PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Children's Story. Ales Zhandunka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slick Rick's chin.

Zhandunka
vs
Rick

220 cm
33
291 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

193 cm
27
286 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slick Rick!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhandunka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Slick Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rick.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Rick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Rick misses.
Zhandunka misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick throws a right hand that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rick scores with a jab. Zhandunka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhandunka counters with a nice body shot.
Rick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rick wants to clinch.
Rick throws the left hand but Zhandunka avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rick digs a good body shot into Zhandunka's ribs.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick throws a right hand that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhandunka dodges the punch combination from Rick.
Zhandunka lands with a nice combination. Rick backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot by Zhandunka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rick throws a poor cross that misses
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhandunka circles away quickly and effectively.
Rick misses with a straight left.
Rick fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhandunka throws an overhand right that lands on Rick's shoulder, as Rick tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhandunka thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhandunka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhandunka tries to clinch but Rick moves out of range.
Zhandunka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rick is looking to clinch.
Rick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka throws a series of punches but Rick avoids them all with ease.
Rick looks to land a right hand but Zhandunka moved out of range.
A jab from Rick misses.
Rick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhandunka misses the jab.
Zhandunka connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka misses with a wild combination.
Zhandunka slips a straight right by Rick.
Rick misses with a hook to the body
and Zhandunka counters with a nice body shot.
Rick avoids the body shot from Zhandunka.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhandunka misses the target.
No joy there for Rick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Rick misses its intended target.
Rick lands a jab.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Rick's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Rick misses.
Zhandunka swings for the body but Rick moves out of range.
A punch combination from Zhandunka misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka takes one to the chin there.
Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Rick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick misses with an uppercut. Zhandunka saw that one coming.
Rick misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Rick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhandunka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhandunka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rick.
Rick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands with an uppercut that bounces Rick off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Zhandunka misses its intended target.
A big left from Rick misses.
Rick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Zhandunka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rick misses with a series of wild punches.
Rick looks to land a combination but Zhandunka avoids it well.
Rick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rick missing with a left hand there. Zhandunka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rick moves away.
Zhandunka looks to score with a jab to the body but Rick is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zhandunka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhandunka walks into a stiff left hand from Rick.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Rick.
Zhandunka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rick circles away quickly and effectively.
Rick misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhandunka.
Decent striking displayed by Rick there.
Zhandunka scores with a punch to the head.
Rick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zhandunka to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhandunka jabs Rick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rick misses with a low kick.
Rick throws a series of strikes that have Zhandunka backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Zhandunka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhandunka.
Rick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka throws a big shot that misses.
Zhandunka connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot lands for Zhandunka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a hook
and Zhandunka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick misses with an uppercut.
Zhandunka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhandunka misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Rick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rick connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka slips under a jab.
Zhandunka tries to clinch but Rick is having none of it.
Zhandunka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rick's head backwards.
Zhandunka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rick misses with a hook.
Ales Zhandunka is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Rick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rick ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rick.
Rick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rick tries to bum rush Zhandunka with a series of wild strikes but Zhandunka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Rick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rick walks into a stiff left hand from Zhandunka.
A swing and a miss from Rick.
Rick misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhandunka throws a shot to the body.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rick is breathing heavily.
Rick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhandunka.
A big right from Rick misses.
Zhandunka misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick stuns Zhandunka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zhandunka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick defending well as Zhandunka loads up on a big left hand.
Rick throws a body punch but Zhandunka moves out of range.
Rick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhandunka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhandunka slips a straight right by Rick.
Rick misses with a hook. Zhandunka ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rick misses the target.
Rick tries to clinch up but Zhandunka circles away and keeps his distance.
Rick misses with a left hand
and Zhandunka counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhandunka lands a really nice looking cross but Rick seems unphased.
Rick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zhandunka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Rick's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Zhandunka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zhandunka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Slick Rick has been cut.
Zhandunka lands with a hook. Rick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhandunka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rick.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhandunka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rick misses with a kick to the body.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch but Rick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhandunka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rick has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rick misses with an uppercut. Zhandunka saw that one coming.
Rick throws a hook to the side of Zhandunka's head but Zhandunka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhandunka swats away the attempt to clinch by Rick.
Zhandunka misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick walks into a straight right hand from Zhandunka.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Rick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhandunka scores with a nice strike.
Rick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Rick.
Zhandunka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhandunka.
Rick takes one on the button.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rick looks to throw the jab but Zhandunka is out of range.
Rick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick missing with a left hand there. Zhandunka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Zhandunka moved out of range nicely.
Rick throws out a loose jab but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick moves away from the strike by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka misses with a two punch combination.
Rick throws out a loose jab but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick misses the shot to the body.
Rick slips under a jab.
Zhandunka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rick lands a nice hook to Zhandunka's body. Zhandunka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rick swings widly with a right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhandunka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slick Rick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka with a jab.
Zhandunka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rick on the side of the head.
Rick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zhandunka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhandunka lands with a shot to the body.
Zhandunka misses with a lunging right hand
and Rick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhandunka staying out of range there.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
Rick just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhandunka misses the shot to the body.
Rick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhandunka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rick's head backwards.
Zhandunka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhandunka misses the target.
Zhandunka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rick misses with an uppercut.
Rick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rick swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Zhandunka.
Ales Zhandunka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rick ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ales Zhandunka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zhandunka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ales Zhandunka!