PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZyD XyD Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shabaz King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

XyD Xiii
vs
King

165 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ZyD XyD Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shabaz King!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii avoids a punch combination nicely.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and XyD Xiii counters with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King closes the distance but XyD Xiii moves to the side
and XyD Xiii counters with a body kick.
King looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
XyD Xiii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from XyD Xiii lands but King takes it in his stride.
XyD Xiii throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
XyD Xiii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
XyD Xiii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
XyD Xiii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
XyD Xiii lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Xiii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii lands with a thumping leg kick.
XyD Xiii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
XyD Xiii pushes King away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
XyD Xiii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xiii lands with a thumping leg kick.
XyD Xiii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from XyD Xiii - that will leave a mark!
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from XyD Xiii tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and XyD Xiii counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands with a kick to the ribs.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
XyD Xiii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands with a slapping head kick.
XyD Xiii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
ZyD XyD Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from XyD Xiii tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by XyD Xiii.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
XyD Xiii throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from XyD Xiii.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii works King's body with a nice hook.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
XyD Xiii keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii pushes King away with a front kick.

That's four 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!
XyD Xiii thumps King with a low kick.
XyD Xiii lands with a nice body punch.
XyD Xiii lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
XyD Xiii throws a nice outside leg kick.
XyD Xiii is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xiii, right into the meat.
XyD Xiii lands with a thumping leg kick.
King wants to clinch
and XyD Xiii counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
XyD Xiii lands a jab to King's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

XyD Xiii lands with a thumping leg kick.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and XyD Xiii makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
King tries to clinch but XyD Xiii moves away
and XyD Xiii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD Xiii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Shabaz King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xiii, right into the meat.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from XyD Xiii. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
XyD Xiii is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
XyD Xiii throws a nice outside leg kick.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - XyD Xiii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands with a nice body kick.
XyD Xiii is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
XyD Xiii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
XyD Xiii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
XyD Xiii cracks the inside of King's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
XyD Xiii scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xiii.
A nice inside leg kick there by XyD Xiii. That's going to slow King down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xiii scores with a head kick.
XyD Xiii lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from XyD Xiii - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from XyD Xiii - that will leave a mark!
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by XyD Xiii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and XyD Xiii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by XyD Xiii. Beautiful body shot.
XyD Xiii connects with a solid leg kick.
XyD Xiii cracks the inside of King's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xiii.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from XyD Xiii.
ZyD XyD Xiii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King fails with the takedown.
XyD Xiii throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King shoots and misses
and XyD Xiii counters with a leg kick.
ZyD XyD Xiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shabaz King.
XyD Xiii cracks the inside of King's front leg.
XyD Xiii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King dives in and grabs XyD Xiii's left leg, looking for a takedown. XyD Xiii pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD Xiii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King has his takedown stuffed
and XyD Xiii counters with an outside leg kick.
XyD Xiii connects with a solid leg kick.
XyD Xiii throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
XyD Xiii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but King might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, XyD Xiii has got the better of the exchanges.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
XyD Xiii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
XyD Xiii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
XyD Xiii feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
XyD Xiii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XyD Xiii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

XyD Xiii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King closes the distance but XyD Xiii moves to the side
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and XyD Xiii counters with an outside leg kick.
XyD Xiii works King's body with a nice hook.
That kick from XyD Xiii tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
XyD Xiii lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King tries to clinch but XyD Xiii moves out of range.
XyD Xiii throws a quick inside leg kick.
XyD Xiii throws a nice inside leg kick.
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
XyD Xiii cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for XyD Xiii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xiii.
XyD Xiii connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from XyD Xiii.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
XyD Xiii keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
XyD Xiii scoring well with a low kick there.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before XyD Xiii can pounce on him.
ZyD XyD Xiii is winning the standup battle so far.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xiii, right into the meat.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but XyD Xiii swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xiii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xiii.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but XyD Xiii is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
King fails with the takedown
and XyD Xiii counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
King misses with a leg kick
and XyD Xiii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
XyD Xiii keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? XyD Xiii is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, XyD Xiii circles away and we're back to standing.
ZyD XyD Xiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shabaz King.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and XyD Xiii counters with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xiii lands a body shot.
XyD Xiii lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King looks to clinch
and XyD Xiii counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xiii circles away from the clinch attempt.
XyD Xiii scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xiii.
King fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and XyD Xiii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
XyD Xiii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
XyD Xiii thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
XyD Xiii scores with a shot to the body.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. XyD Xiii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
XyD Xiii scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and XyD Xiii counters with a thumping low kick.
XyD Xiii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! XyD Xiii slams his shin into King's torso.
XyD Xiii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King tries to clinch up but XyD Xiii circles away and keeps his distance.
XyD Xiii thumps King with a low kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but XyD Xiii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with a takedown
and XyD Xiii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
XyD Xiii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King misses with a takedown
and XyD Xiii counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZyD XyD Xiii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well XyD Xiii 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZyD XyD Xiii!