PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolai Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitch!'s entrance music is Ghetto Life. A fine choice. Zhukov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hands of a Killer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nickolai Zhukov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

James
vs
Zhukov

195 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

188 cm
31
210 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nickolai Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bitch! scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bitch! jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitch! throws a good cross that connects.
Bitch! gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bitch!.
Bitch! bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some wild striking there from Zhukov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! scores with a hook.

It looks like Nickolai Zhukov has been cut.
Nickolai Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Bitch!. That snapped Zhukov's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhukov throws a lazy right hand but Bitch! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Sloppy strikes from Zhukov. Those never looked like landing.
Zhukov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov misses with a body kick.
Bitch! tests Zhukov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhukov slips under a jab.
Zhukov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Bitch! scores with a nice right hand.
Bitch! throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhukov tries to score with a low kick but Bitch! moves his leg out of the way.
Bitch! ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch! is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhukov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhukov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bitch! with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! blocks a jab.
Zhukov cracks a nice hook into Bitch!'s ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhukov takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Zhukov misses with a hook. Bitch! ducked under it nicely.
Zhukov misses with a body shot.
Bitch! scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitch! dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhukov. That did some damage!
Zhukov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitch! lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhukov at a distance.
Zhukov throws an off balance right hand
and Bitch! counters with a nice leg kick.
Zhukov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bitch! can pounce on him.
Zhukov looks gassed!
Zhukov takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Bitch! moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhukov.
Bitch! throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bitch! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhukov has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bitch! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bitch! lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bitch!.
Zhukov has a couple of punches blocked by Bitch!.
Zhukov has had enough of the clinch but Bitch! keeps him there for the moment.
Bitch! pushes Zhukov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitch!.
Zhukov is trying to break free.
Bitch! misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhukov.
A shot in the inside from Bitch!.
Bitch! gets through Zhukov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitch! scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhukov prevents a body shot from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Zhukov 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov takes a shot to the head.

Bitch! manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhukov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitch! tries to clinch up but Zhukov circles away and keeps his distance.
Bitch! with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bitch!, right into the meat.
Bitch! jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bitch! throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bitch! clinches up against the cage.
Bitch! misses with a body punch.
Bitch! slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.

That has opened up Nickolai Zhukov's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov is trying to break the clinch but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Zhukov managing to block the knees to the body from Bitch!.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bitch! cracks Zhukov with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolai Zhukov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Bitch! lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhukov's sensitive parts.
Zhukov misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhukov misses the shot to the body.
Bitch! is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Bitch! looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhukov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch! thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick James, Bitch! is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhukov is looking to chop away at Bitch!'s legs.
Zhukov needs to keep his hands up - Bitch! had a free shot at his head there.
Bitch! throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitch! cracks Zhukov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bitch! defending well as Zhukov loads up on a big left hand.
Zhukov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bitch! jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! with a hook.
Bitch! lands a head kick. Zhukov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zhukov cracks Bitch! with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bitch! misses the jab.
Zhukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch! moves away.
Zhukov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bitch! is out of range.
Zhukov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bitch!. Bitch! obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhukov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Bitch! has closed the distance and engaged Zhukov in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bitch!.
Bitch! makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhukov prevents a body shot from Bitch!.

Bitch!'s corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhukov swings for the body but Bitch! moves out of range.
Zhukov misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov misses with a looping left.
Zhukov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Bitch!.
Bitch! with a hook.
Zhukov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bitch! closes the distance and pushes Zhukov back into the cage.
Bitch! displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zhukov up against the cage.
Bitch! lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhukov backwards.
Bitch! lands with a short shot to the head.

The cut above Nickolai Zhukov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zhukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitch! has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bitch! working Zhukov over with knees to the body.
Zhukov is breathing heavily.
Bitch! digs a right hand underneath Zhukov's ribcage. Zhukov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bitch! throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhukovs head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhukov backwards.
Nice body punch from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitch! is working Zhukov over against the cage.
Bitch! lands with a left to the head.
Bitch! working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bitch! scores with a shoulder strike.

Bitch!'s corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bitch! scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Nickolai Zhukov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Bitch! tenderised Zhukov's leg. Zhukov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bitch! darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! retains his light heavyweight title!
Rick James, Bitch! really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.