PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zongtang Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oy Da Ne Vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stepan Razin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tso
vs
Razin

195 cm
26
285 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zongtang Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stepan Razin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Razin!
Tso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tso wants to clinch.

Tso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Razin, pushing him back against the cage.
Tso misses with a hook to the ribs.

Razin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tso moves forwards but Razin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Razin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tso counters by moving into the clinch.
Tso prevents Razin from breaking the clinch.
Tso prevents Razin from breaking the clinch.
Tso lands a nice uppercut.
Tso throws an elbow that misses.
Tso lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso struggles to land a body shot inside as Razin controls his hands.
Razin prevents a body shot from Tso.
Razin is looking to break free of the clinch but Tso has double underhooks.
Razin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tso won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razin tries to break the clinch but Tso is controlling the position.
Razin blocks an elbow strike.
Tso lands a left hand.

Razin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Razin finds it's way round the side to connect with Tso's head.
The fighters circling - Razin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tso tried to score with a low kick but Razin checks it.
No joy there for Razin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Razin misses with a double jab.
Razin scores with a jab to the body.
Razin misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Razin misses the target.
Tso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Razin missing with a left hand there. Tso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Tso slams his shin into Razin's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Razin catches Tso right on the button with a cross.
Tso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Razin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tso. Tso obviously looking to wear him down.
Tso moves out of range as Razin strikes.
Tso throws a low kick but Razin avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Razin misses the target.
Stepan Razin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tso is looking to clinch.
Tso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Razin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Zongtang Tso has been cut.
Razin misses with a wild combination.
Tso throws a front kick that sends Razin stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Razin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Razin throws the left hand but Tso avoids the punch easily.
Tso slips a straight right by Razin.
Razin misses with a looping right.
Razin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tso scores with a leg kick.
Razin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tso tries to clinch up.
Razin loads up on a big right hand but Tso slips the punch.
Razin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Razin throws a combination that misses

and Tso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Tso - that landed with a thud.
Razin looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Razin blocks an elbow strike.
Tso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Razin is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razin prevents a body shot from Tso.
Razin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Razin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tso seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Razin can turn it around.
Razin has had enough of the clinch but Tso keeps him there for the moment.
Tso lands a damaging elbow.
Razin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Razin tries to break the clinch but Tso is controlling the position.
Tso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Razin's efforts to push away.
Tso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Razin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tso won't allow it.
Tso lands an elbow inside that Razin shrugs off.
Tso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Razin misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Razin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Razin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tso manages to avoid it.
Razin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zongtang Tso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Razin.
Razin misses with a right hand

and Tso counters by clinching up.
Razin is trying to break free.
Razin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tso digs a right hand underneath Razin's ribcage. Razin let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Razin manages to break the clinch.
Stepan Razin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Razin misses.
Razin avoids a kick to the body.
Razin throws a right hand that misses

and Tso moves into the clinch.
Tso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Razin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Razin wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tso has Razin pressed against the cage, preventing Razin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tso is working Razin over against the cage.
Razin is breathing heavily.
Tso tries to throw a body punch but Razin avoids it by throwing Tso back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso lands a shot to the body.
Tso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tso throws an elbow that misses.
Tso struggles to land a body shot inside as Razin controls his hands.
Razin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tso lands with a light punch inside.
Razin blocks a body shot from Tso.
Tso pushes off an throws an elbow but Razin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tso.
Tso digs a right hand underneath Razin's ribcage. Razin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tso lands a damaging elbow.
Tso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tso cracks Razin with a nice body shot.
Tso scores with a shoulder strike.
Tso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Razin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Razin prevents a body shot from Tso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tso on the inside.
Tso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tso misses with an elbow strike.
Tso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tso lands an elbow just above Razin 's eye.
Tso lands an elbow inside that Razin shrugs off.
Tso pushes Razin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tso.
A short body shot lands from Tso as the two fighters clinch.
Tso tries to work over Razin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tso has Razin pressed against the cage, preventing Razin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tso lands an elbow that stopped Razin in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Stepan Razin has been cut.
Tso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Razin's elbow.
Tso tries to work over Razin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Razin is trying to push Tso away but Tso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Razin backwards.
Razin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tso has him pressed against the cage.
Tso misses with a punch to the body.
Tso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tso tries a body shot but Razin blocks it.
Tso misses with an elbow over the top.
Tso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Razin avoids a wild elbow strike from Tso.
Razin is trying to break the clinch but Tso is controlling him.
Tso lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso struggles to land a body shot inside as Razin controls his hands.
Tso lands a nice uppercut.
Razin takes an elbow to the temple.
Razin avoids the elbow strike from Tso, against the cage.
Tso lands an elbow inside that Razin shrugs off.
Tso lands an elbow just above Razin 's eye.
Tso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Razin's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tso - that landed with a thud.
Tso lands a nice shot to the body.
Tso misses with a body punch.
Tso can't find room to land a body shot as Razin controls the action.
Razin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Razin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tso won't allow it.
Razin prevents a body shot from Tso.
Tso prevents a body shot from Razin.
Razin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Razin is rocked!
Tso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Razin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tso finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso digs a right hand underneath Razin's ribcage. Razin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zongtang Tso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tso.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tso.
Tso lands a nice elbow.
Clinched against the cage, Tso lands a big elbow that drops Razin! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Razin is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zongtang Tso!
Zongtang Tso retains his heavyweight title!
Zongtang Tso took some time post fight to say the following; 'Greatest opponent i have faced! See you in the tournament. Still Undefeated! Free Chicken for Everyone'.