PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Seletzsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seletzsky comes to the ring accompanied by Viva Colonia!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Seletzsky
vs
Tszyu

170 cm
25
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
154 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Seletzsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seletzsky ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws an off balance right hand
and Seletzsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Tszyu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tszyu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seletzsky misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Seletzsky backing up. Seletzsky nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
Seletzsky lands with a cross.
Seletzsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a right hand to the body.
Tszyu lands a jab to the nose.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that Seletzsky avoids nicely.
Seletzsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seletzsky misses with a right hand
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Seletzsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seletzsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander Seletzsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seletzsky misses with a looping left.
Tszyu misses with a straight left.
Seletzsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seletzsky closes the distance but Tszyu moves to the side
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seletzsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Tszyu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seletzsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seletzsky misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Seletzsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tszyu thinking.
Tszyu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seletzsky tries to clinch up.
Seletzsky misses with a hook
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seletzsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Seletzsky is rocked!
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seletzsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tszyu counters with a huge right that knocks Seletzsky out cold! Tszyu is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kostya Tszyu!