PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tukhugov's entrance music is Ed Sheeran – I See Fire. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tukhugov
vs
Luciano

179 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukhugov scores with a shot to the body.

Tukhugov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tukhugov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tukhugov digs a right hand underneath Luciano's ribcage. Luciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tukhugov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tukhugov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tukhugov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Tukhugov lands an elbow inside.
Tukhugov scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Gabriel Luciano has been cut.
Luciano looks winded!
Tukhugov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Tukhugov lands an elbow inside that Luciano shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tukhugov.
I was talking to Tukhugov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tukhugov lands a damaging elbow.

Luciano is rocked!
Tukhugov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Luciano's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Luciano drops to his knees and Tukhugov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zubair Tukhugov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zubair Tukhugov waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.