PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israfil Shokhzodayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and im Winning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winning has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shokhzodayev
vs
Winning

209 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israfil Shokhzodayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, im Winning!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shokhzodayev doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Winning counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shokhzodayev is trying to pull guard but Winning has him pressed against the cage.

Winning is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shokhzodayev can't fight it off and eventually Winning manages to take the fight to the floor. Shokhzodayev looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shokhzodayev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shokhzodayev wants to sweep here but Winning controlling him for the moment.
Winning is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Shokhzodayev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winning preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winning stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shokhzodayev avoids a kick to the body.
Shokhzodayev tries for a takedown but Winning circles away easily

and Winning counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israfil Shokhzodayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winning slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winning is stalling in the full guard.
Winning looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Winning avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shokhzodayev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Winning is now in half guard.
Shokhzodayev pushes Winning off looking to stand but Winning dives back in and keeps control.
Winning controlling the action here.

Winning is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winning is trying to work for a kimura but Shokhzodayev is defending well.
Winning is thwarting Shokhzodayev's attempts to control the position.

Winning is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shokhzodayev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Winning scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shokhzodayev strikes from the bottom but Winning passes into mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winning controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shokhzodayev is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

im Winning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on im Winning's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Winning bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shokhzodayev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Winning has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shokhzodayev tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Winning is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winning with shots to the head and body - Shokhzodayev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winning takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Winning has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winning scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shokhzodayev?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shokhzodayev is just holding on here. Winning manages to take his back.
Winning is not going to allow Shokhzodayev to sit and survive in this position.
Winning biding his time, looking for the opening.
Shokhzodayev trying to control the hands but Winning won't let him.
Winning is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winning has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Shokhzodayev! Can he survive? No! He's out! Winning gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). im Winning!