PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 736 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 113 p4p, 209 weight class). Tarik Oren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonid Zakharov's chin.

Oren
vs
Zakharov

205 cm
23
265
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
255
5 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zakharov closes the distance and clinches.
Oren misses with a punch to the body.
Zakharov lands a left hand.

It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Zakharov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oren misses with the head strike.
Oren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zakharov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oren tries to break the clinch but Zakharov is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Oren fails to land.
Oren blocks a body shot from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oren backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Oren fails to land.
Oren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zakharov working aggressively here.

Oren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zakharov scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zakharov moves into the clinch.
Oren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Oren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zakharov backwards.
Zakharov struggles to land a body shot inside as Oren controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Zakharov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oren.
Zakharov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oren misses with a punch on the inside.
Zakharov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oren lands with a left to the head.
Oren throws a punch but it's blocked by Zakharov.
Zakharov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zakharov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zakharov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zakharov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oren takes a shot to the head.

Oren is rocked!
Zakharov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Oren with a big uppercut! Oren tries to clinch up but Zakharov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Oren to the mat! Oren covers up and Zakharov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonid Zakharov!
Leonid Zakharov thanked the fans post fight for their support.