PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hagert (ranked 1242 p4p, 171 weight class) and Konstantin Zuev (ranked 3725 p4p, 459 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hagert
vs
Zuev

199 cm
22
208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
31
215 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hagert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagert tests Zuev 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hagert tries to land a leg kick but Zuev saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Zuev finds it's way through Hagert's defenses.
Zuev moves out of range as Hagert throws a body kick.
Zuev jabs Hagert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zuev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zuev lands a body shot.
Hagert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hagert thows a body kick. Zuev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zuev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagert.
Hagert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zuev .
Hagert needs to keep his hands up - Zuev had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev misses with an uppercut
and Hagert makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hagert lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Hagert misses.
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Zuev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hagert.
Hagert misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hagert counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Zuev misses its intended target.
Hagert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zuev on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Hagert.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagert connects with a body shot that sends Zuev 's belly button to the back.
Jab by Zuev .
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hagert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Zuev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zuev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zuev misses with a straight right.
Zuev misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuev throws an off balance right hand
and Hagert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hagert looks to score with a jab to the body but Zuev is just out of range.
It looks like Hagert has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hagert can pounce on him.
Hagert slips under a jab from Zuev .
Zuev lands a jab to the nose.
Zuev misses the shot to the body.
Hagert misses with a kick to the body.
Zuev misses with a hook. Hagert ducked under it nicely.
Hagert throwing a counter right hand but Zuev manages to avoid it.

Zuev tries to keep at a distance but Hagert has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hagert.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Hagert is controlling him.
Zuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Hagert has him pressed against the cage.
Hagert throws a head punch that misses.

Zuev breaks from the clinch.
Zuev dips to his left and cracks Hagert with an uppercut!
Hagert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hagert moves away from the strike by Zuev .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Hagert.
Hagert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hagert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Hagert saw that one coming.
Hagert scores with a jab. Zuev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hagert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Hagert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuev .
Hagert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hagert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Zuev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hagert misses the body punch
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hagert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zuev 's head backwards.
Zuev throws a poor cross that misses
and Hagert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zuev counters with a series of strikes. Hagert will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hagert misses with an uppercut.
Hagert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Zuev .
Hagert is looking to counter punch.
Hagert tries to move into range but Zuev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zuev digs a good body shot into Hagert's ribs.
Hagert tries to land a front kick but Zuev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hagert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zuev throws the left hand but Hagert avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Hagert.
Hagert throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagert scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
A jab from Hagert misses.
Hagert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuev throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Zuev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zuev cracks a nice hook into Hagert's ribs.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Zuev misses with a body shot
and Hagert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagert cracks Zuev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Zuev is rocked!
Hagert cracks Zuev with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henri Hagert!