PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pari Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zimmerman
vs
Jakh

197 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
220 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pari Jakh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

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

Zimmerman has closed the distance and engaged Jakh in a clinch.
Jakh jumps guard but Zimmerman stands there with Jakh around his waist. Jakh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zimmerman lands a body punch.
Jakh looks winded!
Zimmerman lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Zimmerman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.

It looks like Pari Jakh has been cut.
Nice body punch from Zimmerman - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Zimmerman.
Good body shot from Zimmerman.
I was talking to Zimmerman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Zimmerman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zimmerman pushes Jakh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zimmerman pushes Jakh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Zimmerman.
Nice body punch from Zimmerman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman gets through Jakh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman scores with a shoulder strike.

Zimmerman manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Zimmerman pushes Jakh off and gets back to his feet.
Jakh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zimmerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimmerman thows a body kick. Jakh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zimmerman.

Zimmerman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimmerman gets through Jakh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zimmerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zimmerman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zimmerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Pari Jakh's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Zimmerman.
Nice body punch from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakh backwards.

Jakh is rocked!
Zimmerman lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Zimmerman as the two fighters clinch.

Zimmerman drops Jakh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jakh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jakh is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimmerman finish him?
Zimmerman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zimmerman is leaning against Jakh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zimmerman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jakh! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zimmerman is unloading with more strikes now! Jakh drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Zimmerman!
A victorious Frankie Zimmerman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.