PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 2075 p4p, 2345 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 280 p4p, 309 weight class). Zaadha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- When I Wake Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bangin
vs
Zaadha

184 cm
36
170
30 - 8 - 3

189 cm
42
177
37 - 29 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

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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 30 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin clobbers Zaadha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaadha ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Zaadha only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Zaadha throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Bangin.
Bangin lands a body shot.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaadha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaadha's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaadha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Donk. Bangin catches Zaadha right on the button with a cross.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin lands with a straight right. Zaadha didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaadha throws a counter combo.
Bangin takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bangin does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Zaadha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bangin finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaadha's head.
Bangin feints and then cracks Zaadha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaadha down.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
Bangin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin misses the body punch
and Zaadha counters with a nice leg kick.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin checks the leg kick.
Bangin with a nice cross.
Zaadha misses the jab.
Bangin checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zaadha down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaadha is just out of range.
Zaadha tries to clinch up.
Bangin misses with a hook to the body
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin defending well as Zaadha loads up on a big left hand.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bangin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Bangin.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin tries to score with a low kick but Zaadha moves his leg out of the way.
Zaadha tries to land a body kick
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with a body shot.
Bangin jabs Zaadha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bangin slips under a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Zaadha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Zaadha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Bangin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zaadha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin tries to land a leg kick but Zaadha saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bangin misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha misses with the combination.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zaadha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bangin's hands.
Zaadha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin misses with a hook.
Zaadha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
A big right from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaadha moves out of range of the leg kick from Bangin.
A countering left hand to the body from Zaadha misses.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaadha slips a jab from Bangin.
Bangin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters with a big head kick but Bangin shrugs it off.
Zaadha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaadha misses with a head kick.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Zaadha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bangin has got the better of the exchanges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangin checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Zaadha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaadha swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.
Zaadha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaadha moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Bangin blocks the low kick.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Zaadha tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Bangin lands.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Bangin misses with a leg kick
and Zaadha counters with a head kick.
Zaadha swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin thows a body kick. Zaadha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bangin.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
Zaadha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bangin is out of range.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaadha can do to turn this around?
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaadha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Zaadha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaadha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaadha checks a low kick from Bangin.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Zaadha checks it.
Zaadha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Bangin digs a good body shot into Zaadha's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Bangin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bangin misses with an uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a series of punches but Bangin avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaadha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Zaadha off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Bangin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaadha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bangin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaadha doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaadha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bangin to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaadha wants to clinch but Bangin slips to the side
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaadha on the side of the head.
Zaadha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bangin connects with a body shot that sends Zaadha's belly button to the back.
Bangin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Zaadha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaadha connects with the punch.
Bangin lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaadha lands with a hook. Bangin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaadha throws a chopping leg kick but Bangin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
Zaadha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bangin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaadha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bangin takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses.
Zaadha moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Zaadha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bangin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangin.
Bangin misses the shot to the body.
Zaadha swinging wildly here.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaadha is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bangin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaadha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bangin cracks a nice hook into Zaadha's ribs.
Bangin missing with a left hand there. Zaadha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bangin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaadha's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaadha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Bangin moved away.
Zaadha on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.
Bangin lands a jab.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaadha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bangin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaadha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Zaadha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaadha was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Zaadha throws a big counter head kick but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
Zaadha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Bangin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaadha.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangin misses with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaadha's head.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha wants to counter with a clinch but Bangin pushes him away.
Zaadha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin thanked the fans post fight for their support.