PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov has chosen Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Terrible
vs
Zhukov

189 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

210 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Down Under Supplements (AXES)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrible throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhukov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Terrible scores with a nice head shot.
Terrible lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terrible.
Zhukov looks gassed!

Terrible has closed the distance and engaged Zhukov in a clinch.
Terrible is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zhukov can't find room to land a body shot as Terrible controls the action.
Terrible lands a body punch.
Terrible lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Terrible.

It looks like Ivan Zhukov has been cut.
Terrible throws an elbow that misses.
Zhukov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Terrible lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Terrible tries to throw a body punch but Zhukov avoids it by throwing Terrible back against the cage.
Terrible blocks a body shot from Zhukov.
Terrible working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhukov is trying to break the clinch but Terrible has him pressed against the cage.
Zhukov just leaning against Terrible, taking a breather.
Zhukov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrible makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrible misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrible works on Zhukov's body with a couple of short punches.
Terrible dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Terrible tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Terrible manages to break the clinch.
Zhukov misses with a low kick.
Zhukov tried to score with a low kick but Terrible checks it.
Terrible connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Zhukov misses
and Terrible counters with a stiff right hand.
Terrible with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrible lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terrible connects with a leg kick. Zhukov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terrible.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Terrible.
Terrible is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Terrible for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zhukov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrible lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Terrible.
Zhukov pushes Terrible back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrible lands a left hand.
Terrible lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhukov backwards.

Zhukov is rocked!
Terrible lands a big knee! That's hurt Zhukov! Oh, he's all over the place! Terrible lands another knee that sends Zhukov to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Terrible!
Ivan Terrible managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under Supplements (AXES), into his post fight interview.