PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kaspersky (ranked 2574 p4p, 5793 weight class) and Victor Souza (ranked 359 p4p, 634 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kaspersky
vs
Souza

180 cm
19
188
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
190
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kaspersky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaspersky.

Souza throws Kaspersky to one side and escapes!

Kaspersky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaspersky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Kaspersky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kaspersky working the head and body with strikes.
Kaspersky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaspersky lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaspersky working Souza over with strikes.

Kaspersky is looking for a kimura but Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaspersky to get the leverage.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaspersky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kaspersky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Kaspersky lands strikes from half guard.

Souza is rocked!
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaspersky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky scores with a big shot! Souza's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Souza! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kaspersky!
Our winner, Nikolai Kaspersky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.