PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zhukov
vs
Belov

183 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dmitry Belov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belov. That did some damage!
Zhukov throws a leg kick but Belov moved away.
Belov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhukov.
Zhukov tries a head kick but it misses.
Belov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhukov.
Zhukov misses with a body kick.
Vladimir Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhukov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhukov thows a body kick. Belov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belov moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhukov throws a leg kick but Belov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a sloppy head kick and Belov moves out of range easily.
Zhukov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zhukov enables Belov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zhukov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zhukov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belov throwing strikes from guard but Zhukov blocks nicely.
Belov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhukov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zhukov seems keen to control Belov's posture.
Belov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhukov has momentary wrist control but Belov slips an elbow through the middle.
Belov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhukov controls Belov momentarily but Belov frees himself.
Belov throwing strikes from guard but Zhukov blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belov postures up in Zhukov's guard and throws a big left but Zhukov blocks it.
Belov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhukov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhukov tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belov landing with the ground and pound.
Belov scoring with some ground and pound.
Belov postures up in Zhukov's guard and throws a big left but Zhukov blocks it.
Belov lands a couple of digs.
Belov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belov throwing strikes from guard but Zhukov blocks nicely.
Belov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhukov controls Belov momentarily but Belov frees himself.
Belov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belov advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belov is nestled in close to Zhukov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belov lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Belov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhukov is breathing heavily.
Belov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zhukov tries to get to full guard but Belov has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belov lands strikes from half guard.
Belov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhukov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belov wants to pass the guard but Zhukov is defending well.
Belov lands with a punch from half guard.
Zhukov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Belov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Belov missing with a left hand there. Zhukov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhukov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Zhukov.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.
Belov misses with a straight right.
Belov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhukov.
Zhukov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhukov throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Belov.
Belov avoids a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Zhukov.
Zhukov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov misses with a kick to the body.
Zhukov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belov.
Zhukov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhukov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Belov misses.
Zhukov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Belov.
Belov blocks the body kick.
Zhukov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhukov misses with a body kick.
Belov thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhukov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vladimir Zhukov is winning the standup battle so far.
Belov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belov moves away.
Belov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Zhukov as he checks the leg kick.
Zhukov cracks the inside of Belov's front leg.
Vladimir Zhukov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Zhukov staying out of range there.
Zhukov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belov.
Zhukov keeps Belov at a distance using the push kick.
Belov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhukov moves away.
Belov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zhukov.
A jab from Belov misses.
Belov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhukov is out of range and Belov settles back down.
Belov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zhukov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Belov is breathing heavily.
Zhukov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhukov as he jumps to the side.
Belov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zhukov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhukov connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Zhukov.
Belov checks a leg kick nicely.
Belov misses with a hook
and Zhukov counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov throws a head kick but Belov moves out of range.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zhukov scores with a head kick. Belov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zhukov. Belov shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhukov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhukov pushes Belov away with a front kick.
Zhukov tries to land a front kick but Belov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhukov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhukov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhukov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belov avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov throws a sloppy head kick and Belov moves out of range easily.
Belov moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Zhukov slams his shin into Belov's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zhukov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Belov missing with a left hand there. Zhukov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhukov connects with a leg kick. Belov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhukov tries to work over Belov's front leg with a kick but Belov checks it.
Zhukov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zhukov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belov.
Belov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhukov.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhukov 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 Belov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zhukov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhukov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belov's sensitive parts.
Zhukov misses with a body kick.
Belov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhukov.
Zhukov connects with a leg kick. Belov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhukov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belov is out of range and Zhukov settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zhukov - that will leave a mark!
Belov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belov misses the shot to the body.
Zhukov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhukov defending well as Belov loads up on a big left hand.
Zhukov tries to score with a low kick but Belov moves his leg out of the way.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Belov takes a step back to recover.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.
Zhukov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhukov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belov avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhukov.
Belov loads up on a big right hand but Zhukov slips the punch.
Zhukov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhukov misses with a kick to the body.
Zhukov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a nice head kick!
Zhukov is looking to land body kicks.
Belov moves out of range as Zhukov throws a body kick.
Belov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhukov is just out of range.

Belov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belov showed some decent athleticism there.
Belov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov throwing shots but Zhukov is blocking nicely.
Belov is nestled in close to Zhukov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belov is looking to take a break and control but Zhukov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhukov taking some punishment here, with Belov in his half guard.
Zhukov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Zhukov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhukov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Zhukov!