PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between See How Fook (ranked 309 p4p, 226 weight class) and Azad Bekzod (ranked 43 p4p, 29 weight class). Fook comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies & Gentlemen. Bekzod comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fook
vs
Bekzod

182 cm
23
174
10 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
174
10 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, See How Fook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fook walks into a stiff left hand from Bekzod.

It looks like See How Fook has been cut.
Bekzod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fook.
We've been told by Fook's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bekzod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Fook misses its target.
Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bekzod manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Bekzod releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bekzod misses with a kick to the body.
Fook misses with a head kick.
Bekzod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
See How Fook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook.
Bekzod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fook with the inside leg kick.
Fook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bekzod circles away quickly and effectively.
Fook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fook.
Fook stuns Bekzod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bekzod in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fook misses with a body shot.
Bekzod is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fook with a body shot.
Fook clobbers Bekzod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fook lands with a cross.
Bekzod takes one on the button.
Bekzod looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
Bekzod slips under a jab from Fook.
Fook misses with an uppercut
and Bekzod counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fook just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fook.
Bekzod tests Fook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bekzod tests Fook's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook moves forwards but Bekzod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Bekzod.
Fook misses with an uppercut.
Fook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bekzod throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily.
No joy there for Fook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Fook catches Bekzod right on the button with a cross.
Fook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bekzod.
Bekzod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fook throws a shot from downtown. Bekzod moves away and avoids it.
Bekzod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fook misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bekzod there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook throws a body shot but no joy.
Fook connects with a body shot.
Bekzod tries to clinch but Fook is having none of it.
Fook looks to land a left hand but Bekzod moved out of range nicely.
Fook misses with a looping right.
Bekzod bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fook blocks a jab.
Bekzod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fook swings widly with a right hand
and Fook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bekzod scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bekzod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fook.
Fook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bekzod moves away.
Bekzod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bekzod on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook misses the shot to the body.
Bekzod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fook throws a head kick but Bekzod moves out of range.
Bekzod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bekzod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Fook.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the body.
Fook looks to land a right hand but Bekzod moved out of range.
Fook stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bekzod.
Fook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bekzod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bekzod scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fook in his tracks.

See How Fook's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Bekzod misses.
Bekzod tries to clinch up but Fook circles away and keeps his distance.
Fook throws the left hand but Bekzod avoids the punch easily.
Fook throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that See How Fook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bekzod darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fook attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
See How Fook is winning the standup battle so far.
Fook lands with a cross.
Bekzod wants to clinch but Fook slips to the side
and Fook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bekzod misses with a leg kick
and Fook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bekzod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fook misses with a left hand
and Bekzod counters with an outside leg kick.
Fook throws a jab when Bekzod was well out of range.
Fook misses with a jab to the body
and Bekzod counters with a nice uppercut.
Fook throws a poor cross that misses
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fook avoids the body shot from Bekzod.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook swings for the body but Bekzod moves out of range.
Bekzod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fook.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the head.
Bekzod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bekzod staying out of range there.
Bekzod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bekzod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bekzod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Fook lands.
Bekzod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fook.
Fook jabs at Bekzod's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fook throws a low kick, looking for Bekzod's leg but Bekzod calmly moves out of range.
Bekzod blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Bekzod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bekzod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fook lands with a cross.
Fook moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fook misses the target.
Bekzod tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fook tries to score with a low kick but Bekzod moves his leg out of the way.
Bekzod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bekzod looks for the body kick but Fook saw that one coming.
Fook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fook moves away from the strike by Bekzod.
Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook throws a lazy right hand but Bekzod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bekzod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bekzod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fook throws a jab but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fook.

Bekzod closes the distance and clinches.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bekzod lands a hook that snaps the head of Fook backwards.
A short right from Bekzod.
A short left from Bekzod.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Fook controls his hands.
Fook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fook tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Fook back against the cage.

Fook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fook misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook misses with an uppercut. Bekzod saw that one coming.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekzod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook misses with a lunging right hand
and Bekzod counters with a nice uppercut.

See How Fook's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bekzod stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fook sizes up Bekzod with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fook misses with a right hand
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook connects with a leg kick.
Bekzod wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fook connects with a looping right hand.
Fook slips a straight right by Bekzod.
Fook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bekzod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fook throws out the jab.
Bekzod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fook moves out of range as Bekzod strikes.
Fook digs a good hook to Bekzod's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fook throws a body shot but no joy.
Bekzod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fook keeps the fight on the outside.
Fook tries to bum rush Bekzod with a series of wild strikes but Bekzod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fook. That's going to slow Bekzod down.
Fook misses with an uppercut. Bekzod saw that one coming.
Bekzod appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bekzod lands with a right hand.
Fook connects with a nice looking jab.
Bekzod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bekzod throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fook.
A slow jab from Fook misses its intended target.
Bekzod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bekzod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bekzod throws a big shot that misses.
Fook throws a chopping leg kick but Bekzod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fook cracks Bekzod with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fook misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook scores with a body shot.
Fook misses with a double jab
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod wants to clinch.
Fook connects with a looping right hand.
Fook throws a sloppy head kick and Bekzod moves out of range easily.
Bekzod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fook fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bekzod is out of range.
Bekzod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fook throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fook throws out a powerful jab.
Bekzod blocks a jab.
Bekzod takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fook slips a straight right by Bekzod.
Fook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod moves out of range as Fook strikes.
Bekzod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bekzod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fook.
Bekzod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fook throwing a counter right hand but Bekzod manages to avoid it.
Fook connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bekzod moves away.
Bekzod misses with the combination.
Fook misses with a straight right.
Fook swings widly with a right hand
and Bekzod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fook.
Fook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bekzod has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bekzod counters with a stiff right hand.

Jeez, See How Fook's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook connects with an inside leg kick.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

See How Fook clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bekzod moves away.
Bekzod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bekzod slips a jab from Fook.
Bekzod looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
Fook misses with the combination.
Fook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bekzod.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekzod misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fook's sensitive parts.
Fook lands with an uppercut that bounces Bekzod off the cage and back into range.
Bekzod ducks under a wild hook from Fook.
Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Bekzod looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook misses with a lunging right hand
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod ducks under a wild hook from Fook.
Fook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bekzod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Bekzod counters with a right hand to the body.
Fook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Fook.
A jab from Bekzod misses.
Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Bekzod's shoulder, as Bekzod tries to avoid the shot.
Fook connects with a solid leg kick.
Fook misses with a leg kick.
Fook throws a hook but Bekzod blocks it.
A big left from Bekzod misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bekzod lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bekzod slips under a jab from Fook.
Fook misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bekzod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Fook misses the target.
Fook jabs Bekzod right on the nose. Bekzod blinks but takes it well.
Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bekzod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Bekzod's shoulder, as Bekzod tries to avoid the shot.
Fook throws a lazy right hand but Bekzod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fook throws a nice looking combination but Bekzod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bekzod scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fook in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Bekzod.
Fook lands a lovely overhand right.
Fook throws a hook but Bekzod avoids it easily.
Fook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bekzod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fook throws a leg kick but Bekzod checks it.
A slow jab from Fook misses its intended target.
Fook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Azad Bekzod thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.