PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Queen
vs
Volg Zangief

166 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Queen misses.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zangief throws a nice looking combination but Queen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Queen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zangief.
Queen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Queen dodges the punch combination from Zangief.
A punch combination from Queen misses.
Zangief throws a left and a right that both miss
and Queen counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a series of punches but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Queen to score with a decent uppercut.
Zangief throws a left and a right that both miss
and Queen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zangief circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Queen is looking to clinch but Zangief is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zangief at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen dominated that round.
That's time! Queen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Queen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Queen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zangief swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zangief misses with a double jab

and Queen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.

Queen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zangief misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zangief uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Zangief misses with a combination
and Queen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a hook to the side of Zangief's head but Zangief sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Queen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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.
Zangief is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Queen lands with a short shot to the head.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Zangief.

Queen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Queen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zangief circles away.
Queen swings for the body but Zangief moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Queen tries to clinch up but Zangief circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zangief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zangief looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Queen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zangief moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like John Queen has been cut.
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Queen.
Queen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zangief.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Zangief pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen swinging wildly here.
Zangief falls off balance throwing a combination
and Queen counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Queen tries to clinch up but Zangief circles away and keeps his distance.
Zangief misses with a combination
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Queen.
Well Queen 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Queen!