PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenz Puzicho Mazud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatarain has chosen Linkin Park - The Catalyst as his entrance music. Zartan Zatarain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Puzicho Mazud
vs
Zatarain

170 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenz Puzicho Mazud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatarain throws a shot from downtown. Mazud moves away and avoids it.
Jenz Puzicho Mazud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazud wants to clinch

and Zatarain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zatarain controlling the pace.
Zatarain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mazud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zatarain.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zatarain connects with a nice short shot to Mazud's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zatarain lands a nice short elbow.
Zatarain throwing shots but Mazud is blocking nicely.
Zatarain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mazud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zatarain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazud with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazud has hold of Zatarain's hands but Zatarain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zatarain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain lands strikes from half guard.
Zatarain lands with a punch from half guard.
Zatarain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazud with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zatarain lands with a punch from half guard.
Mazud on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zatarain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazud defending well though.
Mazud on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mazud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zatarain.
Mazud has hold of Zatarain's hands but Zatarain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zatarain controlling the pace.
Mazud on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zatarain moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatarain landing strikes.
Mazud takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zatarain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mazud to see if he's OK.
Zatarain working the head with strikes.
Zatarain works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mazud taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zatarain lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zatarain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Mazud is rocked!
Zatarain cracks Mazud with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zatarain immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mazud is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zatarain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zartan Zatarain!