PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Ganozri (ranked 5741 p4p, 25658 weight class) and Zakhar Zhitkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ganozri
vs
Zhitkov

182 cm
18
185
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
175
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mo Ganozri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakhar Zhitkov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitkov misses with a double jab

and Ganozri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zhitkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ganozri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ganozri stops Zhitkov from getting back to his feet.
Zhitkov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ganozri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhitkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ganozri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ganozri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhitkov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganozri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ganozri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ganozri lands strikes from half guard.

Zhitkov is rocked!
Zhitkov is trying to stand back up but Ganozri is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ganozri connects with a nice short shot to Zhitkov's temple.
Zhitkov taking some punishment here, with Ganozri in his half guard.
Zhitkov is still in real trouble! Can Ganozri finish him?
Zhitkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ganozri lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zhitkov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ganozri jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Ganozri!