PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xun Zemin (ranked 646 p4p, 105 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 417 p4p, 61 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zemin
vs
Bangin

172 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
169 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Condemned

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
A cross from Bangin lands.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zemin. That did some damage!
Zemin misses with a body punch
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Bangin misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zemin down.
Zemin misses with a straight left.
Zemin throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Zemin was not able to check.
Zemin ducks right into an uppercut from Bangin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin misses with a head kick.
Bangin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zemin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bangin throws an off balance right hand
and Zemin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Zemin's head.
We've been told by Zemin's head coaches at The Foundry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bangin scores with a jab.
Bangin scores with a nice right hand.
Zemin takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin misses with an uppercut
and Zemin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bangin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zemin moves out of range as Bangin throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Zemin coming out on top.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zemin is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zemin misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Zemin should have avoided that one.
Bangin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zemin misses with a wild body shot.
And Bangin responds with a good body kick, but Zemin manages to step out the way in time.
Bangin throws a leg kick
and Zemin counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Zemin misses
and Bangin counters with a body kick that stops Zemin in his tracks momentarily.
Zemin misses with a body shot
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.

Bangin has closed the distance and engaged Zemin in a clinch.
Bangin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zemin as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin misses with some punches.
Zemin is trying to force a seperation but Bangin has the dominant position.

Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin misses with a jab to the body
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Zemin was not able to check.
Zemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemin misses the body punch
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bangin.
Bangin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zemin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zemin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Zemin tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zemin lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin lands a head kick!
Bangin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zemin if he has to take too many more of those.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. Zemin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Bangin throws a low kick but Zemin moves out of range easily.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
That's time! Zemin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bangin scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Zemin.
Zemin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zemin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zemin lands a really nice looking cross but Bangin seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangin works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin throws a leg kick
and Zemin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Zemin is looking to wear down Bangin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bangin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zemin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zemin swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a right hand to the body.
Zemin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zemin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin counters with a body kick.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zemin misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bangin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zemin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bangin scrambles back to his feet.
Zemin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zemin's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Zemin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bangin moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bangin throws a low kick, looking for Zemin's leg but Zemin calmly moves out of range.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zemin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zemin swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Zemin avoids it with no problem.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Zemin's front leg but catches the back leg as Zemin tries to avoid it.
Bangin moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
Bangin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zemin in his tracks.
Bangin wants to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bangin.
Bangin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Zemin lands.
Zemin blocks the body kick.
Bangin throws a front kick that sends Zemin stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin clobbers Zemin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Good shot there by Bangin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zemin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bangin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bangin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Zemin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zemin. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin moves out of range of the body kick.
Zemin throwing a counter right hand but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zemin misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangin throws an off balance right hand
and Zemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bangin thumps Zemin with a low kick.
Bangin scores with a jab. Zemin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bangin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zemin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zemin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin throws a right hand that misses
and Zemin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zemins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zemin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Zemin sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Zemin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bangin connects with a nice looking jab.
Bangin clobbers Zemin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zemin misses with a body shot.
Zemin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bangin tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it.
Bangin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Bangin lands.
Zemin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bangin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin misses with a hook. Zemin ducked under it nicely.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bangin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zemin is trying to push Bangin away but Bangin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bangin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
Zemin is leaning against Bangin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zemin works on Bangin's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bangin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin is trying to break the clinch but Bangin is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bangin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bangin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Zemin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zemin defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin scores with a jab. Zemin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zemin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin scores with a jab.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Zemin with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zemin's head backwards.
Bangin tries to clinch but Zemin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zemin takes a step back to recover.
Bangin tries to clinch but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bangin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zemin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bangin tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it.
Zemin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zemin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bangin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zemin.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Zemin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zemin misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin checks a leg kick.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zemin throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zemin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin misses with an uppercut
and Zemin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zemin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Zemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zemin moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Zemin misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin feints and then cracks Zemin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zemin down.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Zemin's front leg but catches the back leg as Zemin tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Zemin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bangin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zemin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.
Zemin takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Zemin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bangin tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it.
Zemin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bangin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zemin misses with a jab to the body
and Zemin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Zemin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bangin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Zemin as he checks the leg kick.
Zemin throwing a counter right hand but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Bangin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zemin misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zemin thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin fakes the leg kick and cracks Zemin in the body.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
Bangin thumps Zemin with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A left lands for Bangin.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Zemin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Bangin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zemin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zemin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zemin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zemin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zemin thuds his right hand into Bangin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Zemin misses.
Zemin moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin connects with a body shot.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bangin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zemin moves forwards but Bangin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zemin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zemin.
Zemin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin misses with the body kick
and Zemin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Xun Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good work by Zemin as he checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Zemin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zemin misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Zemin misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
Bangin feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zemin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bangin cracks the inside of Zemin's front leg.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. Zemin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Zemin gets tackled into the cage by Bangin. Bangin maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Bangin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zemin.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bangin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50

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