PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Laid
vs
Zhandunka

200 cm
31
289 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

220 cm
39
291 lbs
29 - 22 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laid shoots and misses
and Zhandunka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhandunka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laid dives in for a single leg takedown but Zhandunka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Laid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laid goes for a takedown attempt but Zhandunka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zhandunka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zhandunka lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhandunka slaps away a takedown attempt from Laid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laid moves away.
Laid shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhandunka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zhandunka defends it nicely.
Laid is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka sizes up Laid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka jabs at Laid's body.
Laid with a poor takedown
and Zhandunka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhandunka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhandunka lands with a good body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Laid. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zhandunka cracks a nice hook into Laid's ribs.
Zhandunka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhandunka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zhandunka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhandunka lands an overhand right.
Zhandunka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mike Laid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zhandunka. Beautiful body shot.
Zhandunka dips to his left and cracks Laid with an uppercut!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Laid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zhandunka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Laid tries for a takedown but Zhandunka manages to get underhooks.
Zhandunka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laid letting Zhandunka take a breather here.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zhandunka.
Laid fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Zhandunka.
Still in the clinch, Zhandunka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laid blocks an uppercut.
Zhandunka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
Zhandunka is working Laid over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Zhandunka.
Laid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhandunka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Zhandunka.

Laid is rocked!
Zhandunka working aggressively here.
Laid jumps guard but Zhandunka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zhandunka pushes Laid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zhandunka lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhandunka.
Oh Laid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka has a couple of punches blocked by Laid.
Laid seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laid is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zhandunka pushes Laid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhandunka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhandunka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhandunka lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Zhandunka drops Laid onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laid is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

It looks like Mike Laid has been cut.
Laid letting Zhandunka take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhandunka lands a big right hand that drops Laid! The killer instinct kicks in and Zhandunka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zhandunka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!