PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jerry Cristo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jerry Cristo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cristo
vs
Dzagoev

225 cm
20
166 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

183 cm
28
210 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Dzagoev!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
letting Cristo counter with a right hand.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice uppercut.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dzagoev is rocked!
Cristo misses with a head kick.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Dzagoev is still on wobbly legs! Can Cristo finish him?
Alan Dzagoev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cristo misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cristo throws a head kick that misses.
Cristo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev looks gassed!
Cristo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dzagoev seems to have recovered his senses.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cristo pushes Dzagoev away with a front kick.
That kick from Cristo tenderised Dzagoev's leg. Dzagoev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dzagoev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cristo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cristo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cristo scoring well with a low kick there.
Cristo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dzagoev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cristo lands with a kick to the temple. Dzagoev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cristo scores with a leg kick.
Dzagoev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cristo.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dzagoev's knee momentarily.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cristo throws a nice head kick!
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Cristo misses with a low kick.
Cristo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cristo looks for the body kick but Dzagoev saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cristo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cristo feints and then cracks Dzagoev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dzagoev down.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
Dzagoev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cristo scores with a head kick. Dzagoev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a low kick, right behind Dzagoev 's knee.
Cristo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dzagoev. That did some damage!
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Cristo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a low kick, right behind Dzagoev 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dzagoev misses with a body kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dzagoev's knee momentarily.
Cristo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cristo is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cristo throws a nice head kick!
Dzagoev tries to land a front kick but Cristo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dzagoev's knee momentarily.
Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
Cristo scores with a spinning back kick!
Dzagoev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cristo, right into the meat.
Cristo throws a wild body kick that Dzagoev sees coming a mile off.
Dzagoev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cristo lands a high kick!
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dzagoev's knee momentarily.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a low kick, right behind Dzagoev 's knee.
Dzagoev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cristo thows a body kick. Dzagoev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dzagoev's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cristo 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.

A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jerry Cristo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cristo, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Jerry Cristo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristo connects with a high kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cristo.
Cristo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzagoev can do to turn this around?
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzagoev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cristo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dzagoev's knee momentarily.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cristo lands with a kick to the temple. Dzagoev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cristo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzagoev throws a wild body kick that Cristo sees coming a mile off.
Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dzagoev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cristo has got the better of the exchanges.
Cristo connects with a high kick.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Cristo throws a head kick that Dzagoev semi-blocks.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice body kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Cristo.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dzagoev's head.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzagoev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cristo keeps Dzagoev at a distance using the push kick.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice body kick.
Cristo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev checks a leg kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cristo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice body kick.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick. That will keep Dzagoev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cristo misses with a kick to the body.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Cristo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
Cristo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a body kick that stops Dzagoev in his tracks momentarily.
Cristo feints and then cracks Dzagoev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dzagoev down.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cristo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a low kick, right behind Dzagoev 's knee.
Cristo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cristo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Cristo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cristo throws a front kick that sends Dzagoev stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Cristo.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzagoev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cristo. Cristo obviously looking to wear him down.
Cristo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Cristo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dzagoev.
Cristo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dzagoev's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cristo.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a nice body kick.
Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzagoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cristo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cristo throws a low kick but Dzagoev avoids it.
Cristo throws a leg kick but Dzagoev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dzagoev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a solid body kick.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Cristo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Cristo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick from Cristo lands but Dzagoev takes it in his stride.
Dzagoev misses with the body kick
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cristo tries to land a front kick but Dzagoev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cristo blocks the body kick.
Cristo scores with a head kick.
Dzagoev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dzagoev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a big head kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev looks to throw a body kick
and Cristo counters with a head kick.
Cristo throws a leg kick which misses Dzagoev's front leg but catches the back leg as Dzagoev tries to avoid it.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cristo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a low kick, right behind Dzagoev 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo throws a leg kick which misses Dzagoev's front leg but catches the back leg as Dzagoev tries to avoid it.
Cristo scores with a kick to the body.
Cristo moves out of range as Dzagoev throws a body kick.
Cristo lands a head kick. Dzagoev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a nice leg kick.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Dzagoev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cristo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with a nice body kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy body kick from Dzagoev
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cristo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Cristo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body
and Cristo counters with a good, hard body kick but Dzagoev shrugs it off.
Cristo fakes the leg kick and cracks Dzagoev in the body.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a good low kick that Dzagoev was not able to check.
Cristo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cristo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dzagoev tries to land a body kick
and Cristo counters with an inside leg kick.
Cristo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev throws a body kick the misses
and Cristo counters with a leg kick.
Dzagoev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dzagoev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzagoev throws a lazy body kick
and Cristo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzagoev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cristo.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dzagoev misses with a kick to the body.
Alan Dzagoev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry Cristo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick there by Cristo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cristo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Cristo!