PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cage's choice of entrance music: Indestructible. Xander Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belikov
vs
Cage

201 cm
20
298 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cage is fending him off so far but Belikov persists. Nope, Cage circles away and we're back to standing.
Belikov wants to clinch.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Belikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belikov scores with a nice right hand.
Belikov misses with an uppercut
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Belikov off the cage and back into rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belikov is breathing heavily.
Belikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belikov shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cage.
Belikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belikov rather than just go for the knockout.
Belikov tries to clinch
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belikov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Belikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belikov shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Belikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Belikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belikov.
Xander Cage 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!
Belikov shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Belikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Cage is rocked!

Belikov shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Cage is on queer street and Belikov is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Grigori Belikov!