PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Giunta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the cage accompanied by Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. Giunta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Godfather Theme - Fantomas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sub Zero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zero
vs
Giunta

190 cm
28
183 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

174 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furio Giunta!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero doesn't manage to clinch there - Giunta circles away.
Giunta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giunta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giunta misses with a two punch combination.
Zero dodges the punch combination from Giunta.

Zero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Giunta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Giunta can't do much from the bottom here.
Giunta is trying to get back to his feet.

Zero tries for a kimura but Giunta is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giunta tries to improve position but can't.
Zero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Giunta parries the strikes from Zero easily there. Zero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Giunta to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Giunta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zero cracks Giunta with a big elbow.
Giunta is looking to reverse the position.
Zero misses with the ground and pound.

Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giunta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Zero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giunta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Giunta tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giunta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giunta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Zero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giunta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Zero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Zero trying to control the position but Giunta is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Giunta, who protects the arm well.
Zero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Giunta tries to bench press Zero off him but Zero keeps the position.
Zero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giunta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giunta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Giunta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Giunta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giunta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Zero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giunta doesn't seem phased though.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Giunta is just out of range.
Giunta throws a hook but Zero avoids it easily.
Giunta looks to land a right hand but Zero moved out of range.

Zero shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giunta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zero prevents Giunta from getting back to his feet.
Giunta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zero trying to control but Giunta is working from the bottom.
Zero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giunta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Giunta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Zero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giunta misses with a wild combination.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giunta moves away.
Giunta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giunta.
Zero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Giunta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giunta throws a jab when Zero was well out of range.
Zero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giunta throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
Zero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giunta misses with a few strikes there.
Giunta looks to land a combination. Zero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Giunta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Giunta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zero to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Giunta keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.

Zero is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Giunta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Giunta has escaped and now he's on top!
Giunta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giunta manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants to pass to mount but Giunta is defending the position.
Zero throwing shots but Giunta is blocking nicely.
Giunta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giunta.
Giunta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zero.
Giunta keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Giunta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zero pushes down on Giunta's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero prevents Giunta from improving his position.
Zero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Giunta!

Zero is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Giunta can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zero goes for an armbar but Giunta turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Giunta.
Giunta looking to pass the guard.
Giunta passes Zero's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giunta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zero defending well though.
Giunta wants to free his trapped foot but Zero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zero trying to control but Giunta postures up.
Zero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giunta trying to control from half guard but Zero is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giunta is fending him off so far but Zero persists. Nope, Giunta circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Furio Giunta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zero dodges the punch combination from Giunta.
Zero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Zero.
Giunta moves away from the strike by Zero.
Zero scores with a jab. Giunta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zero moves out of range of the strikes.
Zero is looking to wear down Giunta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giunta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zero circles away quickly and effectively.
Zero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Giunta loads up on a big right hand but Zero slips the punch.
Zero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furio Giunta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giunta misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giunta misses the body punch
letting Zero counter with a right hand.
Giunta throws a jab but it's blocked by Zero.
Giunta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Giunta lands a jab-cross combination.
Giunta throws a series of punches but Zero moves out of range.
Giunta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by Giunta.

Zero is rocked!
Giunta scores with a sloppy right hand. Zero should have avoided that one.
Oh Zero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zero misses with a jab to the body
and Giunta counters with a left right combination that sends Zero crashing to the mat - Giunta wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Zero out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Furio Giunta!