PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). soprano comes to the cage accompanied by woke up this morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

soprano
vs
Zhandunka

190 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

220 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, tony soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka swinging wilding here.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch but soprano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhandunka tries for a takedown but soprano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zhandunka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
soprano is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. soprano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by soprano.
Zhandunka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but soprano swivels and escapes.
Zhandunka misses with a hook. soprano ducked under it nicely.
Zhandunka is looking to clinch.

Zhandunka drives through and clinches with soprano against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Zhandunka.

Zhandunka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
soprano walks into a left hand.

It looks like tony soprano has been cut.
Zhandunka fails with the takedown.
tony soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ales Zhandunka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
soprano fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhandunka takes a swing at soprano's ribcage but misses.
Zhandunka is looking to clinch.
Zhandunka lands a nice shot that snaps soprano's head back.
Zhandunka looks to score with a jab to the body but soprano is just out of range.
Zhandunka wants to clinch up but soprano keeps it at a distance.
Zhandunka shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. soprano takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Zhandunka sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! soprano bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ales Zhandunka!