PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Excel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Excel comes to the cage accompanied by Everything Zen- Bush. Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Excel
vs
Zhitnik

205 cm
24
258 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

191 cm
24
280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Excel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Excel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Excel lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zhitnik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zhitnik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Excel is looking to improve his position but Zhitnik isn't that keen on the idea.
Zhitnik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhitnik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhitnik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Excel looks a forlorn figure.
Zhitnik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zhitnik controlling from mount.
Zhitnik wants to control the pace but Excel is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Excel wants to control but Zhitnik is having none of it.
Zhitnik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Excel hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhitnik controlling from the full mount.
Zhitnik lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Zhitnik! Excel is hurt baaadly! Zhitnik is firing away with more strikes - Excel is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Igor Zhitnik!