PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zuko's choice of entrance music: The Writ. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nazarov
vs
Zuko

185 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

181 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuko. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.
Zuko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nazarov sprawls well. Nazarov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zuko gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazarov. Nazarov obviously looking to wear him down.
Zuko blocks the body kick.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Nazarov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nazarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuko manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Nazarov finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Andrey Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuko misses with a takedown
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zuko throws the left hand but Nazarov avoids the punch easily.
Zuko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut. Zuko saw that one coming.
Nazarov with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazarov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazarov throws a right hand that misses
and Zuko counters with an inside leg kick.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Nazarov moves away and avoids it.
Nazarov misses with a low kick.
Zuko slips under a jab.
Nazarov thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Zuko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuko thuds his right hand into Nazarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuko.
Zuko shoots in looking for a takedown. Nazarov tries to sprawl out of it but Zuko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nazarov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrey Nazarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
Nazarov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zuko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nazarov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zuko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nazarov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zuko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zuko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuko ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov looks to land a body kick but Zuko moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov missing with a left hand there. Zuko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazarov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov stuns Zuko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Nazarov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nazarov scores with a jab.
Zuko has a takedown stuffed.
Zuko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nazarov finds it's way round the side to connect with Zuko's head.
Zuko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Zuko.
Zuko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nazarov as he avoids it easily.
Nazarov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nazarov. That snapped Zuko's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarov scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrey Nazarov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarov lands with an overhand left.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Zuko.
Zuko throws a shot to the body.
Nazarov misses with a straight left.
Zuko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nazarov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zuko.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko thows a body shot but no joy.
Zuko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov lunges at Zuko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuko's hand.
Nazarov thows a body shot but no joy.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko misses with a hook. Nazarov ducked under it nicely.
Nazarov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Andrey Nazarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Zuko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zuko throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov scores with a body shot.
Zuko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nazarov's waist but Nazarov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zuko off to one side.
Andrey Nazarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
Nazarov ducks under a wild hook from Zuko.
Zuko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zuko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nazarov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zuko scrambles back to his feet.
Nazarov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Nazarov misses.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko dodges the punch combination from Nazarov.
Zuko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuko is just out of range.
A big left from Nazarov misses.
Nazarov lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuko misses with a leg kick
and Nazarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zuko thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Nazarov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Zuko.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Zuko misses with a left hand
and Nazarov counters with an inside leg kick.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarov moves away.
Nazarov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nazarov throws a chopping leg kick but Zuko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Nazarov lands a jab to Zuko's midsection.
Nazarov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a body shot.
Nazarov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Zuko or perhaps it was just good defense by Nazarov which made him look bad.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Zuko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Nazarov.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Nazarov moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuko.
Nazarov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenshi Zuko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarov lands with a hook. Zuko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A leg kick checked by Zuko.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zuko counters with a series of strikes. Nazarov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zuko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a push kick but Zuko slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zuko is out of range and Nazarov settles back down.
Zuko misses with a hook. Nazarov ducked under it nicely.
Zuko throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zuko.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuko.
Zuko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Zuko's shoulder, as Zuko tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zuko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a leg kick but Zuko moved away.
Zuko lands with a cross.
Nazarov throws a low kick but Zuko avoids it.
Zuko walks into a stiff left hand from Nazarov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Nazarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nazarov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Nazarov!