PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongol Magyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magyar
vs
Zak

200 cm
21
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongol Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zak Zak!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zak slips a jab from Magyar.
A swing and a miss from Magyar.
Magyar takes a swing at Zak's ribcage but misses.

Zak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Zak manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Magyar both land. Nice combination.

Zak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magyar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zak is keeping busy.
Magyar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zak blocks an uppercut.
Magyar is trying to break the clinch but Zak has him pressed against the cage.

Zak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Magyar misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak dives in and grabs Magyar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magyar pushes down on Zak's head and hops out.
Zak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mongol Magyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zak.
Magyar throws out a powerful jab.

Zak darts in and clinches Magyar up against the cage.
Magyar is trying to break free.
Zak tries to pull guard but Magyar won't allow it.
Zak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magyar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zak blocking some punches.
Magyar trying to stall but Zak improves his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zak blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magyar.
Magyar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Magyar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magyar is trying to break free.
Zak tries to score a body lock takedown but Magyar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magyar is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Zak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Magyar coming out on top.
Zak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magyar.
Magyar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magyar throws a jab when Zak was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar misses with a straight right.
Zak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magyar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zak somewhat.
The fighters circling - Magyar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magyar misses with a straight right.
Magyar looks to clinch
and Zak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zak throws a low kick but Magyar moves out of range easily.
Magyar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magyar's waist but Magyar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zak off to one side.
Zak swats away the attempt to clinch by Magyar.
Magyar misses with the combination.
Zak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck for Zak with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magyar stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongol Magyar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Magyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zak manages to avoid it.
Magyar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magyar stuffs the takedown attempt from Zak. Zak gets slowly back to his feet.

Magyar has managed to clinch.
Zak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magyar is defending well for now.
Magyar misses with the head strike.
Magyar misses with the head strike.
Magyar is looking to control Zak's arms but Zak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magyar has his back to the cage.

Zak manages to break the clinch.
Mongol Magyar is winning the standup battle so far.
Magyar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zak.
Magyar misses with a left hand

and Zak counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magyar smiles and moves away.
Magyar tries to clinch there but Zak circles away.
Magyar scores with a sloppy right hand. Zak should have avoided that one.
Mongol Magyar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Magyar as Zak shoots in.
Mongol Magyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zak.

Zak closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magyar has a couple of punches blocked by Zak.

Zak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zak Zak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Zak closes the distance and pushes Magyar back into the cage.
Magyar misses with a short punch on the inside.

Zak jumps guard and drags Magyar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Magyar wants to pass the guard but Zak is keeping the position.
Magyar being controlled here momentarily.
Magyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magyar is one step ahead there.

Magyar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Zak keeps moving.
Zak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magyar's guard.
Magyar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Magyar, not yet.
Magyar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magyar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zak controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zak slips under a jab.
Magyar loads up on a big right hand but Zak slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongol Magyar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zak drives through and clinches with Magyar against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magyar.

Zak pulls guard effortlessly.
Magyar looking to sit in guard and control but Zak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magyar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Zak stands up and waves to Magyar to follow him.

Zak closes the distance and clinches.
Magyar looking to stall.
Zak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magyar working aggressively here.
Zak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magyar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Magyar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magyar lands a head shot.
Magyar misses with a hook. Zak ducked under it nicely.
Zak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zak shoots in but Magyar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mongol Magyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zak shoots in but no luck this time.
Magyar tries to bum rush Zak with a series of wild strikes but Zak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magyar wants to clinch up but Zak keeps it at a distance.
Zak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Zak darts in and clinches Magyar up against the cage.
Zak wants a takedown but no success here.
Zak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zak blocking some punches.

Zak gets control of Magyar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magyar is pushing down on Zak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zak is fighting to maintain full guard but Magyar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Magyar prevents Zak from improving his position.
Magyar wants to control but Zak is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magyar is looking to stall here but Zak recovers full guard.
Zak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zak Zak.
I think Magyar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mongol Magyar!