PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeynalabdinov comes to the cage accompanied by Saku. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zeynalabdinov
vs
Soto

180 cm
29
204 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

181 cm
26
193 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeynalabdinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zeynalabdinov misses with the body kick
and Soto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeynalabdinov.
Soto swings for the body but Zeynalabdinov moves out of range.
Zeynalabdinov delivers a nice body kick.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a wild body shot.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeynalabdinov.
Soto doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeynalabdinov circles away.
Soto connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Soto
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soto throws a wild body kick that Zeynalabdinov sees coming a mile off.
Zeynalabdinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeynalabdinov connects with a leg kick. Soto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to land a leg kick but Zeynalabdinov saw it coming and moves away.
Zeynalabdinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Soto throws a right hand that Zeynalabdinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeynalabdinov also avoids with ease.
Soto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zeynalabdinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Soto should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
A combination from Zeynalabdinov does no damage.
Zeynalabdinov misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Zeynalabdinov misses its intended target.
Soto walks into a left hand.
Zeynalabdinov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Soto misses
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeynalabdinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Zeynalabdinov. Beautiful body shot.
Zeynalabdinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soto counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Soto catches Zeynalabdinov right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Seyran Zeynalabdinov has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov throws the left hand but Soto avoids the punch easily.
Zeynalabdinov thuds his right hand into Soto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zeynalabdinov swings widly with a right hand
and Soto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeynalabdinov catches Soto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto scores with a kick to the body.
Zeynalabdinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soto scores with a body shot.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soto.
Soto lands a right hook to the body.
Soto misses with an uppercut.
Soto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zeynalabdinov is out of range and Soto settles back down.
Zeynalabdinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeynalabdinov fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeynalabdinov misses with a hook.
Soto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a left and a right that stings Soto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov swings widly with a right hand
and Soto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soto moves away from the strike by Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a looping right.
Soto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soto tests Zeynalabdinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soto walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Zeynalabdinov.
Soto throws the kick towards the body but Zeynalabdinov avoids it.
Soto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeynalabdinov throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soto looks for the body kick but Zeynalabdinov saw that one coming.
Soto throws a wild body kick that Zeynalabdinov sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seyran Zeynalabdinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seyran Zeynalabdinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zeynalabdinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zeynalabdinov throws a one two combo.

Soto is rocked!
Zeynalabdinov misses with a wild body shot.
Soto is still on wobbly legs! Can Zeynalabdinov finish him?
Zeynalabdinov scores with a shot to the body.

Zeynalabdinov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeynalabdinov showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zeynalabdinov wants to take a breather but Soto is having none of it.
Zeynalabdinov scores with a big shot! Soto's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Soto! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
A victorious Seyran Zeynalabdinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.