PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Dough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulughanov comes into the arena with Kid Cudi - Zone blaring out of the sound system. Dough has chosen First of the year as his entrance music. Aleksey Zulughanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zulughanov
vs
Dough

193 cm
19
251 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Dough!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulughanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dough.
Dough ducks under a wild hook from Zulughanov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dough, right into the meat.

Zulughanov gets a clinch.
Zulughanov gets underhooks to prevent Dough's takedown attempt.
Zulughanov blocks an elbow strike from Dough.
Zulughanov has Dough pushed against the cage.
Zulughanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aleksey Zulughanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Dough.
Dough lands an uppercut.
Zulughanov slows down the pace here.
Dough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dough misses with a body punch.
Zulughanov lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zulughanov lands with a left to the head.
Dough tries for a takedown but Zulughanov manages to get underhooks.
Zulughanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dough is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zulughanov just leaning against Dough, taking a breather.
Zulughanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dough misses with a body punch.
Zulughanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dough has Zulughanov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zulughanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dough goes for a takedown attempt but Zulughanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Zulughanov has managed to clinch.
Zulughanov misses with an elbow strike.
Zulughanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dough throws a head punch that misses.
Dough throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dough throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doughs head.
Zulughanov lands with a right to the head.
Dough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulughanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dough backwards.
A short right from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulughanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dough's brow.
Zulughanov lands a right hand.
Dough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulughanov is working Dough over against the cage.
Dough is trying to break free.
Zulughanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dough is rocked!
Dough looks winded!
Zulughanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dough is still on wobbly legs! Can Zulughanov finish him?
Zulughanov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dough to his knees! Zulughanov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Zulughanov!
After winning the bout, Aleksey Zulughanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jon Dough had this to say: 'I seriously lost....to THAT guy!?'.