PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Ponomarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ponomarenko
vs
Zane

178 cm
24
163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ponomarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Zane!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane misses with a series of wild punches.
Zane throws a sloppy head kick

and Ponomarenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
Zane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zane avoids the elbow strike from Ponomarenko, against the ropes.
Zane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponomarenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Ponomarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow just above Zane 's eye.
Zane tries to break free but Ponomarenko pushes him back against the ropes.
Ponomarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponomarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zane misses with a body punch.
Zane tries a body shot but Ponomarenko blocks it.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Zane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponomarenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponomarenko moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off.
Zane misses with a head kick.
Zane misses with a few strikes there.
Zane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zane looks to land a right hand but Ponomarenko moved out of range.
Ponomarenko tries to clinch but Zane moves out of range.
Ponomarenko moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off.
A combination from Zane does no damage.

Ponomarenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponomarenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zane's defenses.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow just above Zane 's eye.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside that Zane shrugs off.
Zane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponomarenko avoids it.
Zane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside that Zane shrugs off.
Zane tries to circle away but Ponomarenko has him pinned against the ropes.
Ponomarenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside that Zane shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow.
Ponomarenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zane takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponomarenko managing to block the knees to the body from Zane.
Ponomarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Ponomarenko.
Zane takes an elbow to the temple.
Zane throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
Ponomarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponomarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zane throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponomarenko.
Zane takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponomarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponomarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zane working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Zane tries to throw a body punch but Ponomarenko avoids it by throwing Zane back against the ropes.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside that Zane shrugs off.
Ponomarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ponomarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zane dodges an elbow strike from Ponomarenko.
Zane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside.
Ponomarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponomarenko lands an elbow just above Zane 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponomarenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponomarenko.
Zane working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ponomarenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ponomarenko moves into the clinch.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Zane blocks an elbow strike from Ponomarenko.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow just above Zane 's eye.
Zane misses with some punches.
Zane tries to break free but Ponomarenko pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Ponomarenko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponomarenko.

Zane is rocked!
Ponomarenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zane is still on wobbly legs! Can Ponomarenko finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zane.
Zane seems to have recovered his senses.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Ivan Ponomarenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow.
Zane tries to circle away but Ponomarenko has him pinned against the ropes.
Zane takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponomarenko.
Ponomarenko lands a damaging elbow.
Zane takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
Ponomarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponomarenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow just above Zane 's eye.
Ponomarenko managing to block the knees to the body from Zane.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside.
Zane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponomarenko lands a nice elbow.
Ponomarenko lands an elbow inside that Zane shrugs off.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponomarenko is holding Zane round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Zane goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Ponomarenko takes it and Zane is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ivan Ponomarenko!