PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sepultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sepultra
vs
Zangief

195 cm
24
240 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

213 cm
24
257 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief jabs Sepultra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sepultra connects with a solid leg kick.
Sepultra lands with a good body shot.
A head kick from Zangief lands but Sepultra takes it in his stride.

It looks like Damien Sepultra has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepultra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Sepultra closes the distance and clinches.
Sepultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Zangief controls his hands.
Sepultra misses with a body punch.
Zangief pushes Sepultra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sepultra has a couple of punches blocked by Zangief.
Zangief letting Sepultra take a breather here.
Sepultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepultra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sepultra throws an elbow but misses.
Zangief wants to get back to striking at distance but Sepultra won't allow it.
Zangief tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sepultra's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sepultra misses with a body punch.
Sepultra tries a body shot but Zangief blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Sepultra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short uppercut from Sepultra.
Zangief misses with a body punch.
Sepultra has Zangief pressed against the cage, preventing Zangief from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zangief misses with a body punch.
Sepultra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sepultra stalling in the clinch.
Sepultra misses with some punches.
Sepultra tries to throw a body punch but Zangief avoids it by throwing Sepultra back against the cage.
Zangief swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zangief swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Sepultra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepultra misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Sepultra.
Zangief goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zangief lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sepultra backwards.
Sepultra gets through Zangief's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zangief blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zangief tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sepultra smiles and moves away.
Sepultra thows a body shot but no joy.
Zangief misses with a leg kick.
Zangief jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sepultra if he has to take too many more of those.
Zangief misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sepultra misses with a straight left.
Zangief rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sepultra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sepultra stalling in the clinch.
Sepultra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zangief.
Sepultra lands a nice uppercut.
Zangief is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sepultra to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Zangief tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sepultra smiles and moves away.
Damien Sepultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Zangief.
Sepultra slips a jab from Zangief.
Zangief throws a push kick but Sepultra slaps the foot to one side.
Sepultra lands a nice shot that snaps Zangief's head back.
Ivan Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throws a front kick aimed at Sepultra's knee but Sepultra avoids it well.
Zangief bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepultra's head backwards.
Sepultra lands the left hand.
Zangief throws a jab but it's blocked by Sepultra.
Zangief throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zangief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zangief thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sepultra if he has to take too many more of those.
Zangief thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Zangief blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zangief. Sepultra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepultra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zangief lunges at Sepultra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sepultra's hand.
Zangief tried to score with a low kick but Sepultra checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zangief cracks Sepultra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sepultra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zangief finish him?

Sepultra is rocked!
Sepultra misses with a body shot.
Oh Sepultra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zangief sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sepultra's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sepultra's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Zangief!
A less than humble Ivan Zangief misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.