PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tykas Slasher (ranked 4145 p4p, 2059 weight class) and RInger Zinc (ranked 384 p4p, 225 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Slasher
vs
Zinc

170 cm
25
150
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
148
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tykas Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RInger Zinc!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slasher throws a hook but Zinc blocks it.

Zinc clinches up against the cage.
Zinc stalling against the cage.
Zinc stalling.
Slasher blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Zinc.
Slasher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zinc blocking some punches.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike.
Zinc has Slasher pushed against the cage.
Zinc stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Zinc as the two fighters clinch.
Zinc blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zinc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zinc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zinc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Slasher fails to land.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zinc.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage, preventing Slasher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zinc can't get the takedown.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc scores with a hook to the body.
Zinc has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slasher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zinc can turn it around.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc keeps control of Slasher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zinc lands a nice uppercut.
Zinc slowing the pace effectively.
Slasher misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zinc.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinc has double underhooks.
Slasher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zinc.
Zinc lands with a left to the head.
Zinc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slasher's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zinc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc can't find room to land a body shot as Slasher controls the action.
Slasher working aggressively here.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc scores with a shoulder strike.
Zinc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slasher up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slasher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc takes a shot to the head.
Zinc taking a breather.
Zinc can't get the takedown.
Zinc gets through Slasher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zinc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slasher up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Zinc's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Zinc tries for a takedown but Slasher manages to get underhooks.
Tykas Slasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RInger Zinc.
Zinc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slasher is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Slasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slasher lands with a right to the head.
Slasher prevents the takedown attempt.
Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zinc.
Zinc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Slasher tries a body shot but Zinc blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zinc - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Zinc.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slasher misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc dominated that round.
That's time! Slasher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Slasher misses its intended target.
Zinc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slasher takes a swing at Zinc's ribcage but misses.
Zinc moves in looking to clinch but Slasher pushes him off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Zinc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zinc avoids the body shot from Slasher.
Zinc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zinc wants to clinch.

Zinc clinches up with Slasher and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Slasher.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage.
Zinc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinc has double underhooks.
Zinc tries to throw a body punch but Slasher avoids it by throwing Zinc back against the cage.
Zinc lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zinc takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slasher.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
Slasher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slasher is pressed up against the cage. Zinc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slasher down to the mat. Slasher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zinc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slasher.
Zinc walks into a straight right hand from Slasher.
Slasher circles away from the clinch attempt.
RInger Zinc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slasher swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinc.

Zinc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zinc has Slasher pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zinc.
Zinc lands a body punch.
Zinc is working Slasher over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zinc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
RInger Zinc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zinc stalls.
Zinc has Slasher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slasher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slasher throws a punch but it's blocked by Zinc.
Zinc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zinc manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc is struggling to control the position.
Slasher gets underhooks to prevent Zinc's takedown attempt.
Tykas Slasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RInger Zinc.
Zinc lands a hook that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage, preventing Slasher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zinc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Slasher.
Zinc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Slasher.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slasher is defending well.
Slasher lands an uppercut.
Zinc can't find room to land a body shot as Slasher controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zinc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Slasher.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Slasher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zinc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slasher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zinc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zinc has closed the distance and engaged Slasher in a clinch.
Zinc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slasher or not.
Zinc dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slasher prevents a takedown attempt there.

Slasher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc is looking to clinch.
Zinc is looking to clinch.
Slasher takes a swing at Zinc's ribcage but misses.
Zinc is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Slasher misses its target.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch but Slasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slasher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zinc's head.
Zinc looks to clinch
and Slasher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zinc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Zinc is rocked!
Zinc tries to clinch up but Slasher circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Slasher.
Zinc is still on wobbly legs! Can Slasher finish him?
Zinc closes the distance but Slasher moves to the side
and Slasher counters with a huge left! Zinc is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slasher isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zinc from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slasher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tykas Slasher!