PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Activin
vs
Zeitzer

190 cm
25
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Activin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeitzer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Activin.
Zeitzer checks a leg kick.
Activin shoots in and drives through. Zeitzer sprawls well.
Zeitzer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Activin counters with a left and a right that stings Zeitzer.
Zeitzer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Activin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Activin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeitzer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Activin wants to clinch.
Activin scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Activin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Activin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeitzer blocks a head kick by Activin.
A low kick from Activin misses
and Zeitzer counters with a left to the body.
Activin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zeitzer counters with a two punch combo.
Zeitzer throws a sloppy head kick and Activin moves out of range easily.
Zeitzer throws out a loose jab but Activin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeitzer takes a swing at Activin's ribcage but misses.
Zeitzer misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Activin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zeitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zeitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeitzer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeitzer's waist but Zeitzer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Activin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Activin looks to clinch
and Zeitzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeitzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Activin.
Activin scores with a nice head shot.
Zeitzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Activin wants to clinch up but Zeitzer keeps it at a distance.
Zeitzer cracks Activin with an open hand slap.
Zeitzer takes one on the button.
Zeitzer misses with a wild body shot.
Activin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeitzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Activin looks to throw the jab but Zeitzer is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin is looking to clinch but Zeitzer is avoiding it.
Zeitzer misses with a combination
and Activin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Activin is looking to clinch but Zeitzer is avoiding it.
Activin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeitzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Activin.
Zeitzer slaps away a takedown attempt from Activin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Activin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zeitzer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zeitzer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Activin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeitzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Activin controlling from the top position.
Activin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeitzer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Activin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeitzer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Activin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Activin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeitzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeitzer misses with a hook. Activin ducked under it nicely.

Activin closes the distance and clinches.
Activin working aggressively here.
Activin pushes Zeitzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Activin lands with a short shot to the head.
Activin looking for a takedown.
Activin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards.
A body shot lands from Activin.
Activin prevents Zeitzer from breaking the clinch.
Activin tries for a takedown but Zeitzer manages to get underhooks.
Activin has Zeitzer pressed against the cage, preventing Zeitzer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Activin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Activin.
Zeitzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Activin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin pushes Zeitzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Zeitzer is rocked!
Zeitzer working hard to break the clinch.
Zeitzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Activin finish him?
Activin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Activin has double underhooks.
Activin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeitzer seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Activin on the inside.
Activin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeitzer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Activin works on Zeitzer's body with a couple of short punches.
Activin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zeitzer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Activin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeitzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Activin is pushing Zeitzer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Activin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin lands a left hand.
Activin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Activin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Activin wants a takedown but no success here.
Activin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeitzer.
Activin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards.
A short body shot lands from Activin as the two fighters clinch.
Activin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Activin lands with a light punch inside.
Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Activin has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Activin.
Activin lands a body punch.
Activin lands a body shot.
Zeitzer is breathing heavily.
Activin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeitzer or not.
Zeitzer prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Activin has double underhooks.
Activin lands a hook to the side of the head.

Activin has hold of one of Zeitzer's legs. Zeitzer is fighting the takedown attempt but Activin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Activin stands and throws Zeitzer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Activin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zeitzer to see if he's OK.

Activin is working to tighten is grip on Zeitzer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zeitzer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Activin is really squeezing tight and eventually Zeitzer passes out! Activin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). George Activin!