PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Zarkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wood
vs
Zarkov

185 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Zarkov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zarkov.
Wood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarkov tries to avoid it but Wood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarkov to the ground. Zarkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Zarkov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wood tries to keep at a distance but Zarkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Zarkov rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Erik Zarkov has been cut.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks with his arms.
Zarkov lands an uppercut.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zarkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Wood is trying to drag Zarkov to the mat but Zarkov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zarkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zarkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood looking for a takedown.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Zarkov kicks Wood off and gets to his feet.
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!

Zarkov clinches up against the cage.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zarkov avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zarkov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarkov smiles and moves away.

Zarkov clinches.
Wood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zarkov after a bit of a struggle.
Zarkov lands an uppercut.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Zarkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood is looking to control Zarkov's arms but Zarkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Wood.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zarkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Zarkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zarkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wood is breathing heavily.
A short left from Zarkov.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarkov avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zarkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Zarkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zarkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks it.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Zarkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zarkov gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Zarkov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Zarkov on the inside.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Zarkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Zarkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zarkov pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zarkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zarkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarkov scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Zarkov.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Zarkov improves position.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zarkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Zarkov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zarkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zarkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Zarkov avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarkov avoids the damage to the body.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks it.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Zarkov is blocking nicely.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarkov.
Wood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zarkov prevents it.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
Wood wants to take the fight to the mat but Zarkov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zarkov lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Zarkov gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike.

Wood is rocked!
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Zarkov.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zarkov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood trying to stall but Zarkov improves his position.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zarkov pushes Wood against the cage. Zarkov is working some dirty boxing. Zarkov pushes off with a quick right hook! Wood goes down! Wood tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zarkov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Zarkov!