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thadboy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thadboy lands with a short shot to the head.

Zavala is rocked!
Thadboy lands a right hand.
Thadboy is leaning against Zavala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thadboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Thadboy.
A short right from Thadboy on the inside.
Thadboy lands with a left to the head.
Thadboy lands a nice shot to the body.
Zavala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zavala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right hook to the body lands for Thadboy.
Good body shot from Thadboy.
Thadboy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thadboy presses Zavala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thadboy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thadboy scores with a shot to the side of Zavala's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thadboy.
Thadboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dontavious Thadboy dominated that round.
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.

Thadboy rushes Zavala and presses him up against the cage.
Zavala is trying to break the clinch but Thadboy is controlling him.
Zavala tries to stall but Thadboy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dontavious Thadboy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thadboy lands with a left to the head.
Zavala tries to pull guard but Thadboy holds him up against the cage and eventually Zavala drops back down to his feet.
Thadboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavalas head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thadboy lands a body shot.
Thadboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy lands a hook that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thadboy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Zavala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thadboy scores with a hook to the body.
Zavala seems to have got his legs back now.
Thadboy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thadboy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Thadboy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadboy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thadboy as the two fighters clinch.
Thadboy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Thadboy.
Zavala is trying to force a seperation but Thadboy has the dominant position.
Thadboy lands with a left to the head.
Thadboy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zavala backwards.
Thadboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thadboy.
Thadboy pushes Zavala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thadboy lands with a light punch inside.
Thadboy digs a right hand into Zavala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zavala's gas tank.
Thadboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Thadboy.
Thadboy digs a right hand into Zavala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zavala's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Thadboy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadboy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thadboy.
Zavala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thadboy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thadboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavalas head.
Thadboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavalas head.
A hook to the body from Thadboy.
Thadboy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thadboy pushes Zavala against the cage. Thadboy is working some dirty boxing. Thadboy pushes off with a quick right hook! Zavala goes down! Zavala tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thadboy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dontavious Thadboy!