PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zalachenko's choice of entrance music: Go! Go! Maniac!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rei
vs
Zalachenko

187 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

211 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko throws a right hand that Rei ducks under and follows up with a left that Rei also avoids with ease.
Zalachenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rei is looking to slow Zalachenko down with leg kicks.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Rei throws a hook but Zalachenko blocks it.
Zalachenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rei connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalachenko misses with a leg kick
and Rei counters with a nice body kick.
Zalachenko looks gassed!
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Rei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zalachenko avoids a kick to the body.
Rei throws a series of punches but Zalachenko moves out of range.
That kick from Rei tenderised Zalachenko's leg. Zalachenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zalachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zalachenko avoids the head kick by Rei.
Zalachenko tries to clinch there but Rei circles away.
Rei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zalachenko's calf.
Zalachenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Rei thumps Zalachenko with a low kick.
Rei throws a sloppy head kick and Zalachenko moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zalachenko blocks the body kick.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zalachenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rei looks for the body kick but Zalachenko saw that one coming.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei pushes Zalachenko away with a front kick.
Zalachenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rei.
Rei loads up on a big right hand but Zalachenko slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei defending well as Zalachenko loads up on a big left hand.
Rei digs a good hook to Zalachenko's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
Zalachenko misses with an uppercut. Rei saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Rei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Rei.
Rei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zalachenko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rei connects with an inside leg kick.
Rei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zalachenko's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei thuds his shin into the meat of Zalachenko's side.
Rei cracks Zalachenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rei!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Budo Rei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Budo Rei is winning the standup battle so far.
Zalachenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zalachenko throws a front kick aimed at Rei's knee but Rei avoids it well.
Rei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei throws a head kick that half lands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rei here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Rei throws a push kick but Zalachenko slaps the foot to one side.
Rei misses with a hook.
Zalachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Rei's shoulder, as Rei tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Rei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalachenko can do to turn this around?
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zalachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalachenko moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
Zalachenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Zalachenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zalachenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Rei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zalachenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rei has got the better of the exchanges.
Zalachenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rei. That's going to slow Zalachenko down.
Rei explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rei throws an overhand right that lands on Zalachenko's shoulder, as Zalachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zalachenko.
Rei throws a combination that misses
and Zalachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rei throws a push kick but Zalachenko slaps the foot to one side.
Zalachenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rei. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rei misses with a head kick.
Rei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zalachenko momentarily.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Rei throws a leg kick which misses Zalachenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Zalachenko tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko blocks a head kick by Rei.
Zalachenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko missing with a left hand there. Rei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rei cracks the inside of Zalachenko's front leg.
Rei scores with a push kick.
Zalachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zalachenko on the side of the head.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Zalachenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zalachenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Rei.
Rei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zalachenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Budo Rei dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko misses the jab.
Rei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zalachenko's sensitive parts.
Rei cracks the inside of Zalachenko's front leg.
Rei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rei ducks under a wild hook from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a lazy head kick
and Rei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zalachenko really felt that one!
Rei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zalachenko throws a lazy head kick
and Rei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zalachenko avoids the head kick by Rei.
Rei throws a lazy head kick
and Zalachenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei lands a head kick. Zalachenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rei thumps Zalachenko with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rei - that will leave a mark!
Rei misses with a body kick.
Zalachenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei misses with a head kick.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Zalachenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Zalachenko sees coming a mile off.
Rei feints and then cracks Zalachenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zalachenko down.
Rei misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei thows a body kick. Zalachenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rei misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Rei connects with a body shot.
Rei throws a head kick that misses
and Zalachenko counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rei. That's going to slow Zalachenko down.
Rei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zalachenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rei!
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Zalachenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zalachenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zalachenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Rei.
Rei lands with a nice body kick.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei throws a head kick but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Crunch! Rei slams his shin into Zalachenko's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko avoids the head kick by Rei.
Zalachenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rei finds it's way round the side to connect with Zalachenko's head.
That kick from Rei tenderised Zalachenko's leg. Zalachenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexander Zalachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zalachenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rei.
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!