PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven-Symphony 7. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Van Beethoven
vs
Zhandunka

213 cm
35
277 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

220 cm
44
291 lbs
40 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt
GREEN!160

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beethoven throws a right hand that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Beethoven thinking.
Van Beethoven walks into a straight right hand from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhandunka.
Nice defenses there by Zhandunka.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Beethoven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Beethoven .
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Beethoven swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka defending well as Van Beethoven loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka misses with an uppercut. Van Beethoven saw that one coming.
Van Beethoven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Van Beethoven .
Nice shot by Zhandunka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beethoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Beethoven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Beethoven scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Beethoven looks to land a body kick but Zhandunka moved away.
Zhandunka slips under a jab from Van Beethoven .
Zhandunka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Beethoven s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhandunka walks into a left hand.
Zhandunka blocks a head kick by Van Beethoven .
Zhandunka lands a jab.
Van Beethoven jabs Zhandunka right on the nose. Zhandunka blinks but takes it well.
Van Beethoven misses with a looping left.
Zhandunka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beethoven looks to land a left hand but Zhandunka moved out of range nicely.
Zhandunka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Van Beethoven misses
and Zhandunka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zhandunka tries to clinch there but Van Beethoven circles away.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhandunka misses.
Zhandunka misses with a looping left.
Van Beethoven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zhandunka is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Zhandunka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick misses from Van Beethoven .
Zhandunka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Beethoven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zhandunka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Beethoven takes one to the chin there.
Zhandunka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Beethoven s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Beethoven throws a front kick aimed at Zhandunka's knee but Zhandunka avoids it well.
Zhandunka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Beethoven throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven moves out of range as Zhandunka strikes.
Zhandunka scores with a jab to the body.
Zhandunka punishes Van Beethoven 's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Beethoven cracks Zhandunka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Beethoven throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Beethoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhandunka looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Beethoven is just out of range.
Zhandunka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Beethoven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zhandunka lunges at Van Beethoven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Beethoven 's hand.
Van Beethoven needs to keep his hands up - Zhandunka had a free shot at his head there.

Zhandunka moves into range and clinches up with Van Beethoven .
Zhandunka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhandunka blocks an uppercut.
Zhandunka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Van Beethoven manages to break the clinch.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Beethoven moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhandunka throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Zhandunka.
A cross from Zhandunka lands.
Zhandunka checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhandunka! But no joy.
Zhandunka just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a wild combination.
Zhandunka blocks a jab.
Zhandunka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Beethoven moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka scores with the left hand. Van Beethoven knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhandunka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Beethoven counters with a good low kick that Zhandunka was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ales Zhandunka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Beethoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhandunka is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Beethoven . Zhandunka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhandunka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Zhandunka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Beethoven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Zhandunka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhandunka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Beethoven has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Zhandunka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beethoven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Beethoven .
Ales Zhandunka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Beethoven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Van Beethoven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Beethoven lands a right hook to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a hook.
Van Beethoven scores with a hook to the body. Zhandunka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Beethoven . Zhandunka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Van Beethoven lands.
Van Beethoven throws a sloppy head kick and Zhandunka moves out of range easily.
Zhandunka unleashes a big counter combination but Van Beethoven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Beethoven throws a series of punches but Zhandunka avoids them all with ease.
Zhandunka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Beethoven misses with a lunging right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Beethoven throws a series of punches but Zhandunka moves out of range.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Beethoven .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Beethoven at a distance.
Van Beethoven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhandunka avoids the body shot from Van Beethoven .
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Beethoven . That's going to slow Zhandunka down.
Zhandunka staying out of range there.
Van Beethoven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Zhandunka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Beethoven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Beethoven ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Van Beethoven 's ribcage but misses.
Van Beethoven misses with a body kick.
Zhandunka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhandunka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Van Beethoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhandunka jabs Van Beethoven right on the nose. Van Beethoven blinks but takes it well.
Van Beethoven scores with a hook to the body. Zhandunka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zhandunka jabs at Van Beethoven 's body.
Van Beethoven misses the jab.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhandunka blocks a head kick by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Beethoven moves away.
Van Beethoven misses with a wild body shot.
Zhandunka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Beethoven misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka throws out a loose jab but Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Beethoven ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.
Van Beethoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhandunka.
Zhandunka slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Zhandunka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhandunka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zhandunka throws out a powerful jab.
Van Beethoven moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhandunka moves out of range as Van Beethoven throws a body kick.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick that misses.
Van Beethoven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Beethoven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ales Zhandunka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Beethoven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhandunka circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Beethoven connects with a high kick.
Zhandunka throws a right hand that Van Beethoven ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Beethoven also avoids with ease.
Zhandunka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhandunka connects with the punch.
Van Beethoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhandunka is just out of range.
Van Beethoven throws a series of punches but Zhandunka avoids them all with ease.
Zhandunka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Beethoven tries to land a front kick but Zhandunka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhandunka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Beethoven finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhandunka's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka misses with a hook.
Van Beethoven fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zhandunka just manages to avoid it.
Van Beethoven takes a swing at Zhandunka's ribcage but misses.
Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut
and Zhandunka counters with a straight right hand.
Zhandunka misses with a hook. Van Beethoven ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhandunka lands a nice hook to Van Beethoven 's body. Van Beethoven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Beethoven throws a nice looking combination but Zhandunka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Beethoven ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka ducks under a wild hook from Van Beethoven .
Zhandunka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beethoven .
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Beethoven . Zhandunka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Beethoven scores with a jab. Zhandunka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot that sends Van Beethoven 's belly button to the back.
Zhandunka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Beethoven counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven misses with a hook to the body
enabling Zhandunka to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick
and Van Beethoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Beethoven missing with a left hand there. Zhandunka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Beethoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhandunka. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Beethoven is looking to counter punch.
Zhandunka swings for the body but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Van Beethoven throws a lazy head kick
and Zhandunka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Beethoven throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhandunka scores with a jab to the head.
Van Beethoven just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Zhandunka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Beethoven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Beethoven paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhandunka clinches.
Zhandunka struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Beethoven controls his hands.
Van Beethoven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhandunka backwards.
Zhandunka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage.
Zhandunka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Beethoven or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Van Beethoven breaks from the clinch.
Zhandunka looks to land a left hand but Van Beethoven moved out of range nicely.
Van Beethoven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhandunka swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Van Beethoven misses
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhandunka blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Beethoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhandunka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka throws a shot to the body.
Van Beethoven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zhandunka looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Beethoven is just out of range.
Van Beethoven tries a low kick but Zhandunka avoids it.
A head kick misses from Van Beethoven .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beethoven jabs at Zhandunka's body.
Zhandunka misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Beethoven . That snapped Zhandunka's head back.
Zhandunka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Beethoven connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhandunka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Wolfgang Van Beethoven did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Beethoven ducks under a wild hook from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Van Beethoven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Beethoven misses with a body kick.
Zhandunka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Beethoven 's hands.
Van Beethoven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zhandunka if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Beethoven throws an overhand right that lands on Zhandunka's shoulder, as Zhandunka tries to avoid the shot.
Zhandunka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Beethoven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
Van Beethoven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Zhandunka misses.
Van Beethoven throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Van Beethoven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Zhandunka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka misses with a hook
and Van Beethoven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Beethoven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhandunka is out of range.
A nice side step and Zhandunka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhandunka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Beethoven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zhandunka scrambles back to his feet.
Zhandunka tries to move into range but Van Beethoven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhandunka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Beethoven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhandunka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Beethoven . That one must have hurt.
Zhandunka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Beethoven moves out of range as Zhandunka strikes.
Zhandunka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Beethoven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Zhandunka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Van Beethoven misses.
Zhandunka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Beethoven tries to keep at a distance but Zhandunka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Beethoven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Beethoven tries to work over Zhandunka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beethoven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zhandunka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Zhandunka is trying to push Van Beethoven away but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhandunka tries to circle away but Van Beethoven has him pinned against the cage.
Van Beethoven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Beethoven scores with a hook to the body.
Van Beethoven lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Van Beethoven breaks from the clinch.
Van Beethoven misses with a low kick as Zhandunka jumps back.
Zhandunka throws a right hand that misses
and Van Beethoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Beethoven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhandunka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Beethoven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zhandunka misses with an uppercut
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight right hand.
Zhandunka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Beethoven throws a shot from downtown. Zhandunka moves away and avoids it.
Van Beethoven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhandunka.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick but Zhandunka moved away.
Van Beethoven catches Zhandunka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Beethoven lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zhandunka backs up against the cage.

Zhandunka is rocked!
Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Van Beethoven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhandunka is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Beethoven finish him?
The fighters circling - Zhandunka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhandunka takes a swing at Van Beethoven 's ribcage but misses.
Zhandunka seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Zhandunka moves into the clinch.
Zhandunka is trying to push Van Beethoven away but Van Beethoven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Zhandunka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Zhandunka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhandunka misses the target.
Van Beethoven lands a jab to the nose.
Van Beethoven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhandunka connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Van Beethoven had his way with Ales Zhandunka in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zhandunka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Beethoven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Beethoven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Beethoven misses with a double jab.
Zhandunka fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Beethoven lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zhandunka misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Beethoven .
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhandunka. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhandunka walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beethoven is looking to land body kicks.
Van Beethoven throws out a loose jab but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Van Beethoven 's ribcage but misses.
Zhandunka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhandunka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Beethoven with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot
enabling Van Beethoven to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhandunka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Beethoven to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Beethoven .
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhandunka. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut.
Zhandunka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven feints and then cracks Zhandunka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhandunka down.
Zhandunka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Beethoven counters with a good, hard body kick but Zhandunka shrugs it off.
Zhandunka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Van Beethoven scores with a push kick.
Zhandunka misses with a straight right.
Van Beethoven scores with a shot to the body.

Van Beethoven lands a big head kick that sends Zhandunka tumbling to the mat! Van Beethoven takes a step backwards and waves Zhandunka back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beethoven cracks Zhandunka with a hook to the temple - Zhandunka is on wobbly legs here! Van Beethoven swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Zhandunka falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Van Beethoven wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
Wolfgang Van Beethoven retains his heavyweight title!
Wolfgang Van Beethoven very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 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.