PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulfric Taque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Zisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulfric Taque has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taque
vs
Zisser

200 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulfric Taque!
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, Christian Zisser!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zisser needs to keep his hands up - Taque had a free shot at his head there.
Zisser just misses with a punch to the body.
Taque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taque thows a leg kick but Zisser checks it

and Zisser counters by moving into the clinch.
Zisser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taque.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zisser.
Taque is trying to break free.
Taque avoiding damage as Zisser throws knees to the body.
Zisser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taque is defending well for now.
Taque misses with some punches.
Taque tries to break the clinch but Zisser is controlling the position.
Taque avoiding damage as Zisser throws knees to the body.
Taque has Zisser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zisser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zisser trying to land knees to the body.
Taque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zisser backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taque.
Taque misses with the head strike.
Zisser controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taque avoiding damage as Zisser throws knees to the body.
Zisser tries to land knees in the clinch but Taque avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taque managing to block the knees to the body from Zisser.
Taque dodges an elbow strike from Zisser.
Zisser scores a nice knee to the body.
Taque is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zisser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zisser lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ulfric Taque has been cut.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zisser lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zisser.
Zisser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zisser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zisser scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zisser.
Taque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zisser.
Zisser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taque ducks under a wild hook from Zisser.
Zisser fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Zisser there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Zisser drives through and clinches with Taque against the cage.

Zisser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christian Zisser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zisser. Zisser obviously looking to wear him down.
Zisser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zisser feints and then cracks Taque's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taque down.
Zisser cracks the inside of Taque's front leg.
Zisser thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zisser fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zisser throws a nice head kick!
Taque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taque tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Zisser has Taque up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Zisser.
Taque takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zisser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zisser lands a good knee to the midsection. Taque won't want to take too many of those.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zisser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zisser.
Zisser is pushing Taque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zisser with a knee to the head.
Taque is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zisser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulfric Taque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zisser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taque goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zisser prevents it.
Zisser landing knees to the body.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zisser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zisser just leaning against Taque, taking a breather.
Taque avoiding damage as Zisser throws knees to the body.
Zisser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Zisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zisser slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Zisser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulfric Taque's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zisser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taque.
Ulfric Taque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zisser throws a leg kick which misses Taque's front leg but catches the back leg as Taque tries to avoid it.
Zisser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zisser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christian Zisser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zisser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Zisser clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taque takes an elbow to the temple.
Zisser landing knees to the body.
Christian Zisser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zisser.
Zisser landing knees to the body.
Zisser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zisser obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taque takes an elbow to the temple.

Ulfric Taque's cut is getting worse.
Zisser holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zisser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zisser is struggling to control the position.
Zisser scores a nice knee to the body.
Zisser pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christian Zisser.
Zisser cracks Taque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ulfric Taque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zisser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taque.
Zisser fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zisser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zisser lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zisser fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taque has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zisser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taque walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zisser.
Zisser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taque doesn't seem bothered though.

Zisser closes the distance and clinches.
Taque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zisser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zisser lands a damaging elbow.
Zisser lands an elbow just above Taque 's eye.
Zisser lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zisser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zisser.
Taque takes an elbow to the forehead.

Ulfric Taque's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zisser just leaning against Taque, taking a breather.
Taque misses with some punches.
Zisser stalling the fight.
Taque managing to block the knees to the body from Zisser.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zisser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zisser lands an elbow just above Taque 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zisser obliges.
Zisser displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taque up against the cage.
Zisser lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zisser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zisser dodges the punch combination from Taque.
Zisser is looking to slow Taque down with leg kicks.
Zisser cracks the inside of Taque's front leg.
Zisser scores with a nice strike.
Zisser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Taque tries to keep at a distance but Zisser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zisser lands an elbow inside that Taque shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zisser working Taque over with knees to the body.
Zisser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zisser. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zisser lands a good knee to the midsection. Taque won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Zisser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulfric Taque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zisser lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taque's sensitive parts.
Taque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zisser as he avoids it easily.
Zisser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zisser circles away quickly and effectively.
Zisser misses the shot to the body.
Zisser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taque.
Zisser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zisser turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Zisser takes the fight into the clinch.
Zisser is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zisser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taque with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zisser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zisser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zisser.
Zisser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zisser lands a good knee to the midsection. Taque won't want to take too many of those.
Taque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zisser lands an elbow inside.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Zisser.
Zisser leaning his opponent against the cage.

Zisser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zisser swings for the body but Taque moves out of range.
Taque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Zisser counters by moving into the clinch.
Zisser is looking to control Taque's arms but Taque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zisser has his back to the cage.
Zisser slows down the pace here.
Zisser crunches a lovely knee into Taque's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zisser taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zisser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ulfric Taque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Zisser.
Zisser stalling.
Zisser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zisser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taque.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulfric Taque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zisser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zisser trying to control the position but instead, Taque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zisser into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christian Zisser.
Zisser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taque.
Zisser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zisser looks to score with a jab to the body but Taque is just out of range.
Zisser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taque moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zisser.
Taque misses with a double jab
and Zisser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zisser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zisser cracks Taque with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zisser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zisser lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zisser blocking some punches.
Zisser lands a nice elbow.
Zisser lands a good knee to the midsection. Taque won't want to take too many of those.
Zisser displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taque up against the cage.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zisser obliges.
Zisser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zisser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zisser stalling in the clinch but Taque improves position.
Zisser lands a knee to the body.
Zisser taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Zisser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zisser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Zisser!