PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zielinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zver Borzuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zver Borzuha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zielinski
vs
Borzuha

198 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zielinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zver Borzuha!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zielinski has closed the distance and engaged Borzuha in a clinch.
Zielinski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Borzuha gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zielinski regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Borzuha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

It looks like Steve Zielinski has been cut.
Borzuha stands up over Zielinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Steve Zielinski's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borzuha working some strikes from top position.

Steve Zielinski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borzuha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zielinski's head.

Zielinski is rocked!

Jeez, Steve Zielinski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Zielinski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zver Borzuha!
A relieved looking Zver Borzuha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.