PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheng Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious Big - Just a memory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ming
vs
Mika

180 cm
28
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zheng Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ming is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mika tries to bum rush Ming with a series of wild strikes but Ming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mika throws a series of punches but Ming moves out of range.
Ming swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mika slips a jab from Ming.
Jab, jab by Mika - just one landing.
Ming connects with a jab.

It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Mika lands a really nice looking cross but Ming seems unphased.
Mika throws out a loose jab but Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mika keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ming.
Ming misses with a hook. Mika ducked under it nicely.
Mika looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Mika forces Ming back against the cage and clinches.

Mika breaks the clinch.
Mika throws an off balance right hand
and Ming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mika sizes up Ming with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Zheng Ming has been cut.
Nice shot by Mika.
Ming tries to clinch but Mika moves out of range.
Mika swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ming throwing a counter right hand but Mika manages to avoid it.
Mika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ming.
A quick step to the side and Ming tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mika drives through and clinches with Ming against the cage.
Mika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
Ming cracks Mika with a nice body shot.
Ming prevents a body shot from Mika.
Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mika tries to work over Ming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Mika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mika lands an uppercut.
Ming holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mika blocking some punches.
Mika struggles to land a body shot inside as Ming controls his hands.
Ming working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mika.
Mika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mika digs a right hand into Ming's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ming's gas tank.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Mika.
A right handed body shot lands from Mika.
A body shot lands from Mika.
Mika scores with a shot to the side of Ming's head.
A short left from Mika.
Mika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mika scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mika lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Mika misses.
Mika lands with an overhand left.
Mika scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Zheng Ming's cut is getting worse.

Mika takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika lands a nice shot to the body.

Mika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika throws a combination. Ming tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mika lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Ming goes down and covers up as Mika starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaclav Mika!
Vaclav Mika managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Zheng Ming stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did my best but sadly, it wasn't enough.'.