PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murillo Estebano (ranked 5045 p4p, 4027 weight class) and Vuk Zivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Estebano
vs
Zivanovic

200 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
250
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murillo Estebano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vuk Zivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivanovic scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Zivanovic misses.
Estebano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Estebano looks to clinch
and Zivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Zivanovic shoots and misses
and Estebano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estebano tries to close the distance and clinch but Zivanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zivanovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Murillo Estebano has been cut.
Estebano wants to clinch.
Zivanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Estebano on the side of the head.
Estebano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zivanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estebano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zivanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vuk Zivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estebano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivanovic.
Estebano drops his hands momentarily and Zivanovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Estebano.
Zivanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Estebano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Estebano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zivanovic.
Zivanovic lands a two punch combo.
Estebano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zivanovic connects with a body shot that sends Estebano's belly button to the back.
Estebano fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Zivanovic scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estebano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Zivanovic. Those never looked like landing.
Zivanovic's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zivanovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Estebano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murillo Estebano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estebano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zivanovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Estebano.
Zivanovic scores with a nice right hand.
Zivanovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Estebano misses with a low kick.
Zivanovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Zivanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Estebano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Estebano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estebano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estebano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Estebano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zivanovic tries to avoid it but Estebano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zivanovic to the ground. Zivanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Zivanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estebano. Zivanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estebano just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Zivanovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zivanovic cracks Estebano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Murillo Estebano's cut is getting worse.
Zivanovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Zivanovic as Estebano shoots in.
Zivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Estebano avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estebano with a poor takedown
and Zivanovic counters with a three punch combo that has Estebano backing up. Estebano nods at Zivanovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Estebano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zivanovic misses with the combination.
Zivanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Estebano's hands.
Estebano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Estebano shoots in looking for a takedown but Zivanovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Estebano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Estebano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Estebano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivanovic lands with a hook. Estebano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zivanovic connects with a right hand. Estebano shakes it off.

Murillo Estebano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Estebano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivanovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vuk Zivanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murillo Estebano'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.

Estebano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Estebano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zivanovic.
Some wild striking there from Zivanovic.
Estebano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zivanovic counters with a two punch combo.
Zivanovic looks to land a combination. Estebano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Zivanovic lands a left and a right that send Estebano crashing to the mat, dazed. Zivanovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Estebano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zivanovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Estebano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zivanovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murillo Estebano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Estebano misses with a takedown attempt

and Zivanovic counters with a crisp one two that drops Estebano! Zivanovic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Estebano to his feet! Estebano is in big trouble!

Jeez, Murillo Estebano's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.

Estebano is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zivanovic sends Estebano crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zivanovic is motioning to the referee to let Estebano up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vuk Zivanovic!