PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into the arena with Burn It To The Ground blaring out of the sound system. Zenin has chosen Helloween - Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belfort
vs
Zenin

185 cm
22
187 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
187 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 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!
Belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zenin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zenin.
Belfort displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zenin.
Belfort connects with the punch.
Belfort works over Zenin's head and body with a nice combination.
Zenin slips a straight right by Belfort.
Zenin dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belfort misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Zenin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Belfort wants to sweep here but Zenin controlling him for the moment.
Belfort looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zenin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Zenin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Zenin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belfort trying to strike off his back.

Zenin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belfort manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort lands a heavy elbow.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working the ground and pound effectively.

That has opened up Vladimir Zenin's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zenin is looking to get to half guard.
Belfort looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zenin is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belfort working Zenin over with strikes here.
Belfort cracks Zenin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

The cut above Vladimir Zenin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Belfort!
Fedor Belfort retains his middleweight title!