PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurg Vedden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gukepshev comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. Yurg Vedden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gukepshev
vs
Vedden

190 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigory Gukepshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurg Vedden!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gukepshev with a jab.
Vedden looks to land a right hand but Gukepshev moved out of range.
A big right from Vedden misses.
Vedden misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gukepshev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vedden sprawling to the canvas! Vedden rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gukepshev finish him?!

It looks like Yurg Vedden has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vedden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gukepshev moves in close and cracks Vedden with a massive right hand! Vedden, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Gukepshev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigory Gukepshev!
An out of breath Grigory Gukepshev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.