PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Zhukoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drago
vs
Zhukoff

197 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ice Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Zhukoff!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago scores with the left hand. Zhukoff knows he should have avoided that one.
Drago lands with a right hand.
Drago tries to clinch but Zhukoff moves out of range.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago is looking to clinch but Zhukoff is avoiding it.
Drago throws a right and a left that Zhukoff avoids nicely.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago tries to clinch but Zhukoff moves out of range.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago tries to clinch there but Zhukoff circles away.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukoff moves out of range as Drago strikes.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhukoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Drago.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago is looking to clinch but Zhukoff is avoiding it.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhukoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhukoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Zhukoff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Zhukoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zhukoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhukoff working the body and head with strikes.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Zhukoff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drago some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago is looking for a sweep.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zhukoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Zhukoff drags him back down.
Drago lands an elbow from the bottom.
Drago taking a bit of punishment here - Zhukoff scoring with strikes.

Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Zhukoff working away.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
Zhukoff landing a few strikes.
Zhukoff landing a few strikes.

Drago is rocked!

Ivan Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai Zhukoff!