PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tycoon Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Zverev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jesus
vs
Zverev

175 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tycoon Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lev Zverev!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zverev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jesus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zverev throws a big elbow that misses.
Jesus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jesus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zverev lands a couple of digs.
Zverev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jesus being controlled here, momentarily.
Zverev lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zverev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zverev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zverev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zverev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jesus scores with a hook to the body. Zverev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zverev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tycoon Jesus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zverev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jesus.
Jesus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Zverev shoots in and gets a takedown into Jesus's guard.
Zverev distracts Jesus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jesus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zverev on the ground.
Jesus controls Zverev momentarily but Zverev frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zverev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zverev.
Zverev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jesus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zverev trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zverev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zverev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jesus is fending him off so far but Zverev persists. Nope, Jesus circles away and we're back to standing.
Zverev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zverev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zverev winds up and cracks Jesus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zverev winds up and cracks Jesus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zverev.
Zverev passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jesus tries to bench press Zverev off him but Zverev keeps the position.
Zverev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zverev working the ground and pound.
Zverev wants to control but Jesus is keeping him busy.
Zverev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zverev lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Zverev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zverev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jesus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zverev lands some shots froms side control.
Zverev landing strikes.
Zverev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lev Zverev dominated that round.
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.

Zverev shoots in for a takedown but Jesus shows good takedown defense.
Jesus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zverev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zverev looks for a takedown but Jesus sprawls well.
Jesus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zverev walks into a stiff left hand from Jesus.
Jesus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zverev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jesus counters with a good, hard body kick but Zverev shrugs it off.
Jesus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jesus sends Zverev crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jesus is motioning to the referee to let Zverev up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Zverev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jesus connects with a body shot.
Zverev is still on wobbly legs! Can Jesus finish him?
Jesus cracks Zverev with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zverev falls to his knees and Jesus doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tycoon Jesus!