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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vsevolod Vorobyov (ranked 6978 p4p, 6085 weight class) and Christian Zimmerman (ranked 537 p4p, 499 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 cm 18 247 0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm 19 220 2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Decent boxing Powerful |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vsevolod Vorobyov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Zimmerman! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vorobyov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vorobyov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimmerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Vorobyov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zimmerman. Vorobyov throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it. Vorobyov gets tackled into the cage by Zimmerman. Zimmerman maintains the clinch. Zimmerman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vorobyov to keep the fight standing. Zimmerman blocking some punches.
Vorobyov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vorobyov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vorobyov breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimmerman lands with an uppercut that bounces Vorobyov off the cage and back into range. A left lands for Zimmerman. Zimmerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vorobyov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Zimmerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vorobyov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zimmerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Vorobyov circles away.
It looked like Vorobyov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zimmerman. Zimmerman moves out of range as Vorobyov strikes. Vorobyov misses with a few strikes there.
Vorobyov throws a series of punches but Zimmerman avoids them all with ease. Vorobyov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Vorobyov. Vorobyov misses with a two punch combination.
Vorobyov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a series of strikes. Vorobyov will be more careful next time no doubt. Nice cross by Zimmerman. Zimmerman gets a clinch. Vorobyov breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Vorobyov finds it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vorobyov cracks Zimmerman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Zimmerman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Vorobyov lands with a right hand. Zimmerman thuds a left hand into Vorobyov's body. Zimmerman throws a jab when Vorobyov was well out of range. Vorobyov digs a good body shot into Zimmerman's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vorobyov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zimmerman's head. Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes. Zimmerman throws a hook to the side of Vorobyov's head but Vorobyov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zimmerman misses with a hook. Vorobyov ducked under it nicely. Vsevolod Vorobyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimmerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vorobyov. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zimmerman! But no joy. Zimmerman scores with a punch to the head. Vorobyov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little feinted left hand from Vorobyov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Zimmerman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vorobyov.
Vorobyov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Zimmerman counter with a right hand. Zimmerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimmerman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Zimmerman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vorobyov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Decent striking displayed by Zimmerman there. Zimmerman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jab by Vorobyov. Vorobyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zimmerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman slips under a jab from Vorobyov. Vorobyov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zimmerman counters with a lovely shot to the body. Vorobyov lands with a straight right. Zimmerman didn't see that one coming. Vorobyov thows a left - swing and a miss! A countering left hand to the body from Zimmerman misses. Vorobyov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Zimmerman scores with a nice head shot. Zimmerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vorobyov. Zimmerman cracks Vorobyov with an open hand slap. Zimmerman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Good shot there by Vorobyov. A punch lands to the side of Zimmerman 's head but he takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Vorobyov. Zimmerman with a jab. Zimmerman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vorobyovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Zimmerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vorobyov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vorobyov throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it. Zimmerman misses with a hook. A little feinted left hand from Vorobyov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Zimmerman thuds a left hand into Vorobyov's body. Zimmerman thows a left - swing and a miss! Vorobyov throws a right hand that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a right hand to the body. Vorobyov misses with a wild body shot. Zimmerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Vorobyov misses with a lunging right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Zimmerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vorobyov throws out the jab. Zimmerman cracks Vorobyov with a good jab. Zimmerman staying out of range there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zimmerman closes the distance and lands a one-two. Vorobyov throws an off balance right hand
letting Zimmerman counter with a right hand. A jab from Zimmerman misses. Zimmerman 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. Vorobyov throws a hook but Zimmerman avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Zimmerman will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Vorobyov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Zimmerman lands a lovely overhand right. Vorobyov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vorobyov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Vorobyov misses with a wild body shot. Zimmerman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Zimmerman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Vorobyov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vorobyov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vorobyov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vorobyov throws a right hand that misses
and Zimmerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Vorobyov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it. Vorobyov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vorobyov misses the jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zimmerman lands with an uppercut that bounces Vorobyov off the cage and back into range. Vorobyov looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range. Vorobyov throws an off balance right hand
and Zimmerman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Vorobyov walks into a straight right hand from Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vorobyov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimmerman counters with a left to the body. Zimmerman lands with a nice body punch. Zimmerman scores with a jab to the head.
Vorobyov misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman throws a hook but Vorobyov avoids it easily. Zimmerman lands with a good body shot. Vorobyov throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it. Vorobyov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Vorobyov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Zimmerman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Vorobyov defending well as Zimmerman loads up on a big left hand. Vorobyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Vorobyov. Jab, jab by Vorobyov - just one landing. Zimmerman scores with the left hand. Vorobyov knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zimmerman misses with a looping right. Zimmerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorobyov.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zimmerman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vorobyovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Zimmerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vorobyov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Vorobyov misses with a double jab
and Zimmerman counters with a left and a right that stings Vorobyov. Vorobyov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Vorobyov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A big left from Zimmerman misses. Vorobyov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Vorobyov misses with an uppercut. Vorobyov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nice body punch from Zimmerman. Vorobyov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zimmerman catches Vorobyov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A jab from Vorobyov misses. Vorobyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vorobyov swings widly with a right hand
and Zimmerman counters with a straight right hand.
Vorobyov is rocked! Christian Zimmerman seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zimmerman lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christian Zimmerman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
84% |
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