PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygma comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - Just Like Daddy. Zalachenko has chosen Fistfull of Credit Cards as his entrance music. Alexander Zalachenko is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nygma
vs
Zalachenko

225 cm
31
250 lbs
30 - 9 - 0

211 cm
33
270 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Master Lee's One Stop

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 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zalachenko throws a hook but Nygma blocks it.
Nygma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nygma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zalachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nygma misses with an uppercut.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zalachenko gets a clinch.
Nygma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
Nygma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.

Nygma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zalachenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
Nygma wants to land a leg kick but Zalachenko is out of range.

Nygma rushes Zalachenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nygma lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nygma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko misses with a body kick.
Zalachenko throws a shot from downtown. Nygma moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nygma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zalachenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nygma lands a right hand.
Nygma lands a left hand.

Nygma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Zalachenko lands but Nygma takes it in his stride.
Zalachenko thuds his right hand into Nygma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nygma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Nygma misses its intended target.
Nygma tries to move into range but Zalachenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zalachenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygma throws a jab when Zalachenko was well out of range.
Nygma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nygma misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Nygma does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zalachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygma manages to avoid it.

Nygma clinches up against the ropes.
Zalachenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nygma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nygma.
Zalachenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygma is defending well for now.
Zalachenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygma.
Zalachenko looking to throw knees to the head but Nygma is blocking nicely.

Nygma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nygma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zalachenko.

It looks like Alexander Zalachenko has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Nygma misses.

Nygma moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko lands a knee to the head.
Zalachenko lands a damaging elbow.

Nygma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nygma tries to score with a low kick but Zalachenko moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Nygma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Zalachenko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice jab there from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws out a loose jab but Nygma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygma misses with a series of wild punches.
Zalachenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
Nygma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nygma takes a swing at Zalachenko's ribcage but misses.
Nygma throws a lazy body kick
and Zalachenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Nygma shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Zalachenko.
Jab by Zalachenko.
Nygma throws a hook but Zalachenko blocks it.
Zalachenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nygma misses with a kick to the body.
Nygma thuds a left hand into Zalachenko's body.
Nygma lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalachenko misses with a lunging right hand

and Nygma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nygma.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nygma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nygma moves into the clinch.
Zalachenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nygma blocks it with crossed arms.
Nygma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nygma avoids a wild elbow strike from Zalachenko.
Nygma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nygma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zalachenko misses with some punches.

Nygma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nygma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nygma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zalachenko throws a body kick that misses

and Nygma moves into the clinch.
Nygma avoids the elbow strike from Zalachenko, against the ropes.
Nygma scores with a shoulder strike.
Nygma misses with a body punch.
Nygma tries a body shot but Zalachenko blocks it.
Edward Nygma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nygma works on Zalachenko's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nygma lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zalachenko.
Nygma lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.

Nygma breaks the clinch.
Edward Nygma is winning the standup battle so far.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nygma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zalachenko checks a leg kick.
Zalachenko scores with a jab. Nygma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nygma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zalachenko throws a head kick but Nygma moves out of range.

Nygma moves into range and clinches up with Zalachenko.
Nygma presses Zalachenko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

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

Nygma tries to keep at a distance but Zalachenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Nygma controls his hands.
Nygma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko misses with a knee to the head.
Nygma digs a right hand underneath Zalachenko's ribcage. Zalachenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Nygma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Zalachenko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nygma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zalachenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zalachenko throws a hook but Nygma blocks it.
Zalachenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Nygma has Zalachenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nygma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zalachenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Nygma won't want to take too many of those.

Nygma manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygma throws a leg kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Nygma moves out of range as Zalachenko strikes.
Nygma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.

Nygma clinches up with Zalachenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Zalachenko.

Nygma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nygma misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Zalachenko misses the target.

Nygma instigates a clinch.
Zalachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Nygma manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zalachenko throws an elbow that misses.

Nygma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nygma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nygma. Nygma obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nygma gets a clinch.
Nygma lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
Nygma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zalachenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nygma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zalachenko's elbow.
Nygma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nygma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zalachenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nygma breaks from the clinch.
Zalachenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Nygma counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nygma scoring well with a low kick there.
Nygma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nygma.
Nice shot by Nygma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nygma scores with a kick to the body.
Nygma scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Zalachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edward Nygma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zalachenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Nygma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nygma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Nygma!
Edward Nygma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Alexander Zalachenko spoke after the fight, saying 'I wish I hadn't spent the night with a Thai prostitute ... not making excuses here but that girl was willing to do some crazy stuff and I had to try everything she offered ... '.