PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boleslav Demidoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zend has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Boleslav Demidoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Demidoff
vs
Zend

190 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslav Demidoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demidoff forces Zend back against the cage and clinches.
Demidoff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zend is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demidoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Zend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demidoff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zend is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demidoff is defending well for now.
Zend lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Boleslav Demidoff has been cut.
Demidoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zend avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boleslav Demidoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demidoff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zend lands an elbow just above Demidoff 's eye.
Demidoff is breathing heavily.

Zend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demidoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zend scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Zend moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Demidoff goes down! Can Zend finish him!?
Zend looking to pass the guard.
Demidoff keeping moving, preventing Zend from controlling successfully.
Demidoff being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zend stands and steps away. Demidoff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zend has managed to clinch.
Zend throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Demidoff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Demidoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zend avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Zend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demidoff throws a right and a left that Zend avoids nicely.
Demidoff takes one to the side of the head.

Boleslav Demidoff's cut is getting worse.
Zend is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zend avoids the body shot from Demidoff.
Boleslav Demidoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidoff misses with an uppercut.
Zend feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demidoff's calf.
Nice cross by Demidoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend wants to clinch up but Demidoff keeps it at a distance.
Zend wants to clinch
and Demidoff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zend thinking.
Zend moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demidoff needs to keep his hands up - Zend had a free shot at his head there.

Zend closes the distance and clinches.
Demidoff wants to break free but Zend has control.
Zend creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demidoff's defenses.

Demidoff lands a takedown into guard.
Demidoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zend slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff is looking to improve his position.
Zend missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zend wants to free his trapped foot but Demidoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zend is trying to control. Demidoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zend wants to stand but Demidoff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Demidoff is looking to control Zend's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demidoff avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demidoff gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zend wants to get up but he can't break Demidoff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zend throws a head kick that misses.
Zend dodges the punch combination from Demidoff.
Zend throws a series of punches but Demidoff avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zend. Demidoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zend uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demidoff.
Zend throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zend throws a lazy right hand but Demidoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zend with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zend throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Zend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boleslav Demidoff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Demidoff missing with a left hand there. Zend was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zend throws a combination. Demidoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boleslav Demidoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zend moves out of range of the strikes.

Demidoff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Demidoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zend has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zend is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Demidoff has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Demidoff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zend is avoiding damage well.
Demidoff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zend is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidoff misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zend manages to get back to half guard.
Demidoff wants to control but Zend is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zend scores with the left hand. Demidoff knows he should have avoided that one.
Demidoff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zend moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zend scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zend staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Zend.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidoff throws a hook but Zend blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Zend.
Zend misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Demidoff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zend won't be happy with that.
Zend tries to bench press Demidoff off him but Demidoff keeps the position.
Zend manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Demidoff is looking for a sweep. Zend is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zend lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zend thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zend prevents Demidoff from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zend seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff tries to roll over but Zend keeps him under control.
Zend missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demidoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zend slips a jab from Demidoff.
Zend circles away from the clinch attempt

and Zend counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Zend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demidoff misses with an uppercut.
Zend lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demidoff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Demidoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Zend ducks under a wild hook from Demidoff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands a head kick!

Boleslav Demidoff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zend as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Zend lands but Demidoff takes it in his stride.
Demidoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zend makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Demidoff really felt that one!
Demidoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demidoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zend lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demidoff's sensitive parts.
Demidoff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zend closes the distance but Demidoff moves to the side

and Demidoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zend!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zend sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zend tries to kick Demidoff off but Demidoff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Zend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boleslav Demidoff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Demidoff.
Demidoff throws a combination that misses

and Zend counters by moving into the clinch.
Zend lands an elbow just above Demidoff 's eye.
Zend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Zend breaks the clinch.
Zend has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Demidoff misses with a hook.
Demidoff takes one to the chin there.
Demidoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zend falls off balance throwing a combination

and Demidoff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Demidoff.
Demidoff wants a takedown but no success here.
Zend scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zend lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zend lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Boleslav Demidoff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Zend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demidoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Zend thumps Demidoff with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demidoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zend with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Zend.
Zend scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zend lands a jab to Demidoff's midsection.
Demidoff dodges the punch combination from Zend.
A swing and a miss from Demidoff.

Zend moves into the clinch.
Demidoff tries to score a body lock takedown but Zend shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demidoff avoids it.

Zend breaks the clinch.
Zend scores with a jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Man Zend!
Man Zend is the new heavyweight champion!