PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Zaitsef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaitsef comes to the cage accompanied by Mother Puncher - Mastodon. Chester Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zaitsef
vs
Sanchez

194 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

205 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Zaitsef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Sanchez.
Zaitsef avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Zaitsef throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaitsef moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaitsef scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Chester Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Zaitsef.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitsef throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaitsef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Zaitsef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaitsef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaitsef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitali Zaitsef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Sanchez.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsef tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaitsef throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Zaitsef's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaitsef wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez stays in close to Zaitsef's body and controls the position.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaitsef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Zaitsef keeps moving.

Zaitsef has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitsef looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Zaitsef is working hard here to advance position.
Zaitsef pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Zaitsef is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaitsef's head.
Zaitsef trying to control the position.
Zaitsef doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zaitsef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Zaitsef scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Zaitsef wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Zaitsef gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zaitsef knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaitsef with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaitsef misses with a head shot.
Zaitsef looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zaitsef working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Zaitsef sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaitsef throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanchez to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vitali Zaitsef will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chester Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Zaitsef is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zaitsef wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Zaitsef is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Zaitsef wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez looking to finish Zaitsef with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zaitsef!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsef tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zaitsef is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zaitsef takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sanchez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chester Sanchez! Chester Sanchez retains his super heavyweight title!
Chester Sanchez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their support in the buildup to the fight.