PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, None. Zenin has chosen Helloween - Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sawyer
vs
Zenin

188 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

172 cm
21
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sawyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zenin!
Zenin working to try and regain half guard.
Sawyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zenin looks a forlorn figure.
Zenin working to try and regain half guard.
Zenin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sawyer landing punches.
Zenin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sawyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zenin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zenin gets back to half guard.
Zenin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying to control. Zenin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Zenin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sawyer pulls his head out easily.
Zenin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zenin.

Zenin looking for a guillotine here but Sawyer defends easily.
Sawyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Zenin looking for a guillotine here but Sawyer defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sawyer scoring with punches to the head and body.

Zenin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawyer defends well.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.

Zenin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Zenin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sawyer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zenin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sawyer's back instead.
Zenin doesn't have the hooks in and Sawyer manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Zenin working for a triangle but Sawyer defends it easily.
Sawyer with a nice head shot there.

Zenin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sawyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sawyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sawyer with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sawyer tries to stand but Zenin is controlling from the bottom.
Sawyer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.

Sawyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sawyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Zenin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sawyer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zenin has tightened it up now! Sawyer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vladimir Zenin!