PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zio comes to the cage accompanied by Old Mcdonald had a farm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zio
vs
Skywalker

178 cm
31
137 lbs
21 - 11 - 2

170 cm
31
142 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Merciless Gladiators
LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skywalker closes the distance and pushes Zio back into the cage.
Skywalker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zio avoids it.
Zio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Zio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zio lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skywalker.
Zio scores with a shoulder strike.
Skywalker lands an elbow just above Zio 's eye.
Good body shot from Zio.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Zio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range.
Skywalker tries to land a body kick
and Zio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zio moves out of range as Skywalker throws a body kick.

Skywalker moves into range and clinches up with Zio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body.
Zio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skywalker or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio lands with a short shot to the head.

Zio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zio avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Zio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skywalker scores with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Zio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skywalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skywalker lunges at Zio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zio's hand.
Skywalker scores with a hook.
Skywalker ducks under a wild hook from Zio.
Skywalker throws a low kick, looking for Zio's leg but Zio calmly moves out of range.
Zio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a front kick.
Zio with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker's corner calls for a 1-2. Skywalker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zio scoring well with a low kick there.
Skywalker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skywalker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Skywalker wants to clinch.
Skywalker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Zio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skywalker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Skywalker pushes Zio up against the cage in a clinch.
Skywalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Zio.
Zio misses with the head strike.
Skywalker lands with a right to the head.
Zio blocks an elbow strike.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zio misses with some punches.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker crunches a lovely knee into Zio's ribcage.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Zio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skywalker.
Zio tries to work over Skywalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zio lands a right hand.
Zio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skywalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zio lands a hook that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Zio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Zio misses with the head strike.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
Zio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skywalker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zio tries to work over Skywalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Zio.
Zio scores with a shot to the side of Skywalker's head.
Zio lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zio's brow.
Zio takes a shot to the head.
Skywalker tries to throw a body punch but Zio avoids it by throwing Skywalker back against the cage.
Zio blocks an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Zio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zio.
Skywalker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zio backwards.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zio managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zio takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Zio does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zio swings wildly with an uppercut but Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zio.
Zio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skywalker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
Zio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zio dodges an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
Skywalker lands a nice uppercut.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skywalkers head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zio lands a right hand.
Zio misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zio lands with a left to the head.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Zio lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zio with a jab.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zio throws a jab when Skywalker was well out of range.
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Zio pushes him off.
Zio moves out of range of the body kick from Skywalker.
Zio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Skywalker looks for the body kick but Zio saw that one coming.
Zio lunges at Skywalker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skywalker's hand.
Zio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker throws a body kick that misses
and Zio counters with a stiff right hand.

Skywalker is rocked!

It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Zio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skywalker. That did some damage!
Skywalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Zio finish him?
Skywalker tries to clinch up
and Zio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bod Zio is winning the standup battle so far.
Zio cracks the inside of Skywalker's front leg.
Skywalker seems to have recovered his senses.
Skywalker throws the left hand but Zio avoids the punch easily.
Zio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zio moves out of range of the body kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Zio pushes him off.
Skywalker throws a push kick but Zio slaps the foot to one side.
Skywalker lands with a straight right. Zio didn't see that one coming.
Zio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker wants to clinch
and Zio counters with a stiff right hand.
Zio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range and Zio settles back down.
Zio avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio throws a leg kick but Skywalker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skywalker connects with a solid leg kick.
Zio scores with a hook to the body. Skywalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skywalker throws a wild body kick that Zio sees coming a mile off.
Zio cracks Skywalker with an open hand slap.
Skywalker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skywalker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skywalker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skywalker looks to land a right hand but Zio moved out of range.

Zio clinches.
Skywalker has a couple of punches blocked by Zio.
Zio takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skywalker.
Skywalker blocking some punches.
Zio has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
A hook to the body from Zio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Zio.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
Zio tries a knee to the head but Skywalker blocks it.
Zio managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Zio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Zio lands a shoulder strike.
Zio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zio can't find room to land a body shot as Skywalker controls the action.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zio's defenses.
Zio takes an elbow to the temple.
Zio lands a shot to the body.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bod Zio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
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!

Skywalker wants to clinch up but Zio keeps it at a distance.
Zio misses with a leg kick.
Skywalker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zio will feel that in the morning.
Skywalker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to clinch but Zio moves out of range.
Skywalker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skywalker walks into a left hand.
Skywalker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skywalker is able to avoid easily.
Zio throws a leg kick but Skywalker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Skywalker.
Skywalker is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Zio.
Zio avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker throws a body kick that misses.
Skywalker takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Zio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skywalker, pushing him back against the cage.
Zio tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Zio back against the cage.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zio's brow.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
Skywalker lands an elbow just above Zio 's eye.
Zio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zio dodges an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Skywalker trying to land knees to the body.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zio.
Zio swings wildly with an uppercut but Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
Zio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skywalker's elbow.
Zio struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
Zio blocks the elbow strike.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zio.
A short uppercut from Zio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zio avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zio's defenses.
A short left from Zio.
Zio avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Zio.
Skywalker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker lands an elbow that stopped Zio in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skywalker throws an elbow but misses.
Zio blocks an elbow strike.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Zio fails to land.
Zio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Zio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zio struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
Zio blocking some punches.
Zio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker throws a head punch that misses.
Zio misses with a punch to the body.
Zio managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zio prevents a body shot from Skywalker.
Zio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Zio back against the cage.
Skywalker misses with a punch on the inside.
Zio lands a body punch.
Zio prevents a body shot from Skywalker.
Zio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skywalker blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zio.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker lands with a light punch inside.

Zio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skywalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skywalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skywalker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Zio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skywalker at a distance.
Crunch! Zio slams his shin into Skywalker's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Skywalker.
I think Skywalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
Luke Skywalker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.