PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lom Ali Maskadov (ranked 3675 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Lee Zhenji (ranked 235 p4p, 276 weight class). Lee Zhenji is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Maskadov
vs
Zhenji

160 cm
25
135
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
140
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lom Ali Maskadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Zhenji!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maskadov clinches with his opponent.
Maskadov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhenji or not.
Maskadov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maskadov lands an uppercut.
Zhenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maskadov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maskadov.
Maskadov stalling against the cage.
Zhenji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maskadov avoids it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zhenji has eaten all the pies!
Zhenji tries to land knees in the clinch but Maskadov avoids the damage to the body.
Maskadov presses Zhenji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhenji is trying to break the clinch but Maskadov has him pressed against the cage.
Maskadov blocks a body shot from Zhenji.
Maskadov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhenji backwards.
Zhenji misses with the head strike.
Zhenji misses with a body punch.
Maskadov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maskadov has Zhenji pressed against the cage, preventing Zhenji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maskadov lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maskadov stalls.
Maskadov pushes Zhenji back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhenji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maskadov smiles and moves away.

Maskadov clinches up against the cage.
Maskadov controlling the action here for a moment.
Maskadov digs a right hand into Zhenji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhenji's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maskadov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zhenji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maskadov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhenji misses the shot to the body.
Maskadov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maskadov moves out of range of the body kick from Zhenji.
Lee Zhenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maskadov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhenji.

Maskadov closes the distance and clinches.
Zhenji takes a shot to the head.
Maskadov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhenjis head.
Maskadov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Maskadov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maskadov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhenji misses with a body punch.
Maskadov scores with a shot to the side of Zhenji's head.
Zhenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Maskadov.
Zhenji tries to work over Maskadov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maskadov blocking some punches.
Zhenji tries to circle away but Maskadov has him pinned against the cage.
Zhenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maskadov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maskadov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhenji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhenji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhenji is trying to force a seperation but Maskadov has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Maskadov.
Maskadov tries to work over Zhenji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maskadov blocks a body shot from Zhenji.
Zhenji tries a body shot but Maskadov blocks it.
Zhenji misses with a punch to the body.
Maskadov cracks Zhenji with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maskadov.
Zhenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Maskadov.
Maskadov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maskadov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhenji looks winded!
Maskadov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhenji or not.
Maskadov prevents a body shot from Zhenji.
Maskadov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maskadov lands with a short shot to the head.
Maskadov presses Zhenji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maskadov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhenji backwards.
Maskadov is working Zhenji over against the cage.
Maskadov scores with a shot to the side of Zhenji's head.
Zhenji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maskadov.
A short left from Maskadov.
Zhenji tries to work over Maskadov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Maskadov on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maskadov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maskadov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhenji misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Maskadov as the two fighters clinch.
Maskadov lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've been informed that Zhenji has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maskadov gets through Zhenji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhenji lands with a light punch inside.
Zhenji misses with a body punch.
Maskadov is working Zhenji over against the cage.
Maskadov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhenji backwards.
Maskadov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhenji misses with a body punch.
Zhenji missing with knees to the body.
Zhenji tries to land knees in the clinch but Maskadov avoids the damage to the body.
Maskadov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Maskadov.
A frustrated look appears on Zhenji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lom Ali Maskadov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zhenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maskadov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhenji.
The crowd cheers as Zhenji lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maskadov doesn't seem phased though.
Zhenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maskadov manages to avoid it.
Maskadov needs to keep his hands up - Zhenji had a free shot at his head there.
Maskadov is looking to clinch.
Zhenji listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maskadov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maskadov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zhenji manages to circle out of the way.

Maskadov forces Zhenji back against the cage and clinches.
Maskadov lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhenji backwards.
Maskadov taking a breather.
Maskadov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maskadov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maskadov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhenji misses with a punch to the body.
Zhenji being controlled against the cage.
Maskadov lands a hook to the side of the head.

Zhenji is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maskadov is working Zhenji over against the cage.
Zhenji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maskadov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhenji is still on wobbly legs! Can Maskadov finish him?
Maskadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Maskadov.
Maskadov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhenji.
Maskadov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maskadov misses with the head strike.
Maskadov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhenji can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhenji.
Maskadov working aggressively here.
Maskadov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhenji seems to have recovered his senses.
Lom Ali Maskadov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maskadov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhenji tries to throw a body punch but Maskadov avoids it by throwing Zhenji back against the cage.
Maskadov lands with a short shot to the head.
Maskadov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhenji backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maskadov.
Maskadov dips a shoulder and cracks Zhenji with a mighty uppercut! Zhenji falls back against the cage and Maskadov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zhenji is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Maskadov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lom Ali Maskadov!
As Lom Ali Maskadov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: As I said: VEGED VAN!!! I murdered you Wallasz! I murdered you on gta w, and I murdered you here. YOU ARE NOT ON MY LEVEL! ALLAHU AKBAR!'.