PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splash Wetness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wetness comes to the cage accompanied by Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Splash Wetness has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wetness
vs
Zuev

203 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wetness slips under a jab from Zuev .

Wetness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zuev , pushing him back against the cage.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
Wetness missing with knees to the body.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Zuev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wetness misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Zuev won't want to take too many of those.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Wetness lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuev looks winded!
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wetness.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Wetness lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
Wetness avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness crunches a lovely knee into Zuev 's ribcage.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wetness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Wetness lands an elbow just above Zuev 's eye.

It looks like Konstantin Zuev has been cut.
Zuev avoiding damage as Wetness throws knees to the body.
Zuev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness connects with a knee to the head.
Wetness looking to stall.
Zuev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Zuev won't want to take too many of those.
Zuev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness tries to stall but Zuev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zuev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wetness seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zuev can turn it around.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wetness looking to stall.
Wetness is looking to control Zuev 's arms but Zuev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wetness has his back to the cage.
Maybe Wetness would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Zuev lands a nice uppercut.
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zuev up against the cage.
Zuev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zuev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Wetness has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wetness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuev blocks it with crossed arms.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wetness tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wetness misses with a low kick.
Zuev throws the left hand but Wetness avoids the punch easily.
Wetness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wetness tries to clinch up.
Zuev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wetness. Wetness circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zuev keeps the fight on the outside.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wetness tries to clinch but Zuev moves out of range.
Wetness wants to clinch up but Zuev keeps it at a distance.
As Wetness backs off Zuev throws a huge counter combo but Wetness manages to avoid it all.
Wetness is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wetness moves into the clinch successfully.
Wetness landing knees to the body.

Zuev breaks the clinch.
Wetness walks into a stiff left hand from Zuev .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuev lands an overhand right.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Zuev misses with a few strikes there.
Wetness tries to clinch
and Zuev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wetness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Wetness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zuev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Wetness saw that one coming.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Wetness avoids it well.
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Zuev drops Wetness with a left and a right! Oh, Wetness is hurt - Zuev dives into side control looking to finish!

Wetness is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zuev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Wetness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wetness throws a head kick but Zuev moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Splash Wetness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Zuev 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wetness slips under a jab.
Wetness seems to have got his legs back now.
Wetness tries to clinch there but Zuev circles away.
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Wetness moved out of range.
Zuev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wetness slips a jab from Zuev .
Wetness attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zuev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuev lands a really nice looking cross but Wetness seems unphased.
Wetness tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wetness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wetness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zuev .
Splash Wetness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wetness doesn't manage to clinch there - Zuev circles away.
Zuev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev cracks Wetness with a good jab.

Wetness is rocked!
Wetness stalks Zuev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zuev 's face. Zuev staggers backwards, shaken.
Zuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev lands an overhand right.
Oh Wetness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wetness blocks a jab.
Wetness seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a looping left.
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Wetness moved out of range.
Wetness slips under a jab from Zuev .
Zuev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wetness back to the cage. Zuev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wetness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wetness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuev .
Wetness throws a low kick but Zuev avoids it.
Zuev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zuev lands the left hand.
Wetness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Wetness.
Wetness wants to clinch up but Zuev keeps it at a distance.
Zuev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev lunges at Wetness with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wetness's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zuev thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Wetness colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Zuev as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Wetness is left battered and dazed whilst Zuev and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Zuev !