PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyquan Zaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Massilievich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyquan Zaal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolay Massilievich Ii's chin.

Zaal
vs
Massilievich Ii

191 cm
23
247 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

201 cm
29
285 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyquan Zaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Massilievich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zaal clinches up with Massilievich Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Massilievich Ii misses with some punches.
Zaal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Massilievich Ii is defending well for now.
Massilievich Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaal trying to land knees to the body.
Zaal stalling in the clinch but Massilievich Ii improves position.
Zaal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zaal trying to stall but Massilievich Ii improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaal looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Massilievich Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massilievich Ii tries to break free but Zaal pushes him back against the cage.
Massilievich Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaal keeps control of Massilievich Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaal lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Nikolay Massilievich Ii has been cut.
Zaal is trying to maintain a safe position but Massilievich Ii gets an underhook and turns Zaal into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaal is pushing Massilievich Ii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zaal taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyquan Zaal.
Zaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Massilievich Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaal tries to clinch but Massilievich Ii moves out of range.
Zaal fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Zaal does no damage.
Zaal wants to clinch but Massilievich Ii slips to the side
and Massilievich Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaal just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massilievich Ii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massilievich Ii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyquan Zaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massilievich Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaal.
Massilievich Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaal misses the target.
Zaal walks into a straight right hand from Massilievich Ii.
Massilievich Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Massilievich Ii moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massilievich Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaal cracks Massilievich Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.

Massilievich Ii is rocked!
Massilievich Ii slips a jab from Zaal.
Massilievich Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaal finish him?
Zaal misses with a hook. Massilievich Ii ducked under it nicely.
Zaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Zaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaal misses the jab.
Zaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Zaal. Those never looked like landing.
Zaal throws a series of punches but Massilievich Ii avoids them all with ease.
Massilievich Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaal.
Zaal throws a series of punches but Massilievich Ii avoids them all with ease.
Zaal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Zaal.
No joy there for Zaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaal is breathing heavily.
Zaal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Massilievich Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Massilievich Ii.
Zaal misses with a straight right.
Massilievich Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaal misses with a straight left.
Massilievich Ii slips a straight right by Zaal.
Zaal misses with an uppercut. Massilievich Ii saw that one coming.
Zaal throws out a loose jab but Massilievich Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaal misses with a straight left.
A combination from Zaal does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaal misses with a looping right.
Zaal throws a looping overhand right but Massilievich Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Zaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Massilievich Ii.
Zaal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Massilievich Ii defending well as Zaal loads up on a big left hand.
Zaal misses with the combination.
Zaal misses with a straight left.
Massilievich Ii ducks under a wild hook from Zaal.
Massilievich Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Massilievich Ii misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Zaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaal throws out a loose jab but Massilievich Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Zaal. Those never looked like landing.
Zaal misses with an uppercut.
Zaal throws a big shot that misses.
Zaal misses with a straight right.
Zaal blocks a jab.
Zaal missing with a left hand there. Massilievich Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaal looks to land a right hand but Massilievich Ii moved out of range.
Massilievich Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaal.
Zaal throws a hook but Massilievich Ii avoids it easily.
Zaal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Massilievich Ii throws a hook but Zaal blocks it.
Massilievich Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Massilievich Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaal throws out the jab.
Zaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaal throws a hook to the side of Massilievich Ii's head but Massilievich Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaal misses with a double jab.
Zaal throws a jab when Massilievich Ii was well out of range.
Zaal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Massilievich Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Zaal.
Zaal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Zaal. Those never looked like landing.
Massilievich Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaal looks to land a right hand but Massilievich Ii moved out of range.
Zaal misses with a straight right.
Zaal throws a big shot that misses.
Massilievich Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaal.
Zaal misses with a hook. Massilievich Ii ducked under it nicely.
Massilievich Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaal misses with a straight right.
Massilievich Ii throws a body punch but Zaal moves out of range.
Zaal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaal misses with an uppercut.
Zaal misses with a double jab.
Massilievich Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massilievich Ii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaal counters with a series of strikes. Massilievich Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zaal throws a shot from downtown. Massilievich Ii moves away and avoids it.
Massilievich Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaal.
Zaal throws a looping overhand right but Massilievich Ii ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Zaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Massilievich Ii defending well as Zaal loads up on a big left hand.
Massilievich Ii throws a hook but Zaal avoids it easily.
Zaal throws a lazy right hand but Massilievich Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Zaal misses.
Massilievich Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaal.
Zaal thuds a left hand into Massilievich Ii's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaal misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyquan Zaal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Massilievich Ii's cut.
That's time! Zaal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Massilievich Ii scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaal should have avoided that one.
Zaal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massilievich Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaal moves to clinch but Massilievich Ii breaks away
and Massilievich Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaal. Massilievich Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Massilievich Ii moves away.
Zaal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaal misses with a wild combination.
Massilievich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaal.
Zaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Massilievich Ii.
Massilievich Ii seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Massilievich Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Massilievich Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaal looks to clinch
and Massilievich Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Massilievich Ii defending well as Zaal loads up on a big left hand.
Zaal is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Massilievich Ii's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zaal misses with an uppercut.
Zaal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyquan Zaal is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Massilievich Ii counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massilievich Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaal tries to clinch there but Massilievich Ii circles away.
Massilievich Ii throws a body punch but Zaal moves out of range.
Zaal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaal connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaal lands with a shot to the body.
Zaal moves in looking to clinch but Massilievich Ii pushes him off.
Zaal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massilievich Ii. Zaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaal wants to clinch but Massilievich Ii slips to the side
and Massilievich Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaal drops his hands momentarily and Massilievich Ii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaal wants to clinch up but Massilievich Ii keeps it at a distance.
Zaal pounces like a tiger and cracks Massilievich Ii with a vicious hook! Massilievich Ii is down but not out! Zaal follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyquan Zaal!
Tyquan Zaal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.