PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu You. Dupree Owens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zhuo
vs
Owens

184 cm
24
177 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
179 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupree Owens!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Owens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Zhuo.
Owens misses with a body shot
and Zhuo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Owens gets caught flat footed, as Zhuo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Owens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuo throwing strikes from guard but Owens blocks nicely.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuo throws an elbow that misses. Owens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhuo's guard. Nice move by Owens!

Zhuo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Owens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zhuo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Zhuo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhuo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zhuo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zhuo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Owens because Zhuo loaded up on that one.
Zhuo punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens is looking to get to half guard.
Zhuo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zhuo raining down shots from the mount!
Zhuo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Owens is looking to improve his position but Zhuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Zhuo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Owens's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zhuo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zhuo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Owens looks a forlorn figure.
Owens is looking to get to half guard.
Zhuo lands a big elbow.
Zhuo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Owens is bucking up trying to escape but Zhuo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhuo lands a big shot there that rocks Owens but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Owens taking shots to the head.
Zhuo is landing with some decent strikes but Owens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Owens is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Owens! More shots from Zhuo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhao Zhuo!
Zhao Zhuo made sure to mention his sponsor, Affaketion in his post fight interview.