PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mazepin (ranked 1434 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 205 p4p, 163 weight class). Mazepin comes to the cage accompanied by boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mazepin
vs
Zinsou

190 cm
37
250
21 - 20 - 0

199 cm
39
273
32 - 43 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazepin shoots for a double leg takedown but Zinsou sprawls well. He's pushed Mazepin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Zinsou gets a double leg takedown into Mazepin's guard.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zinsou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zinsou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zinsou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Mazepin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zinsou is aware though and is defending well.
Zinsou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Mazepin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zinsou defends well.

Mazepin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zinsou passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou is chipping away with strikes.
Mazepin is looking for a sweep.
Mazepin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Fedor Mazepin's cut is getting worse.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.

Fedor Mazepin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.