PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zuev
vs
Jones

185 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

191 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Zuev finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Zuev breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zuev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Zuev scores with a decent looking hook.
Zuev misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Zuev in a clinch.
Zuev wants to break free but Jones has control.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Konstantin Zuev has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Zuev is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zuev .
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Zuev tries to tie him up.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Zuev shrugs off.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Zuev tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Zuev 's eye.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuev 's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tries to work over Zuev 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zuev tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Zuev in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuev controls his hands.
Zuev is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zuev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is working Zuev over against the cage.
Jones has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Zuev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones tries a body shot but Zuev blocks it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuev blocks a body shot from Jones.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Zuev wants to break free but Jones has control.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Zuev 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zuev lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Zuev tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuev . That snapped Jones's head back.
Zuev misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuev connects with a combination that backs up Jones into the cage. Zuev lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jones's guard. Jones is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Zuev bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Zuev !