PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Zhukoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abram Jaroslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zhukoff
vs
Jaroslav

187 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Zhukoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abram Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zhukoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zhukoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaroslav's head.
Zhukoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhukoff is nestled in close to Jaroslav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Zhukoff decides to stand up.
Jaroslav throws a right and a left that Zhukoff avoids nicely.
Zhukoff dodges the punch combination from Jaroslav.

Zhukoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jaroslav wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zhukoff throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jaroslav works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zhukoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaroslav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zhukoff content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Zhukoff there.

Jaroslav is rocked!
Zhukoff working Jaroslav over with strikes.
Jaroslav is still in real trouble! Can Zhukoff finish him?
Jaroslav is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhukoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Zhukoff seems content to control.
Zhukoff is nestled in close to Jaroslav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zhukoff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jaroslav!
Zhukoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jaroslav hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhukoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zhukoff unloading with bombs!
Zhukoff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Abram Jaroslav has been cut.
Jaroslav looks gassed!
Zhukoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jaroslav can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That has opened up Abram Jaroslav's cut even more.
BOOM! Zhukoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!

The cut above Abram Jaroslav's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is in a horrible position here. Zhukoff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Abram Jaroslav's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abram Jaroslav's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai Zhukoff!