PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 135 p4p, 392 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 8 p4p, 19 weight class). Torvik's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torvik
vs
Zakharov

191 cm
33
260
28 - 16 - 0

200 cm
28
255
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torvik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zakharov.
Torvik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Torvik throws a jab when Zakharov was well out of range.
Torvik cracks Zakharov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torvik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakharov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zakharov slips under a jab.
Zakharov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zakharov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torvik throws a lazy uppercut
and Zakharov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zakharov.
Zakharov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torvik throws out the jab.
Zakharov jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zakharov there.
Torvik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torvik missing with a left hand there. Zakharov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torvik throws a body punch but Zakharov moves out of range.
Zakharov looks to land a body kick but Torvik moved away.
Torvik misses with a hook.
Torvik lands a head shot.
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zakharov misses with a head kick.
Torvik moves out of range as Zakharov strikes.
Torvik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zakharov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zakharov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torvik.
Torvik throwing a counter right hand but Zakharov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zakharov doesn't seem bothered though.
Zakharov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Zakharov slams his shin into Torvik's torso.
A jab from Zakharov finds it's way through Torvik's defenses.
Torvik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Zakharov to counter with a crisp jab.

Sven Torvik's cut is getting worse.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Torvik.
A jab from Torvik misses.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Zakharov.
Torvik ducks right into an uppercut from Zakharov.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Zakharov.
Zakharov looks to throw the jab but Torvik is out of range.
Torvik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zakharov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zakharov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zakharov! But no joy.
Zakharov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torvik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zakharov lands a nice shot to the body.
Torvik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zakharov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zakharov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torvik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zakharov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Torvik.
Zakharov misses with a left hand
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torvik misses with a straight left.
Zakharov misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Torvik. Beautiful body shot.

Zakharov lands a big head kick that sends Torvik tumbling to the mat! Zakharov takes a step backwards and waves Torvik back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sven Torvik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Torvik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torvik misses with a looping right.
Zakharov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torvik swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zakharov thuds his shin into the meat of Torvik's side.
Torvik scores with a decent looking hook.
Torvik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zakharov. Zakharov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zakharov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torvik misses with a body shot.
Torvik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zakharov was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
Torvik misses with a shot to the body
and Zakharov counters with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Zakharov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Torvik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torvik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torvik looks to land a left hand but Zakharov moved out of range nicely.
Zakharov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torvik.
Zakharov throws a series of punches but Torvik avoids them all with ease.
Torvik slips a jab from Zakharov.
Torvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Torvik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zakharov slips a jab from Torvik.
Torvik connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
And Zakharov responds with a good body kick, but Torvik manages to step out the way in time.
Torvik stuns Zakharov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zakharov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torvik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torvik.
Torvik throws a nice looking combination but Zakharov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zakharov looks to score with a jab to the body but Torvik is just out of range.
Torvik throwing a counter right hand but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Torvik might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zakharov moves away from the strike by Torvik.
Zakharov connects with a body shot that sends Torvik's belly button to the back.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Zakharov.
Zakharov misses with a takedown attempt
and Torvik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zakharov looks to land a right hand but Torvik moved out of range.
Zakharov with a jab.
Torvik throws a hook to the side of Zakharov's head but Zakharov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torvik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zakharov. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvik misses with an uppercut.
Zakharov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakharov tests Torvik's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jeez, Sven Torvik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Torvik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torvik with a nice cross.
Zakharov has a takedown stuffed.
Zakharov tries a head kick but it misses.
Torvik missing with a left hand there. Zakharov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torvik throws a hook but Zakharov blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Zakharov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Zakharov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Torvik. That snapped Zakharov's head back.
Zakharov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Zakharov is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Torvik.
Torvik misses with a looping right.
Zakharov fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Torvik misses its intended target.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zakharov.
Zakharov takes a swing at Torvik's ribcage but misses.
Zakharov avoids the body shot from Torvik.
Zakharov misses with an uppercut. Torvik saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zakharov misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zakharov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvik.
Torvik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakharov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torvik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zakharov defending well as Torvik loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Torvik misses.
Zakharov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Torvik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zakharov lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Zakharov lands.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonid Zakharov!
After winning the bout, Leonid Zakharov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.