PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blyer
vs
Kuzmejniev

185 cm
46
210 lbs
44 - 46 - 1

192 cm
31
210 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

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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 44 - 46 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Blyer as he connects with a hook.
Blyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer misses with a looping left.
Kuzmejniev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Kuzmejniev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyer.
Blyer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Kuzmejniev moves away and avoids it.
Kuzmejniev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blyer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuzmejniev throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuzmejniev fakes the leg kick and cracks Blyer in the body.
A big left from Kuzmejniev misses.
Kuzmejniev blocks a jab.
Kuzmejniev throws a body punch but Blyer moves out of range.
Kuzmejniev slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Kuzmejniev does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzmejniev manages to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Blyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Kuzmejniev is out of range.
A nice side step and Kuzmejniev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuzmejniev lands the left hand.
Blyer blocks a head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Blyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuzmejniev cracks Blyer with an open hand slap.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmejniev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blyer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kuzmejniev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kuzmejniev slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Kuzmejniev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzmejniev manages to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a right hand that Kuzmejniev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuzmejniev also avoids with ease.
Blyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzmejniev misses with a wild combination.
Blyer stuns Kuzmejniev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
Kuzmejniev slips a straight right by Blyer.
Kuzmejniev tries a quick counter leg kick but Blyer is wise to it.
Kuzmejniev moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kuzmejniev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Kuzmejniev avoids nicely.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer blocks a head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Blyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer misses the jab.
Kuzmejniev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuzmejniev feints and then cracks Blyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyer down.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Blyer moves out of range easily.
Kuzmejniev lands a jab.
Kuzmejniev slips under a jab.
Kuzmejniev misses with a head kick.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuzmejniev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuzmejniev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick
and Blyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Blyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuzmejniev.
Blyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyer throws an overhand right that lands on Kuzmejniev's shoulder, as Kuzmejniev tries to avoid the shot.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that Blyer semi-blocks.

Blyer is rocked!
Kuzmejniev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Blyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Blyer backs off Kuzmejniev throws a huge counter combo but Blyer manages to avoid it all.
Blyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Blyer connects with a jab.
Kuzmejniev moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Kuzmejniev thinks about the counter body kick.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
Kuzmejniev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyer misses with a two punch combination.
Kuzmejniev lands with a nice body kick.
Blyer is breathing heavily.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Blyer's cut.
That's time! Blyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blyer swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kuzmejniev counters with a crisp one two that drops Blyer! Kuzmejniev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blyer to his feet! Blyer is in big trouble!
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuzmejniev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Blyer moves out of range easily.
Kuzmejniev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Kuzmejniev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blyer's head backwards.
We've been told by Blyer's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuzmejniev throws a low kick but Blyer avoids it.
Kuzmejniev misses with a hook to the body
and Blyer counters with a straight right hand.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Kuzmejniev throws a counter combo.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuzmejniev counters with a right hand to the body.
Zlato Kuzmejniev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuzmejniev cracks Blyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuzmejniev counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kuzmejniev.
Blyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzmejniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyer.
Nice uppercut lands for Blyer. That snapped Kuzmejniev's head back.
Kuzmejniev lands with an overhand left.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuzmejniev sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Kuzmejniev cracks Blyer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kuzmejniev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blyer to stand back up!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kuzmejniev! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zlato Kuzmejniev!
As Zlato Kuzmejniev got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I came for the KO, thank you for your support.'.