PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Uso (ranked 4327 p4p, 3213 weight class) and Fedor Zinoviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uso
vs
Zinoviev

180 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
156
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Zinoviev !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso slaps away a takedown attempt from Zinoviev , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uso feinted with a counter takedown.

Uso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Uso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zinoviev is looking to reverse the position.
Uso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Uso cracks Zinoviev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zinoviev can't do much from the bottom here.
Uso trying to control the position but Zinoviev is working away.
Uso content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Uso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zinoviev on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinoviev wants to control but Uso postures up.
Uso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Uso working the ground and pound.
Uso slows the pace down.
Uso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zinoviev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uso off and has taken his back!
Uso tries to escape but Zinoviev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zinoviev not allowing Uso to control his hands.

Zinoviev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Zinoviev is working for a rear naked choke. Uso is not defending it well and Zinoviev has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Uso refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Uso's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fedor Zinoviev !
An out of breath Fedor Zinoviev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.