PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian John (ranked 3765 p4p, 4615 weight class) and Konstantin Zudev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

John
vs
Zudev

195 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
236
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zudev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries for a takedown but Zudev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Konstantin Zudev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zudev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zudev closes the distance and clinches up with John, looking for a takedown. Zudev pushes John against the cage but John circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John connects with a body shot that sends Zudev's belly button to the back.
John cracks a nice hook into Zudev's ribs.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

John forces Zudev back against the cage and clinches.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zudev looks winded!

John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

John has closed the distance and engaged Zudev in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John lands a nice uppercut.

Zudev is rocked!
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zudev is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from John.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John works on Zudev's body with a couple of short punches.
John creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zudev with a big uppercut! Zudev tries to clinch up but John pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zudev to the mat! Zudev covers up and John unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Russian John!