PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music. Zack Dio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dio
vs
Shavershian

225 cm
40
289 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

188 cm
35
284 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

Fatty's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavershian throws a good cross that connects.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Dio moves out of range as Shavershian throws a body kick.
Shavershian throws a head kick but Dio moves out of range.
Dio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Dio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dio blocking some punches.
Shavershian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dio.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A shot in the inside from Dio.

Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian moves away from the strike by Dio.
Shavershian misses with an uppercut.

Dio rushes Shavershian and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shavershian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Dio breaks from the clinch.

Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to stall but Shavershian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dio lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Shavershian.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dio.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dio clinches up against the ropes.
Shavershian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dio lands a really nice looking cross but Shavershian seems unphased.
Dio throws a sloppy head kick

and Shavershian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shavershian.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shavershian up against the ropes.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dio breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio tries to clinch there but Shavershian circles away.
Donk. Shavershian catches Dio right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shavershian.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shavershian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Dio. Beautiful body shot.
Dio is looking to clinch.
Shavershian moves out of range of the strikes.
Dio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shavershian's hands.
Dio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shavershian on the side of the head.
Shavershian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Dio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shavershian tries to bum rush Dio with a series of wild strikes but Dio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shavershian can do to turn this around?
Shavershian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dio.
Shavershian tries to counter with a clinch but Dio shakes him off and moves away.
Dio throws a head kick but Shavershian moves out of range.

Dio gets a clinch.
Shavershian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shavershian can't break the clinch.
Dio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shavershian up against the ropes.
Dio is pushing Shavershian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dio gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian is looking to break free of the clinch but Dio has double underhooks.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dio fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dio wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Shavershian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Shavershian pushes him off.
Shavershian thinks about the counter body kick.
Dio wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
Dio moves out of range of the leg kick from Shavershian.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shavershian misses with a straight right.
Dio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shavershian lands with a slapping head kick.
Good shot there by Dio.

Dio clinches up with Shavershian and pushes him back against the ropes.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dio. That's going to slow Shavershian down.
Zack Dio is winning the standup battle so far.
Shavershian throws a series of punches but Dio avoids them all with ease.
Dio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Shavershian misses its intended target.
Shavershian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dio dodges the punch combination from Shavershian.
A little feinted left hand from Dio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shavershian tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Dio.

Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Shavershian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dio drives through and clinches with Shavershian against the ropes.
Shavershian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Dio breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shavershian checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Dio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Shavershian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dio tries to clinch up but Shavershian circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavershian looks to land a body kick but Dio moved away.
Shavershian motions for Dio to come forward. Shavershian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dio blocks the body kick.
Shavershian moves forwards but Dio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shavershian throws a hook to the side of Dio's head but Dio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shavershian throws a body shot but no joy.
Shavershian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shavershian walks into a stiff left hand from Dio.
Shavershian throws a leg kick but Dio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shavershian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Shavershian pushes him off.
Shavershian replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dio blocks it well.
Dio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shavershian.
Shavershian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Dio clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavershian stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shavershian is trying to break the clinch but Dio is controlling him.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Shavershian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the ropes.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shavershian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dio lands a body punch in the clinch.

Shavershian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shavershian scrambles back to his feet.
Shavershian throws a series of punches but Dio avoids them all with ease.
Dio tries to clinch up but Shavershian circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Dio. Beautiful body shot.
Shavershian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dio tries to clinch but Shavershian is having none of it.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Shavershian pushes him off.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dio tries to clinch up.
Shavershian throws a head kick but Dio moves out of range.

Dio rushes Shavershian and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dio throws out a powerful jab.
Shavershian throws out a loose jab but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavershian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dio.

Dio drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Shavershian onto his butt! Shavershian pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.

Shavershian is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Dio and Shavershian falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Dio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zack Dio!
After winning the bout, Zack Dio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.