PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy Yo (ranked 6355 p4p, 552 weight class) and Igor Zarnaiev (ranked 6066 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daddy Yo
vs
Zarnaiev

199 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Daddy Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Zarnaiev!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy Yo scores with a sloppy right hand. Zarnaiev should have avoided that one.

Daddy Yo takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zarnaiev.
Zarnaiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daddy Yo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zarnaiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daddy Yo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daddy Yo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zarnaiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daddy Yo prevents Zarnaiev from breaking the clinch.
Zarnaiev can't break the clinch.
Daddy Yo taking a breather.
Daddy Yo is pushing Zarnaiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy Yo scores with a shot to the side of Zarnaiev's head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarnaiev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zarnaiev shoots in but no luck this time.
Big Daddy Yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zarnaiev.
Zarnaiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Igor Zarnaiev has been cut.
Daddy Yo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarnaiev manages to avoid it.
Daddy Yo fakes the leg kick and cracks Zarnaiev in the body.
Zarnaiev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Daddy Yo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zarnaiev looks winded!
Zarnaiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daddy Yo.
Daddy Yo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarnaiev.
Zarnaiev moves out of range of the body kick.
Zarnaiev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Daddy Yo.
Daddy Yo throws a leg kick which misses Zarnaiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Zarnaiev tries to avoid it.
Zarnaiev moves in looking to clinch but Daddy Yo pushes him off.
Zarnaiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daddy Yo.
Daddy Yo moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy Yo lands a body shot.
Daddy Yo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Zarnaiev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Daddy Yo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Zarnaiev's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Daddy Yo!