PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Babaganoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitri Babaganoosh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kostya Tszyu's chin.

Babaganoosh
vs
Tszyu

155 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Babaganoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaganoosh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tszyu sprawls well. Tszyu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Babaganoosh gets slowly back to his feet.
Babaganoosh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babaganoosh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tszyu moves into the clinch.
Tszyu scores with a hook to the body.
Tszyu gets through Babaganoosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Babaganoosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tszyu cracks Babaganoosh with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a body punch.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Babaganoosh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babaganoosh's gas tank.
Babaganoosh is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu lands a body punch.
Tszyu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu pushes Babaganoosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tszyu gets through Babaganoosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Babaganoosh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babaganoosh's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu works on Babaganoosh's body with a couple of short punches.
Tszyu lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.

Babaganoosh is rocked!
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Babaganoosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tszyu lands a big right hand that drops Babaganoosh! The killer instinct kicks in and Tszyu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tszyu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostya Tszyu!