PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ziyardi Batukayev (ranked 8352 p4p, 0 weight class) and Middle Weight (ranked 443 p4p, 55 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Batukayev
vs
Weight

184 cm
25
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ziyardi Batukayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weight slips a jab and a cross from Batukayev.
Weight cracks Batukayev with an open hand slap.
Weight digs a good hook to Batukayev's body.
Weight with a jab.
Batukayev misses with a takedown attempt - Weight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weight leaves Batukayev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batukayev.
Batukayev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziyardi Batukayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Weight rushes Batukayev and presses him up against the cage.

Weight drops Batukayev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Batukayev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Batukayev is rocked!

It looks like Ziyardi Batukayev has been cut.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Weight.
Oh Batukayev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weight lands a body shot.
Batukayev seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Batukayev to his knees! Weight keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Middle Weight!
A victorious Middle Weight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.