PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saballe's entrance music is In My City. A fine choice. Ales Zhandunka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saballe
vs
Zhandunka

225 cm
22
325 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

220 cm
28
275 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka avoids the head kick by Saballe.
Zhandunka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saballe slips a jab and a cross from Zhandunka.
Saballe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Zhandunka.
Saballe tries to work over Zhandunka's front leg with a kick but Zhandunka checks it.
Zhandunka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saballe misses with a series of wild punches.
Saballe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zhandunka cracks a nice hook into Saballe's ribs.
Saballe throws a sloppy head kick and Zhandunka moves out of range easily.
Saballe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Saballe misses.
Saballe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhandunka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saballe doesn't seem bothered though.
Saballe misses with a body kick.
Saballe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Saballe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhandunka doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhandunka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saballe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhandunka throws out the jab.
Zhandunka scores with a nice strike.
Saballe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhandunka throws out the jab.
Zhandunka tests Saballe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhandunka jabs at Saballe's body.
Zhandunka lands with a good body shot.
Saballe is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saballe doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhandunka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhandunka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
Zhandunka lands a jab to Saballe's midsection.
Saballe needs to keep his hands up - Zhandunka had a free shot at his head there.
Zhandunka scores with a hook.
Zhandunka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saballe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saballe needs to keep his hands up - Zhandunka had a free shot at his head there.
Zhandunka throws a nice looking combination but Saballe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhandunka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saballe backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Zhandunka - just one landing.
Zhandunka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saballe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zhandunka scores with a jab.

Saballe is rocked!
Saballe gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zhandunka gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Saballe is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
Ales Zhandunka is the new super heavyweight champion!