PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zakherenkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suga Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Zakherenkoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zakherenkoff
vs
Night

210 cm
18
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Zakherenkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suga Night!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zakherenkoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Night napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Night avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zakherenkoff.
Night takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zakherenkoff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zakherenkoff in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Night defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Zakherenkoff.
Zakherenkoff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Night to see if he's OK.
Night is looking for a sweep.
Zakherenkoff landing strikes.
Zakherenkoff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakherenkoff working the ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff happy to just control the position for now.
Zakherenkoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zakherenkoff trying to control the position but Night is working away.
Night really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zakherenkoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff lands an elbow.
Zakherenkoff is looking to take a break and control but Night is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakherenkoff working the body and head with strikes.
Zakherenkoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Night is trying to escape the position but Zakherenkoff is controlling the position.
Zakherenkoff is chipping away with strikes.
Zakherenkoff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Night looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Night is not content to let Zakherenkoff control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Night is trying to get back to his feet.
Zakherenkoff landing a few strikes.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff is putting a hurting on Night here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff working the head and body with strikes.
Night is not content to let Zakherenkoff control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zakherenkoff taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff grinds an elbow into Night's temple.
Zakherenkoff staying calm.
We've been informed that Night has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with a big right hand but Night just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Night is trying to escape the position but Zakherenkoff is controlling the position.
Zakherenkoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Night keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zakherenkoff working the ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with a big elbow.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff is looking to take a break and control but Night is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Night takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zakherenkoff working the head with strikes.
Night taking a bit of punishment here - Zakherenkoff scoring with strikes.
Zakherenkoff scoring with punches from side control.
Night taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zakherenkoff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zakherenkoff throws a leg kick but Night checks it.
Night on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zakherenkoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Night can do to turn this around?
Zakherenkoff throws a hook to the side of Night's head but Night sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zakherenkoff tried to score with a low kick but Night checks it.
Zakherenkoff misses with a looping left.
Night avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zakherenkoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Vladimir Zakherenkoff has been cut.
Zakherenkoff throws a nice outside leg kick.

Zakherenkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zakherenkoff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zakherenkoff prevents Night from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zakherenkoff gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zakherenkoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Night for as long as he can get away with.
Zakherenkoff distracts Night with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zakherenkoff sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zakherenkoff with a nice head shot there.
Night is breathing heavily.
Zakherenkoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Night keeping moving, preventing Zakherenkoff from controlling successfully.
Zakherenkoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Night has momentary wrist control but Zakherenkoff slips an elbow through the middle.
Zakherenkoff passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zakherenkoff working over Night with some ground and pound. Night looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zakherenkoff controlling the pace.
Zakherenkoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zakherenkoff is nestled in close to Night, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zakherenkoff lands strikes from half guard.
Zakherenkoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Night is rocked!
Zakherenkoff lands strikes from half guard.
Night is still in real trouble! Can Zakherenkoff finish him?
Nice strikes from Zakherenkoff there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zakherenkoff connects with a nice short shot to Night's temple.
Zakherenkoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Night! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zakherenkoff jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Zakherenkoff!