PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberio Gioane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiberio Gioane looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ushenin
vs
Gioane

173 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
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, Tiberio Gioane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gioane misses with a takedown

and Ushenin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gioane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ushenin scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Tiberio Gioane has been cut.
Ushenin digs a right hand underneath Gioane's ribcage. Gioane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gioane looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Ushenin.
Ushenin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ushenin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Ushenin as the two fighters clinch.
Ushenin lands with a light punch inside.
Ushenin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ushenin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ushenin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gioane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ushenin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Ushenin.

Ushenin moves into the clinch.
Ushenin pushes Gioane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ushenin.
A hook to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gioane backwards.
Ushenin pushes Gioane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ushenin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ushenin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ushenin pushes Gioane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gioane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ushenin has Gioane pressed against the cage.
Ushenin lands with a right to the head.
Ushenin leaning against his opponent.
Gioane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ushenin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ushenin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ushenin stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gioane takes a shot to the head.
Ushenin is leaning against Gioane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ushenin.
Ushenin slowing the pace effectively.
Gioane tries to pull guard but Ushenin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gioane drops back down to his feet.
Ushenin lands a hook that snaps the head of Gioane backwards.
Ushenin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gioane backwards.
Ushenin stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Ushenin.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ushenin closes the distance and clinches.
Ushenin avoiding damage.
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The cut above Tiberio Gioane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ushenin gets through Gioane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ushenin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gioanes head.
Ushenin pushes Gioane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ushenin scores with a shot to the side of Gioane's head.
Gioane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ushenin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin lands a hook that snaps the head of Gioane backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Ushenin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiberio Gioane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gioane keeps the fight on the outside.
Ushenin stuffs the takedown attempt from Gioane. Gioane gets slowly back to his feet.
Ushenin tries to clinch but Gioane moves out of range.

Ushenin closes the distance and clinches.
Gioane is trying to force a seperation but Ushenin has the dominant position.
Ushenin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Ushenin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ushenin is working Gioane over against the cage.
Ushenin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ushenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Tiberio Gioane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gioane is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Ushenin.
Ushenin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gioane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin works on Gioane's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Ushenin.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Ushenin!