PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 748 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 118 p4p, 198 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. Yayi Zinsou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zinsou
vs
Mazepin

199 cm
40
273
34 - 44 - 0

190 cm
38
250
22 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 34 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zinsou pushes Mazepin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazepin can't get the takedown.

Zinsou has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mazepin regains guard immediately.
Zinsou postures up in Mazepin's guard and throws a big left but Mazepin blocks it.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Mazepin keeps moving.
Zinsou cracks Mazepin with a solid left hand.

Zinsou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinsou throwing strikes but missing.
Mazepin keeping moving, preventing Zinsou from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zinsou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zinsou stands up over Mazepin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Mazepin keeps moving.

Mazepin is looking for a triangle but Zinsou pushes his legs off easily.
Zinsou has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mazepin's head.

It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Zinsou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Mazepin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zinsou defends it easily.

Mazepin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zinsou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zinsou working some strikes from top position.
Zinsou connects with a couple of short punches.
Zinsou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zinsou trying to control but Mazepin is working from the bottom.

Mazepin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Mazepin keeps moving.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zinsou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
Zinsou arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazepin's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
After the fight, Yayi Zinsou was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Fedor Mazepin had this to say: 'until next time'.