PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbyszek Dupelek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarborough has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dupelek
vs
Yarborough

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

203 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbyszek Dupelek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Dupelek had a free shot at his head there.
Dupelek looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dupelek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yarborough on the side of the head.
Dupelek lands a jab-cross combination.
Dupelek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Zbyszek Dupelek has been cut.
Dupelek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupelek needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough lands with a shot to the body.

Yarborough lands a left and a right that send Dupelek crashing to the mat, dazed. Yarborough thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Dupelek is rocked!
Yarborough connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dupelek out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emmanuel Yarborough!