PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Knock Out
vs
Zdorovenniy

175 cm
21
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knock Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knock Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knock Out manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch but Knock Out moves away
and Knock Out counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zdorovenniy thinking.
Knock Out throws a series of punches but Zdorovenniy moves out of range.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch but Knock Out moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knock Out!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch but Knock Out is having none of it.
Zdorovenniy moves in looking to clinch but Knock Out pushes him off.
Knock Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zdorovenniy wants to clinch up but Knock Out keeps it at a distance.
Knock Out throws a series of strikes that have Zdorovenniy backpedaling.
Zdorovenniy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knock Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zdorovenniy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knock Out tries to circle away but Zdorovenniy has him pinned against the cage.
Zdorovenniy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Christian Knock Out has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zdorovenniy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knock Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zdorovenniy has a couple of punches blocked by Knock Out.
Zdorovenniy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knock Out's efforts to push away.
Knock Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knock Out has had enough of the clinch but Zdorovenniy keeps him there for the moment.
Zdorovenniy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zdorovenniy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zdorovenniy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knock Out.
Knock Out wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zdorovenniy.
Knock Out working hard to break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy prevents Knock Out from breaking the clinch.
Zdorovenniy throws an elbow but it misses.
Knock Out wants to get back to striking at distance but Zdorovenniy won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knock Out looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zdorovenniy tries a knee to the head but Knock Out blocks it.
Zdorovenniy has Knock Out pressed against the cage, preventing Knock Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow just above Knock Out 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zdorovenniy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zdorovenniy has Knock Out pressed against the cage, preventing Knock Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zdorovenniy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zdorovenniy swings wildly with an uppercut but Knock Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knock Out can't break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knock Out blocks it with crossed arms.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
Zdorovenniy lands with a left to the head.
Zdorovenniy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knock Out's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Zdorovenniy.
Knock Out has had enough of the clinch but Zdorovenniy keeps him there for the moment.
Zdorovenniy lands a hook that snaps the head of Knock Out backwards.
Knock Out blocks an uppercut.
Knock Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zdorovenniy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zdorovenniy misses with a body punch.
Zdorovenniy prevents Knock Out from breaking the clinch.
Zdorovenniy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zdorovenniy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knock Out is defending well for now.
Zdorovenniy throws an elbow but it misses.
Knock Out is looking to break free of the clinch but Zdorovenniy has double underhooks.
Knock Out is trying to force a seperation but Zdorovenniy has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy has Knock Out pressed against the cage, preventing Knock Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zdorovenniy lands a knee to the body.
Knock Out tries to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling the position.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
Knock Out blocks an uppercut.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Zdorovenniy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knock Out is trying to push Zdorovenniy away but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zdorovenniy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knock Out tries to circle away but Zdorovenniy has him pinned against the cage.
Zdorovenniy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zdorovenniy misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zdorovenniy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knock Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zdorovenniy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knock Out can't break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christian Knock Out will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Knock Out's cut.
That's time! Knock Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zdorovenniy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knock Out counter with a right hand.

Zdorovenniy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knock Out takes an elbow to the temple.
Zdorovenniy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zdorovenniy tries to land knees in the clinch but Knock Out avoids the damage to the body.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow inside that Knock Out shrugs off.
Knock Out takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zdorovenniy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Christian Knock Out's cut is getting worse.
Zdorovenniy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zdorovenniy landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zdorovenniy is pushing Knock Out up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow.
Knock Out can't break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling him.
Knock Out is trying to push Zdorovenniy away but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knock Out is trying to push Zdorovenniy away but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knock Out is trying to force a seperation but Zdorovenniy has the dominant position.
Zdorovenniy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knock Out working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knock Out.
Zdorovenniy looking to throw knees to the head but Knock Out is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knock Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out blocks an uppercut.
Zdorovenniy working aggressively here.
Zdorovenniy working aggressively here.
Zdorovenniy can't find room to land a body shot as Knock Out controls the action.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zdorovenniy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Knock Out's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zdorovenniy.

Christian Knock Out's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knock Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zdorovenniy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy keeps control of Knock Out as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zdorovenniy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knock Out's face.
Knock Out avoids the elbow strike from Zdorovenniy, against the cage.
Zdorovenniy gets through Knock Out's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knock Out tries to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knock Out.
Knock Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knock Out tries to circle away but Zdorovenniy has him pinned against the cage.
Zdorovenniy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knock Out's defenses.
Zdorovenniy pushes off an throws an elbow but Knock Out leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zdorovenniy misses with a punch on the inside.
Knock Out blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zdorovenniy scores with a shot to the side of Knock Out's head.
Nice elbow from Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy landing knees to the head.

Jeez, Christian Knock Out's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zdorovenniy is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knock Out can't break the clinch.
Knock Out wants to break free but Zdorovenniy has control.
Knock Out tries to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling the position.
Knock Out working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out has had enough of the clinch but Zdorovenniy keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Zdorovenniy fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy misses with the head strike.
Knock Out is trying to break free.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knock Out blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knock Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zdorovenniy working aggressively here.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
Knock Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zdorovenniy.
Knock Out is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knock Out tries to circle away but Zdorovenniy has him pinned against the cage.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Knock Out's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zdorovenniy clinches up against the cage.
Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zdorovenniy misses with the head strike.
Zdorovenniy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zdorovenniy lands a good knee to the midsection. Knock Out won't want to take too many of those.
Zdorovenniy wants to stall.
Knock Out managing to block the knees to the body from Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zdorovenniy working aggressively here.
Knock Out takes an elbow to the temple.
Zdorovenniy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zdorovenniy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow that stopped Knock Out in his tracks for a moment.
Zdorovenniy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zdorovenniy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zdorovenniy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knock Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow just above Knock Out 's eye.
Knock Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zdorovenniy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knock Out.
Knock Out is trying to push Zdorovenniy away but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zdorovenniy working Knock Out over with knees to the body.
Zdorovenniy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knock Out avoids it.
Zdorovenniy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knock Out blocks an uppercut.
Zdorovenniy throws a head punch that misses.
Zdorovenniy looking to throw knees to the head but Knock Out is blocking nicely.
Knock Out takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zdorovenniy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out takes an elbow to the temple.
Knock Out wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
Zdorovenniy looking to slow down the pace here.
Zdorovenniy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage.
Zdorovenniy has Knock Out pressed against the cage, preventing Knock Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zdorovenniy has Knock Out pressed against the cage, preventing Knock Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knock Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knock Out is looking to break free of the clinch but Zdorovenniy has double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zdorovenniy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knock Out backwards.
Zdorovenniy misses with a punch to the body.
Zdorovenniy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knock Out.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow that stopped Knock Out in his tracks for a moment.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow just above Knock Out 's eye.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knock Out avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zdorovenniy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zdorovenniy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zdorovenniy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knock Out backwards.
Zdorovenniy misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Knock Out's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zdorovenniy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knock Out avoids it.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow inside that Knock Out shrugs off.
Zdorovenniy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knock Out is trying to break the clinch but Zdorovenniy is controlling him.
Knock Out is trying to push Zdorovenniy away but Zdorovenniy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zdorovenniy swings wildly with an uppercut but Knock Out uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knock Out tries to circle away but Zdorovenniy has him pinned against the cage.
Zdorovenniy lands an elbow just above Knock Out 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy!