PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zhukov
vs
Pena Milani

210 cm
28
265 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

193 cm
31
285 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena Milani dodges the punch combination from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhukov throws out a loose jab but Pena Milani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhukov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK in the buildup to the fight.
Zhukov avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani punishes Zhukov's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhukov avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Zhukov throws a front kick aimed at Pena Milani's knee but Pena Milani avoids it well.
Pena Milani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Ivan Zhukov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena Milani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zhukov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena Milani misses with a kick to the body.
Zhukov blocks the body kick.
Pena Milani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pena Milani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhukov at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhukov.
We've been informed that Pena Milani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Zhukov moves out of range easily.
Ayrton Pena Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena Milani gets in close and tags Zhukov with a short punch that almost sends Zhukov to the mat! Oh Zhukov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pena Milani, trying to create some distance but Pena Milani rushes him, striking wildly and Zhukov goes down! The referee tackles Pena Milani into the cage to end the fight! Pena Milani is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayrton Pena Milani!
Ayrton Pena Milani very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.