PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio comes to the cage accompanied by He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Aleksey Zulughanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bertuccio
vs
Zulughanov

195 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

193 cm
22
251 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulughanov scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zulughanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bertuccio blocks a head kick by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zulughanov misses with a straight left.

Zulughanov lands a big head kick that sends Bertuccio tumbling to the mat! Zulughanov takes a step backwards and waves Bertuccio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zulughanov. That's going to slow Bertuccio down.
Zulughanov throws a sloppy body shot

and Bertuccio counters by moving into the clinch.
Zulughanov tries to break the clinch but Bertuccio is controlling the position.
Bertuccio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulughanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zulughanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bertuccio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertuccio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bertuccio dodges an elbow strike from Zulughanov.
Bertuccio blocks an elbow strike.
Zulughanov is trying to force a seperation but Bertuccio has the dominant position.
Zulughanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bertuccio looking to throw knees to the head but Zulughanov is blocking nicely.
Bertuccio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bertuccio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulughanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulughanov working aggressively here.
Zulughanov tries to throw a body punch but Bertuccio avoids it by throwing Zulughanov back against the cage.
A short left from Zulughanov.
Bertuccio throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zulughanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zulughanov blocks an uppercut.
Bertuccio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zulughanov is defending well for now.
Bertuccio prevents a body shot from Zulughanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov tries to break free but Bertuccio pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zulughanov.
Zulughanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bertuccio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zulughanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zulughanov is trying to break the clinch but Bertuccio is controlling him.
Zulughanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bertuccio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulughanov.

Zulughanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aleksey Zulughanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulughanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bertuccio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bertuccio tries to keep at a distance but Zulughanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bertuccio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bertuccio tries to land a knee to the head but Zulughanov blocks with his arms.
Zulughanov lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bertuccio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zulughanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bertuccio won't allow it.
Zulughanov tries to throw a body punch but Bertuccio avoids it by throwing Zulughanov back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zulughanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zulughanov wants to break free but Bertuccio has control.
Bertuccio working aggressively here.
Bertuccio lands with a light punch inside.
Zulughanov blocks an uppercut.
Zulughanov is trying to force a seperation but Bertuccio has the dominant position.

Zulughanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bertuccio blocks a head kick by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov cracks Bertuccio with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov misses with a straight left.
Zulughanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bertuccio blocks a leg kick.
Zulughanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Zulughanov moves into the clinch.

Zulughanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulughanov jabs at Bertuccio's body.
Zulughanov misses with a straight left.
Zulughanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulughanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulughanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bertuccio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksey Zulughanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zulughanov punishes Bertuccio's body with a nice straight punch.
Zulughanov looks to land a right hand but Bertuccio moved out of range.
Zulughanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bertuccio.
Zulughanov looks to throw the jab but Bertuccio is out of range.
The fighters circling - Zulughanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov throws a head kick but Bertuccio moves out of range.
Zulughanov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bertuccio counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertuccio misses with the head strike.
Zulughanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bertuccio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bertuccio avoids the elbow strike from Zulughanov, against the cage.
Bertuccio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bertuccio.
A head punch on the inside from Zulughanov fails to land.

Zulughanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giovanni Bertuccio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zulughanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zulughanov looks to land a body kick but Bertuccio moved away.
Aleksey Zulughanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zulughanov throws a hook but Bertuccio avoids it easily.
Zulughanov misses with a body punch
and Bertuccio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Zulughanov misses.
Bertuccio drops his hands momentarily and Zulughanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Zulughanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulughanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertuccio has him pressed against the cage.
Zulughanov working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bertuccio lands with a light punch inside.
Zulughanov lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulughanov lands a shoulder strike.
Aleksey Zulughanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zulughanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulughanov has a couple of punches blocked by Bertuccio.
Zulughanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bertuccio gets through Zulughanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zulughanov lands with a left to the head.
Zulughanov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bertuccio! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zulughanov is unloading with more strikes now! Bertuccio drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Zulughanov!
A very excited looking Aleksey Zulughanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.