PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronnie Ripper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zheglov
vs
Ripper

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronnie Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripper. Zheglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zheglov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronnie Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zheglov scores with a body shot.
Zheglov scores with a hook to the body. Ripper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zheglov scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Ripper misses its intended target.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ripper's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ripper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zheglov prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Zheglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ripper.
Ripper gets through Zheglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripper is pressed up against the cage. Zheglov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ripper down to the mat. Ripper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ripper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ripper looks to land a right hand but Zheglov moved out of range.
It looked like Zheglov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a two punch combination.
Zheglov thuds a left hand into Ripper's body.
Zheglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zheglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zheglov is looking to wear down Ripper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ripper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zheglov.
Ripper misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
Zheglov lands a body shot.
Zheglov misses with a straight right.
Ripper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zheglov thuds his right hand into Ripper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zheglov jabs Ripper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ripper misses with a looping left.
Zheglov looks to throw the jab but Ripper is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ripper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ripper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zheglov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zheglov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zheglov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zheglov lands a glancing blow to the side of Ripper's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov scores with a nice strike.
Ripper ducks right into an uppercut from Zheglov.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zheglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ripper wants to clinch.
Ripper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zheglov.
Zheglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zheglov loads up on a big right hand but Ripper slips the punch.
Ripper is looking for the big counter here.
Ripper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zheglov staying out of range there.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zheglov slips a jab from Ripper.
Sloppy strikes from Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
Zheglov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ripper throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zheglov.
Zheglov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Ripper.
Ripper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ripper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zheglov.
Ripper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zheglov.
Ripper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zheglov throws a hook but Ripper blocks it.
Ripper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zheglov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ripper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zheglov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ripper takes a swing at Zheglov's ribcage but misses.
Zheglov slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Ripper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zheglov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zheglov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ripper.
Ripper misses with a body shot.
Zheglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zheglov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ripper.
Zheglov connects with a nice looking jab.
Zheglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ripper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ripper throws a jab when Zheglov was well out of range.
Ripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ripper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zheglov manages to avoid it.
Jab by Zheglov.
Zheglov connects with a looping right hand.
Zheglov digs a good body shot into Ripper's ribs.
Zheglov connects with a body shot that sends Ripper's belly button to the back.
Zheglov lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Ripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ripper throws a right hand that Zheglov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zheglov also avoids with ease.
Ripper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleb Zheglov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zheglov cracks a nice hook into Ripper's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Zheglov.
Ripper looks to land a right hand but Zheglov moved out of range.
Ripper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zheglov.
Ripper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gleb Zheglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Zheglov walks into a left hand.
Ripper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ripper avoids the body shot from Zheglov.
Zheglov lands a really nice looking cross but Ripper seems unphased.
Zheglov misses with a straight left.
Zheglov looks to throw the jab but Ripper is out of range.
Zheglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ripper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zheglov looks to land a left hand but Ripper moved out of range nicely.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Zheglov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ripper.
Ripper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ripper misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zheglov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ripper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zheglov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ripper scrambles back to his feet.
Ripper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zheglov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zheglov.
Zheglov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ripper's hands.
Zheglov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ripper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zheglov moves away.
Ripper misses with a looping left.
Ripper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zheglov moves away.
Ripper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zheglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Zheglov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zheglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zheglov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ripper.
Ripper wants to clinch.
Ripper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a body shot.
Zheglov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ripper on the side of the head.
Zheglov ducks under a wild hook from Ripper.
Ripper misses the shot to the body.
Ripper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zheglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripper can do to turn this around?
Zheglov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ripper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zheglov lands a jab.
Zheglov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Ripper misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zheglov moves away from the strike by Ripper.
Nice defenses there by Zheglov.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zheglov misses with an uppercut. Ripper saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zheglov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zheglov missing with a left hand there. Ripper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zheglov misses with a straight right.
Zheglov throws a shot from downtown. Ripper moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Ripper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zheglov. Ripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zheglov misses with a straight left.
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Ripper.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zheglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Zheglov misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Ripper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zheglov scores with a hook.
Ripper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ripper fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a nice looking combination but Zheglov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripper throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Zheglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Ripper misses.
Ripper takes one to the chin there.
Zheglov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zheglov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zheglov ducks under a wild hook from Ripper.
Ripper misses with a hook.
Ripper looks to score with a jab to the body but Zheglov is just out of range.
Zheglov throwing a counter right hand but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Ripper throws a shot from downtown. Zheglov moves away and avoids it.
Zheglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripper misses with a wild combination.
Zheglov lands with a cross.
Ripper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zheglov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleb Zheglov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ripper scores with a jab. Zheglov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zheglov punishes Ripper's body with a nice straight punch.

Ripper has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Zheglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ripper.
Ripper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ripper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zheglov.
Zheglov swings for the body but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper misses with the combination.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zheglov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov scores with a shot to the body.
Ripper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ripper misses with a two punch combination.
Zheglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ronnie Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zheglov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ripper misses with a wild combination.
Zheglov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zheglov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ripper wants to clinch up but Zheglov keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Zheglov does no damage.
Zheglov scores with a jab to the head.
Zheglov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zheglov digs a good hook to Ripper's body.
Ripper digs a good body shot into Zheglov's ribs.
Ripper throws a body punch but Zheglov moves out of range.
Ripper punishes Zheglov's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Zheglov coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Ripper misses.
Zheglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Zheglov lands a jab.
Ripper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ripper takes a swing at Zheglov's ribcage but misses.
Ripper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zheglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ripper's head.
Ripper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zheglov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zheglov connects with a body shot that sends Ripper's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Zheglov. That snapped Ripper's head back.
Ripper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zheglov misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Ripper misses
and Zheglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ripper is rocked!
Zheglov moves out of range as Ripper strikes.
Ripper is still on wobbly legs! Can Zheglov finish him?
Nice body punch from Zheglov.
Ripper seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ripper looks to land a right hand but Zheglov moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zheglov misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zheglov.
Zheglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zheglov slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Zheglov scores with a nice right hand.
Ripper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zheglov cracks Ripper with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ripper falls to his knees and Zheglov 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 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gleb Zheglov!