PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakhar Zhitkov (ranked 2815 p4p, 24412 weight class) and Kawainui Perry (ranked 321 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitkov comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Kawainui Perry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zakhar Zhitkov's chin.

Zhitkov
vs
Perry

182 cm
22
175
6 - 8 - 0

178 cm
23
177
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakhar Zhitkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zhitkov closes the distance and clinches.
Zhitkov tries to pull guard but Perry holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhitkov drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Perry on the inside.
Perry is leaning against Zhitkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Perry.
Zhitkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zhitkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhitkov tries to pull guard but Perry holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhitkov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakhar Zhitkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Zhitkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perry smiles and moves away.

Zhitkov has managed to clinch.
Zhitkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Zhitkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry lands with a right to the head.
Perry scores with a hook to the body.
Zhitkov is breathing heavily.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhitkov is trying to pull guard but Perry has him pressed against the cage.
Zhitkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Zhitkov is rocked!
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Zhitkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Perry drops Zhitkov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zhitkov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Perry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perry creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Zhitkov! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Perry.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Zakhar Zhitkov had this to say: 'I will be back like you have never seen before. BANG'.