PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tempest Frank (ranked 845 p4p, 2942 weight class) and Ghasem Zahari (ranked 127 p4p, 368 weight class). Tempest Frank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Frank
vs
Zahari

206 cm
27
265
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
272
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Highland Clothing
Island Boys Nutrition

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tempest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghasem Zahari!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Zahari coming out on top.
Zahari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zahari wants to clinch up but Frank keeps it at a distance.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Frank has Zahari up against the cage in a clinch.
Frank digs a right hand underneath Zahari's ribcage. Zahari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frank tries to work over Zahari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zahari is trying to force a seperation but Frank has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahari.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zahari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frank lands a shot to the body.
Zahari looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Frank as the two fighters clinch.
Zahari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Zahari avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Frank.

It looks like Ghasem Zahari has been cut.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Frank.
Frank crunches a lovely knee into Zahari's ribcage.
Frank scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.
Frank landing knees to the head.

Zahari is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zahari's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zahari drops to his knees and Frank pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank!
During a confident post fight interview, Tempest Frank thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.