PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhu comes to the cage accompanied by Meet Gazoo. Andrey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zhu
vs
Andrey

166 cm
28
146 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

177 cm
30
146 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey cracks Zhu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Chong Zhu has been cut.
Andrey throws out a loose jab but Zhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhu throws a head kick but Andrey moves out of range.
Andrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhu.
Andrey walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Andrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andrey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andrey tries to clinch up.
Chong Zhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zhu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Andrey lands a high kick!
Andrey wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Zhu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrey lands the left hand.

Andrey gets a clinch.

Andrey breaks the clinch.
Zhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhu connects with a looping right hand.
Zhu throws a shot from downtown. Andrey moves away and avoids it.

Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
Andrey lands a body punch.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrey avoids it.
Andrey lands a right hand.
Andrey blocks an elbow strike from Zhu.
Andrey tries to throw a body punch but Zhu avoids it by throwing Andrey back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey looking to stall.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andrey is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrey is looking to control Zhu's arms but Zhu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andrey has his back to the cage.
Zhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrey blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrey tries to work over Zhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrey lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrey tries to work over Zhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrey throws a head punch that misses.
Andrey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey moves out of range as Zhu strikes.
Andrey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrey throws a sloppy body shot
and Andrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhu loads up on a big right hand but Andrey slips the punch.
It seemed like Andrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhu throws a solid leg kick but Andrey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhu.
Zhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrey.
Andrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhu throws a hook but Andrey avoids it easily.
Zhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey drops his hands momentarily and Zhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zhu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrey tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Andrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrey blocks a jab.
Andrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhu cracks Andrey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zhu checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhu.
Andrey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrey connects with a crisp jab.
Andrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Zhu misses the target.
Zhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhu defending well as Andrey loads up on a big left hand.
Andrey takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Andrey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zhus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Andrey.
Andrey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhu is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhu needs to keep his hands up - Andrey had a free shot at his head there.
Zhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrey takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Zhu misses the target.
Zhu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zhu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrey's hands.
Nice defenses there by Zhu.
Zhu slips under a jab from Andrey.
Andrey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
A jab from Zhu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhu scores with a hook.
Andrey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhu.
Andrey staying out of range there.
Andrey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zhu misses the body punch
and Andrey counters with a straight right hand.
Zhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andrey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andrey misses with a straight left.
Andrey stalks Zhu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zhu's face. Zhu staggers backwards, shaken.

Zhu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Andrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhu, pushing him back against the cage.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu taking a breather.
Andrey tries to throw a body punch but Zhu avoids it by throwing Andrey back against the cage.
Zhu working aggressively here.
Zhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhu tries to break the clinch but Andrey is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Andrey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Zhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrey tries to stall but Zhu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhu tries to break the clinch but Andrey is controlling the position.
Andrey misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrey.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrey.
Zhu misses with a knee to the head.
Zhu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrey's efforts to push away.
Zhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu stalling in the clinch but Andrey improves position.

Zhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhu throws out the jab.
Andrey is looking for the big counter here.
Zhu throws out a loose jab but Andrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zhu lands with a straight right. Andrey didn't see that one coming.
Zhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrey.
Andrey slips a straight right by Zhu.
Good leg kick by Zhu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhu.
Andrey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhu finds it's way round the side to connect with Andrey's head.
Zhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chong Zhu is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu missing with a left hand there. Andrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Andrey finds it's way through Zhu's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Andrey lands.
Zhu thumps Andrey with a low kick.
Andrey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a body shot.
Zhu throws a lazy right hand but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrey is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from Andrey misses.
Zhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrey misses the target.
Andrey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhu under the eye.
Andrey scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Andrey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Andrey to work.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Andrey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrey misses with a two punch combination.
Zhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhu has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrey avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Despite the aggression on Andrey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Andrey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhu throwing a counter right hand but Andrey manages to avoid it.
Zhu misses with a hook. Andrey ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey swinging wildly here.
Andrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhu.
Andrey throws a leg kick which misses Zhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhu tries to avoid it.
Andrey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhu counters with a straight right hand.
Andrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Zhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrey manages to avoid it.
Zhu takes one on the button.
Zhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zhu eats them both and turns towards Andrey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu walks into a jab.
Andrey lands a brutal head kick. Zhu looks out on his feet and Andrey throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Malutin Andrey!
In his post fight interview, Malutin Andrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.