PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Zeppidy (ranked 5547 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Brown (ranked 5550 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zeppidy
vs
Brown

183 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Zeppidy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown looks for a takedown but Zeppidy sprawls well.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zeppidy throws a shot to the body.
Zeppidy lands the left hand.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Zeppidy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeppidy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeppidy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Zeppidy finds it's target.
Brown tries to clinch but Zeppidy moves out of range.
Zeppidy cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zeppidy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Zeppidy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.

Brown rushes Zeppidy and presses him up against the cage.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeppidy blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown prevents Zeppidy from breaking the clinch.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeppidy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeppidy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zeppidy .
Brown lands an elbow just above Zeppidy 's eye.
Zeppidy tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Zeppidy scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Zeppidy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Zeppidy controls the action.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Zeppidy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zeppidy lands a left hand.
Zeppidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Richard Zeppidy has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeppidy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeppidy blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown looks winded!
Zeppidy lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Zeppidy .
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeppidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeppidy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Zeppidy .
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Zeppidy blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Zeppidy .
Good body shot from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zeppidy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zeppidy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeppidy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeppidy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zeppidy lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeppidy digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown prevents Zeppidy from breaking the clinch.
Zeppidy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeppidy lands a body punch.
Zeppidy is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Zeppidy on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeppidy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
A short uppercut from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeppidy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zeppidy lands with a short shot to the head.
Zeppidy tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Zeppidy scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Zeppidy lands with a short shot to the head.
Zeppidy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeppidy lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Zeppidy as the two fighters clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Zeppidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeppidy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zeppidy - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeppidy lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zeppidy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zeppidy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Zeppidy .
A right hand to the body from Zeppidy .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Zeppidy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Zeppidy 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Zeppidy finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Zeppidy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zeppidy clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeppidy lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Bob Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeppidy lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zeppidy lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Zeppidy misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeppidy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zeppidy connects with the punch.
Richard Zeppidy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeppidy lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Zeppidy finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Zeppidy scores with a jab to the head.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeppidy circles away.
Zeppidy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch
and Zeppidy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown wants to clinch but Zeppidy slips to the side
and Zeppidy counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeppidy circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Zeppidy counter with a right hand.
Jab from Zeppidy .
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Zeppidy cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Zeppidy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Zeppidy pushes him off.
Zeppidy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
A jab from Zeppidy finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Zeppidy scores with a jab to the body.
Zeppidy connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeppidy .
Nice cross by Zeppidy .
Zeppidy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zeppidy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeppidy scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeppidy lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeppidy to score with a decent uppercut.
Zeppidy catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zeppidy scores with a jab to the body.
Zeppidy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Zeppidy catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zeppidy cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zeppidy lands with a nice body punch.
Richard Zeppidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown moves forwards but Zeppidy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Zeppidy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Zeppidy 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zeppidy scores with a body shot.
Zeppidy lands a right hook to the body.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands a slapping body shot.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Zeppidy tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zeppidy .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown taking a breather.
Zeppidy lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Zeppidy lands with a left to the head.
Richard Zeppidy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeppidy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeppidy lands with a left to the head.
Zeppidy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeppidy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Zeppidy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zeppidy cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Zeppidy lands a shoulder strike.
Zeppidy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeppidy is defending well for now.
Zeppidy tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zeppidy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeppidy is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Zeppidy shrugs off.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeppidy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeppidy 's face.
Zeppidy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Zeppidy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeppidy lands a body punch.
Zeppidy lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Zeppidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeppidy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zeppidy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Zeppidy on the inside.
Zeppidy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeppidy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short body shot lands from Zeppidy as the two fighters clinch.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeppidy blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands with a left to the head.
Zeppidy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeppidy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeppidy scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
A shot in the inside from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zeppidy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Zeppidy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
A short body shot lands from Zeppidy as the two fighters clinch.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zeppidy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zeppidy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Zeppidy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Zeppidy .
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!
Zeppidy blocks an elbow strike.
Zeppidy lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zeppidy .
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeppidy avoids the damage to the body.
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeppidy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zeppidy lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zeppidy pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zeppidy lands a nice uppercut.
Zeppidy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeppidy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Zeppidy .
Zeppidy lands a right hand.
Zeppidy scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zeppidy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Zeppidy .
Zeppidy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Zeppidy is blocking nicely.
Bob Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeppidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Zeppidy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zeppidy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Richard Zeppidy !
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Richard Zeppidy !
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Richard Zeppidy !

Richard Zeppidy wins by unanimous decision!