PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Oath
vs
Zhukov

210 cm
20
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Oath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhukov. Zhukov obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhukov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhukov looks for the body kick but Oath saw that one coming.
Oath is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhukov is looking to land body kicks.
Zhukov misses with a body shot.
Oath scores with a hook.
Zhukov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhukov tries to land a leg kick but Oath saw it coming and moves away.
Oath blocks a head kick by Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a leg kick
and Oath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhukov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhukov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhukov misses with a leg kick.
Oath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Zhukov.
Oath throws a right hand that Zhukov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhukov also avoids with ease.
Oath jabs at Zhukov's body.
Oath moves out of range as Zhukov throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov throws a head kick that misses
and Oath counters with a low kick, right behind Zhukov 's knee.
Zhukov throws a series of punches but Oath avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Zhukov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oath throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhukov defending well as Oath loads up on a big left hand.
Oath is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oath.
Zhukov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Oath darts in and clinches Zhukov up against the cage.
Zhukov managing to block the knees to the body from Oath.
Oath tries to work over Zhukov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oath holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oath lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ivan Zhukov has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Oath scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oath.
Oath can't find room to land a body shot as Zhukov controls the action.
Zhukov blocks an uppercut.
Oath pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhukov prevents a body shot from Oath.
Oath struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhukov controls his hands.
Oath lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhukov backwards.
Oath blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Oath.
Oath tries to throw a body punch but Zhukov avoids it by throwing Oath back against the cage.
Oath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oath lands with a right to the head.
Oath lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Oath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath missing with knees to the body.
Oath tries to throw a body punch but Zhukov avoids it by throwing Oath back against the cage.
Zhukov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhukov jumps guard but Oath stands there with Zhukov around his waist. Zhukov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhukov is defending well for now.
Zhukov wants to get back to striking at distance but Oath won't allow it.
Zhukov working hard to break the clinch.
Oath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhukov misses with the head strike.
Oath lands an elbow that stopped Zhukov in his tracks for a moment.
Zhukov throws a head punch that misses.
Oath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhukov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Oath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhukov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhukov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oath scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ivan Zhukov's cut even more.
Zhukov tries a body shot but Oath blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Oath.
Zhukov misses with a punch on the inside.
Oath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhukov avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oath.
Oath creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Oath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zhukov gets tackled into the cage by Oath. Oath maintains the clinch.
Zhukov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.

Zhukov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Zhukov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhukov.
Some bone on bone action there as Oath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oath swings for the body but Zhukov moves out of range.
Oath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Zhukov misses.
Zhukov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhukov tries to land a front kick but Oath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oath scores with a push kick.
Zhukov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhukov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhukov at a distance.
Oath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Zhukov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhukov is still on wobbly legs! Can Oath finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Oath ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Zhukov clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Oath!
Ken Oath is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ken Oath made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.