PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik comes into the arena with Metallica - Leper Messiah blaring out of the sound system. Arlovski has chosen it's a fightT as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Zhitnik
vs
Arlovski

191 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitnik checks a leg kick.
Arlovski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Zhitnik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zhitnik scoring with some ground and pound.
Zhitnik stands up over Arlovski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhitnik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arlovski's head.
Zhitnik scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhitnik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zhitnik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zhitnik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Arlovski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhitnik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zhitnik is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zhitnik pushes down on Arlovski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zhitnik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhitnik passes to full mount!
Zhitnik working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhitnik looking to finish Arlovski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arlovski!

The cut above Andrei Arlovski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zhitnik raining down shots from the mount!

Andrei Arlovski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Zhitnik!