PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheng Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingos Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Domingos Eto enters the cage!

Ming
vs
Eto

180 cm
27
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zheng Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingos Eto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Domingos Eto has been cut.
Eto misses with a low kick.
Eto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eto lands a nice looking body kick.
Ming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ming avoids the head kick by Eto.
Eto tries a head kick but it misses.
Ming blocks the body kick.
Eto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domingos Eto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming avoids the head kick by Eto.
Ming getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eto throws a low kick, looking for Ming's leg but Ming calmly moves out of range.

Ming clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming managing to block the knees to the body from Eto.
Eto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ming takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Zheng Ming has been cut.
Ming wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eto.
Ming lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eto.

Zheng Ming's cut is getting worse.
Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Ming.
Eto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming is defending well for now.
Eto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ming managing to block the knees to the body from Eto.
Eto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eto.
Ming throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ming's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ming blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Eto.
Eto throws an elbow but it misses.
Eto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eto throws an elbow but it misses.
Ming takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zheng Ming's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ming lands with a short shot to the head.
Eto lands an elbow just above Ming 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eto lands an elbow inside that Ming shrugs off.

Jeez, Zheng Ming's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ming lands with a left to the head.
Eto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ming wants to stall.
Ming tries to throw a body punch but Eto avoids it by throwing Ming back against the cage.
A short right from Ming.
Eto trying to land knees to the body.
Eto misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ming avoiding damage as Eto throws knees to the body.
Eto misses with a body punch.
Ming misses with a body punch.
Eto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Domingos Eto!
The defeated Zheng Ming had this to say: 'I did my best but sadly, it wasn't enough.'.