PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 1962 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 234 p4p, 260 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the ring accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. Stankovic has chosen Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kuzmin
vs
Stankovic

188 cm
22
218
7 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
215
10 - 8 - 0

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuzmin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuzmin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stankovic.
Kuzmin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuzmin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stankovic thuds a left hand into Kuzmin's body.
Kuzmin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Stankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuzmin feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuzmin needs to keep his hands up - Stankovic had a free shot at his head there.
Kuzmin tries to clinch there but Stankovic circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stankovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuzmin doesn't manage to clinch there - Stankovic circles away.
Kuzmin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stankovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzmin attempts a counter takedown but Stankovic avoids it well and moves away.
Stankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzmin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stankovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuzmin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuzmin drops his hands momentarily and Stankovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic cracks Kuzmin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kuzmin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stankovic pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kuzmin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djordje Stankovic!
Djordje Stankovic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.