PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zedong
vs
Vandelay

180 cm
29
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

188 cm
29
222 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay sizes up Zedong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zedong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vandelay momentarily.
Zedong blocks a head kick by Vandelay.
Vandelay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vandelay throws an overhand right that lands on Zedong's shoulder, as Zedong tries to avoid the shot.
Zedong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vandelay misses with a two punch combination.
Vandelay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zedong checks it well.
The crowd cheers as Zedong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vandelay doesn't seem phased though.
Zedong checks a leg kick nicely.
Zedong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Art Vandelay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandelay swings for the body but Zedong moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vandelay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zedong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zedong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zedong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandelay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Zedong lands a glancing blow to the side of Vandelay's head.
A low kick from Vandelay is predictable there
and Zedong counters with a leg kick.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Zedong moves out of range.

Zedong shoots in and gets a takedown into Vandelay's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zedongis looking to pass into half guard but Vandelay pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vandelay is in guard.
Vandelay wanted to stand there but Zedong had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay stopping the sweep attempt from Zedong.

Vandelay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zedong moves in looking to clinch but Vandelay pushes him off.
Zedong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zedong lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Zedong slips a jab from Vandelay.
Zedong slips a jab and a cross from Vandelay.
Vandelay avoids the body shot from Zedong.
Zedong moves out of range of the leg kick from Vandelay.
Zedong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vandelay avoids the head kick by Zedong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandelay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zedong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vandelay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zedong.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Zedong moves out of range.

Zedong rushes Vandelay and presses him up against the cage.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but Zedong blocks with his arms.

Zedong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zedong swinging wildly here.
Zedong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zedong throws a front kick aimed at Vandelay's knee but Vandelay avoids it well.
Zedong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Zedong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zedong.
Vandelay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zedong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vandelay throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vandelay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vandelay throws a leg kick but Zedong sees it coming and moves out of range.

Zedong gets a clinch.
Vandelay gets underhooks to prevent Zedong's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay wants to get back to striking at distance but Zedong won't allow it.

Zedong manages to break the clinch.
Vandelay throws a head kick but Zedong moves out of range.
Zedong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zedong duly obliges.
Zedong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vandelay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Zedong. That snapped Vandelay's head back.
Vandelay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zedong checks it well.
A low kick from Vandelay misses

and Zedong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vandelay won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandelay pushes Zedong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zedong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zedong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vandelay down.
Zedong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zedong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vandelay keeps working.
Vandelay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zedong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vandelay!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong tries to control but Vandelay wriggling away.
Zedong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vandelay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zedong lands a big shot there that rocks Vandelay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vandelay tries to hold on but Zedong pushes him away.
Zedong controlling from mount.
Zedong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vandelay manages to control the position for a moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zedong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vandelay looks a forlorn figure.
Vandelay is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong 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.

Vandelay avoids the head kick by Zedong.
Vandelay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vandelay tries a low kick but Zedong avoids it.
Zedong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vandelay.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandelay moves away.
Zedong scores with the left hand. Vandelay knows he should have avoided that one.
Zedong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vandelay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vandelay misses with a series of wild punches.
Mao Zedong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zedong checks a low kick from Vandelay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandelay misses with a low kick.
Zedong is looking to land body kicks.
Vandelay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zedong is out of range.
Vandelay wants to slow Zedong down by chopping away at his legs.
Zedong stalks Vandelay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vandelay's face. Vandelay staggers backwards, shaken.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zedong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vandelay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vandelay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay misses with a low kick.
Zedong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vandelay.
Vandelay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zedong.
Art Vandelay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandelay lands a leg kick that knocks Zedong off balance momentarily.
Vandelay throws a low kick, looking for Zedong's leg but Zedong calmly moves out of range.
Zedong connects with a nice looking jab.
Vandelay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zedong lands a jab to Vandelay's midsection.
Zedong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zedong looks for a takedown but Vandelay sprawls well.
Zedong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a leg kick
and Zedong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vandelay thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandelay moves out of range of the body kick from Zedong.
Zedong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vandelay backs up against the cage.
Vandelay is looking to score with low kicks.
Vandelay throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong cracks Vandelay with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zedong is defended easily by Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zedong.
Vandelay misses with an uppercut. Zedong saw that one coming.
Zedong takes one to the side of the head.
Vandelay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vandelay connects with a right hand. Zedong shakes it off.

Zedong clinches.

Zedong has picked Vandelay up - he's going for a ride! Zedong dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vandelay is trying to control but can't.
Vandelay tries to roll over but Zedong keeps him under control.

Vandelay looking for submissions off his back.
Vandelay is breathing heavily.
Zedong prevents Vandelay from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay is trying to stand.

Vandelay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zedong is keen to just control but Vandelay is a slippery customer.
Zedong 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.
Zedong slows the pace down in half guard.
Vandelay is trying to maintain the position but Zedong is very close to passing his half guard.
Vandelay taking some punishment here, with Zedong in his half guard.
Vandelay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zedong is working away from the top position though.
Zedong lands with a punch from half guard.
Vandelay wants to improve his position but Zedong is controlling well.
Vandelay has hold of Zedong's hands but Zedong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zedong.
Zedong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vandelay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vandelay is trying to escape back to his feet but Zedong uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vandelay sneaks out the side door and pushes Zedong away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mao Zedong is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Vandelay looks to land a right hand but Zedong moved out of range.
Zedong swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Vandelay gets tackled into the cage by Zedong. Zedong maintains the clinch.
Zedong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vandelay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mao Zedong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandelay misses with a hook. Zedong ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandelay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vandelay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vandelay throws a series of punches but Zedong avoids them all with ease.
Zedong checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mao Zedong will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Vandelay lands with an overhand left.
Zedong throws a right and a left that Vandelay avoids nicely.

Zedong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vandelay to the mat! Vandelay manages to get full guard.

Zedong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vandelay controlling Zedong's posture.
Zedong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zedong trying to control but Vandelay is working from the bottom.
Vandelay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zedong!
Zedong is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong is working hard here to advance position.
Zedong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vandelay tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Zedong is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Vandelay is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zedong has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zedong!
Vandelay has momentary wrist control but Zedong slips an elbow through the middle.
Vandelay 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.
Zedong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vandelay throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zedong escapes and throws Vandelay's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vandelay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zedong trying to control the position but Vandelay is working away.
Art Vandelay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vandelay is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zedong cracks Vandelay with a big right hand but Vandelay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mao Zedong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandelay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zedong scoring with punches and elbows.
Zedong prevents Vandelay from escaping the position.
Vandelay throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zedong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong scoring with punches and elbows.
Zedong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zedong is chipping away with strikes.
Zedong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vandelay keeps working.
Zedong working the body and head with strikes.
Vandelay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zedong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vandelay keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zedong working away.
Vandelay is not content to let Zedong control the position.
Vandelay is trying to escape the position but Zedong is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Vandelay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vandelay wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay taking a bit of punishment here - Zedong scoring with strikes.
Zedong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zedong prevents Vandelay from escaping the position.
Vandelay tries to improve position but can't.
Vandelay is trying to get back to his feet.
Vandelay takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zedong landing strikes.
Zedong working the head with strikes.
Vandelay misses with a strike from the bottom.
Zedong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong cracks Vandelay with a big elbow.
Zedong blocks the strikes from Vandelay.
Vandelay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zedong trying to control the position but Vandelay is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mao Zedong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zedong 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.