PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Zalinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shields
vs
Zalinski

185 cm
26
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Zalinski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields throws a body kick the misses
and Zalinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zalinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shields's calf.
Zalinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shields.
Zalinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zalinski wants to clinch.
Zalinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shields fails with the takedown

and Zalinski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Shields breaks the clinch.
Shields fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zalinski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Shields is rocked!

It looks like Jason Shields has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zalinski misses with a head kick.
Whack! Zalinski lands a heavy head kick that drops Shields. The ref tackles Zalinski to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Shields was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ray Zalinski!