PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Djokovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djokovic comes to the cage accompanied by Back in Black - AC/DC. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Djokovic
vs
Zhu

182 cm
25
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dejan Djokovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu tries to clinch
and Djokovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zhu slips under a jab.
Djokovic lands with a cross.
Djokovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Djokovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Djokovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zhu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Djokovic.
Djokovic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Djokovic landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Djokovic content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djokovic misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Djokovic working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Zhang Zhu has been cut.
Djokovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Djokovic unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Zhu covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dejan Djokovic!