PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zanos Pogrieshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youri Djorkaeff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pogrieshi comes to the cage accompanied by Nile - the Infinity Of Stone. Zanos Pogrieshi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pogrieshi
vs
Djorkaeff

190 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zanos Pogrieshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Youri Djorkaeff!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogrieshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Youri Djorkaeff has been cut.
Djorkaeff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pogrieshi but Pogrieshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Djorkaeff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pogrieshi swivels and escapes.
Djorkaeff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pogrieshi as he avoids it easily.
Zanos Pogrieshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youri Djorkaeff.
Pogrieshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pogrieshi wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick by Djorkaeff misses
and Pogrieshi counters with a solid body kick.
Djorkaeff looks gassed!
Djorkaeff circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pogrieshi lands a big head kick that sends Djorkaeff tumbling to the mat! Pogrieshi takes a step backwards and waves Djorkaeff back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Djorkaeff is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djorkaeff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djorkaeff is still on wobbly legs! Can Pogrieshi finish him?
Pogrieshi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Djorkaeff crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zanos Pogrieshi!