PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Lesnar (ranked 3363 p4p, 313 weight class) and Zheko Mladenov (ranked 3308 p4p, 308 weight class). James Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lesnar
vs
Mladenov

210 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
251 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Mladenov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar darts in and clinches Mladenov up against the ropes.
Lesnar is trying to push Mladenov away but Mladenov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mladenov works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Mladenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mladenov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mladenov.
Mladenov pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lesnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Mladenov misses with some punches.
Lesnar leaning against his opponent.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Mladenov throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
Lesnar closes the distance but Mladenov moves to the side
and Mladenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Mladenov cracks Lesnar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mladenov misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesnar momentarily.
Lesnar defending well as Mladenov loads up on a big left hand.
Mladenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mladenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Mladenov.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Mladenov up against the ropes.
Mladenov misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Mladenov has him pressed against the ropes.
Mladenov tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mladenov misses with a body punch.
Mladenov misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mladenov up against the ropes.
Mladenov has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar looking to stall.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Mladenov is controlling him.
Mladenov prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Mladenov is controlling the position.
Mladenov lands with a right to the head.
Mladenov has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Mladenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mladenov lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Mladenov has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mladenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mladenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
A head punch on the inside from Mladenov fails to land.
Mladenov tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zheko Mladenov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mladenov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mladenov scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Lesnar to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Mladenov walks into a jab.

It looks like Zheko Mladenov has been cut.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Mladenov circles away.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Mladenov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mladenov misses with a looping right.
Zheko Mladenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mladenov misses with a right hand

and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mladenov has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Mladenov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Mladenov tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Mladenov back against the ropes.
Lesnar stalling against the ropes.
Mladenov gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mladenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mladenov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mladenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mladenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lesnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Mladenov on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mladenov.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Mladenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Lesnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mladenov throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Lesnar digs a right hand underneath Mladenov's ribcage. Mladenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mladenov lands an uppercut.
Mladenov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesnar trying to stall but Mladenov improves his position.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body.
Mladenov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Mladenov gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch but Mladenov improves position.
A hook to the body from Mladenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zheko Mladenov takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Zheko Mladenov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Mladenov.
Lesnar slips a jab from Mladenov.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Mladenov moves away
and Mladenov counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Lesnar to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zheko Mladenov!