PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Since the Flood-. Zhukov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Sergio Velazquez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Velazquez
vs
Zhukov

225 cm
25
300 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Velazquez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov throws a sloppy head kick and Velazquez moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhukov.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhukov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zhukov throws a sloppy head kick and Velazquez moves out of range easily.
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez lands the left hand.

It looks like Ivan Zhukov has been cut.

Velazquez lands a big uppercut and Zhukov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zhukov looks OK. Velazquez waves Zhukov back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhukov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velazquez plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Zhukov to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Zhukov just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Velazquez !
Sergio Velazquez retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Sergio Velazquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.