PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demitri Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov has chosen Oskolki by Amatory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cloud
vs
Tarasov

189 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeus Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demitri Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Cloud throws a nice looking combination but Tarasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarasov misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Tarasov avoids them all with ease.
Cloud misses with a few strikes there.
Cloud swinging wilding here.
Tarasov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarasov.
Tarasov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloud.
Cloud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tarasov's waist but Tarasov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cloud off to one side.
Tarasov swinging wilding here.
Tarasov throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
Cloud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cloud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarasov.
Tarasov throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloud.
Tarasov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloud.
Cloud works over Tarasov's head and body with a nice combination.

Tarasov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarasov wants to clinch up but Cloud keeps it at a distance.
Cloud lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tarasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cloud finish him?

Cloud bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cloud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cloud tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tarasov's legs.
Tarasov can't do much from the bottom here.
Tarasov seems to have recovered his senses.
Cloud trying to control the position but Tarasov is working away.
Cloud in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tarasov is trying to control Cloud's posture but Cloud avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cloud controls the position from side control.
Cloud has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarasov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cloud tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tarasov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cloud lands a heavy elbow.
Cloud trying to control but Tarasov is having none of it.
Cloud lands a big shot there that rocks Tarasov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tries to control but Tarasov wriggling away.
Cloud working the ground and pound effectively.
Cloud unloading with bombs!
Tarasov is squirming around, avoiding Cloud's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Cloud connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tarasov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cloud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tarasov hang on?
Cloud misses with a head shot.
Cloud cracks Tarasov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud controlling from the full mount.
Cloud breaks from Tarasov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cloud working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Cloud.
Cloud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cloud landing strikes from the mount.
Cloud landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cloud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cloud with shots to the head and body - Tarasov looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Cloud dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tarasov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarasov.
Cloud misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Tarasov.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Tarasov.
Tarasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarasov misses with a kick to the body.
Cloud scores with a nice right hand.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Tarasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cloud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Tarasov.
Tarasov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cloud misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Cloud misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cloud!
Tarasov throws a head kick but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud throws a series of strikes that have Tarasov backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarasov.
A choreographed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Cloud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarasov pinned against the cage. Tarasov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cloud shoots in for a takedown but Tarasov shows good takedown defense.
Tarasov tries for a takedown but Cloud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarasov dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Tarasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud sends Tarasov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cloud is motioning to the referee to let Tarasov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tarasov ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Tarasov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cloud finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarasov's head.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarasov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeus Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cloud misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Cloud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud lands a nice shot that snaps Tarasov's head back.

Cloud closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tarasov to the mat! Tarasov manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cloud is stalling in the full guard.
Tarasov controls Cloud momentarily but Cloud frees himself.
Cloud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloud has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tarasov has his hands on Cloud's head, controlling the position.
Tarasov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarasov is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cloud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarasov on the side of the head.
Cloud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeus Cloud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cloud tries to bum rush Tarasov with a series of wild strikes but Tarasov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cloud throws a right hand that Tarasov ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarasov also avoids with ease.
Tarasov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tarasov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarasov is looking to slow Cloud down with leg kicks.
Tarasov misses with a wild combination.
Tarasov tries to close the distance and clinch but Cloud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Tarasov moves out of range.
Cloud slips a jab from Tarasov.
Cloud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tarasov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tarasov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cloud pinned against the cage. Cloud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarasov.
Nice jab there from Cloud.
A punch combination from Cloud misses.
Tarasov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Tarasov slips the punch.
Tarasov throws a body kick that misses.
Tarasov defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Tarasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloud circles away.
Tarasov looks for the body kick but Cloud saw that one coming.
Cloud swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarasov.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Tarasov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cloud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tarasov but Tarasov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeus Cloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Cloud dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarasov misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tarasov.
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarasov's head.
Tarasov moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cloud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tarasov is fending him off so far but Cloud persists. Nope, Tarasov circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarasov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Tarasov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarasov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarasov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cloud. That did some damage!
Tarasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloud circles away.
Tarasov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloud.
Tarasov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloud is just out of range.
Cloud sizes up Tarasov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tarasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cloud knocks Tarasov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zeus Cloud!