PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Iu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zane
vs
Iu

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Iu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iu has a takedown stuffed.
Iu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zane tries to avoid it but Iu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zane to the ground. Zane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iu lands with an overhand left.
Zane misses the shot to the body.
Iu has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Zane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Iu.
Iu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zane's waist but Zane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iu off to one side.
Zane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iu.
Iu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane throws a hook but Iu avoids it easily.
Iu slips under a jab from Zane.
Zane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Iu pushes Zane up against the cage in a clinch.
Zane stops a takedown attempt from Iu.

Iu jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Iu's guard.
Iu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zane's guard.
Iu looks winded!
Iu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zane wants to stand but Iu is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane keeping moving, preventing Iu from controlling successfully.

Iu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Iu misses with a jab, cross combination.

Iu rushes Zane and presses him up against the cage.
Iu jumps guard but Zane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iu has Zane pressed against the cage, preventing Zane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Zane on the inside.
Zane throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Iu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zane walks away with a smile on his face. Iu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zane lands with a good body shot.
Zane lunges at Iu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iu's hand.

Iu is rocked!
Zane throws a sloppy body shot
and Zane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zane throws a head kick but Iu moves out of range.
Zane misses the shot to the body.
Zane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Iu is still on wobbly legs! Can Zane finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zane lands a nice looking body shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Zane! Iu is out on his feet! Zane rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Iu is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Iu is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Zane!
Mike Zane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.