PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 4683 p4p, 4066 weight class) and Vladimir Svyatoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 383 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nuku
vs
Svyatoslav

192 cm
16
260
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
230
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Svyatoslav!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svyatoslav is fending him off so far but Nuku persists. Nope, Svyatoslav circles away and we're back to standing.
Svyatoslav tries to clinch there but Nuku circles away.
Nuku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nuku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svyatoslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuku.
Svyatoslav dives in for a single leg takedown but Nuku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nuku tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svyatoslav manages to circle out of the way.

Svyatoslav has Nuku up against the cage in a clinch.
Nuku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svyatoslav backwards.
A short uppercut from Nuku.
Svyatoslav misses with a knee to the head.
Svyatoslav jumps guard but Nuku stands there with Svyatoslav around his waist. Svyatoslav gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nuku fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nuku drops Svyatoslav onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Svyatoslav is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Svyatoslav is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Svyatoslav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svyatoslav is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuku finish him?
Nuku cracks Svyatoslav with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Svyatoslav tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nuku pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Svyatoslav is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aoatea Nuku!
An out of breath Aoatea Nuku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.