PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Nikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Demons. Rey de Chocolate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lil Nikka's chin.

de Chocolate
vs
Nikka

175 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

168 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Divine Clothing [GTI]

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Nikka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikka needs to keep his hands up - de Chocolate had a free shot at his head there.
de Chocolate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de Chocolate defends it nicely.
Nikka shoots in looking for a takedown. de Chocolate tries to sprawl out of it but Nikka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Chocolate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
de Chocolate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nikka checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Chocolate tries to avoid it but Nikka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Chocolate to the ground. de Chocolate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rey de Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Nikka.
Nikka shoots in and drives through. de Chocolate sprawls well.

Nikka feints and as de Chocolate raises his hands in defense, Nikka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

de Chocolate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nikka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Nikka as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikka shoots in but de Chocolate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de Chocolate avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Chocolate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikka closes the distance and clinches up with de Chocolate, looking for a takedown. Nikka pushes de Chocolate against the cage but de Chocolate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Chocolate misses with a low kick.
de Chocolate throws a leg kick but Nikka sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikka shoots in looking for a takedown. de Chocolate tries to sprawl out of it but Nikka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Chocolate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lil Nikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikka looks gassed!
de Chocolate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikka.
Nice takedown defense from de Chocolate. No joy for Nikka on that attempt.

de Chocolate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nikka is trying to defend but de Chocolate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

de Chocolate stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
de Chocolate lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Lil Nikka has been cut.
Nikka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Chocolate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikka moves away.
Nice body kick there by de Chocolate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
de Chocolate throws a head kick but Nikka moves out of range.
Nikka blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey de Chocolate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Nikka's cut.
That's time! de Chocolate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

de Chocolate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nikka in his tracks.
de Chocolate throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by de Chocolate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of de Chocolate.
Nikka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de Chocolate counters with an outside leg kick.
de Chocolate cracks Nikka with a good jab.
de Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt

and de Chocolate counters with a left and a right that hurts Nikka! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! de Chocolate jumps into full mount!

Nikka is rocked!
Nikka is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

de Chocolate is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rey de Chocolate is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikka checks a leg kick nicely.
de Chocolate's corner calls for a 1-2. de Chocolate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

de Chocolate gets a takedown into half guard.
de Chocolate wants to stand up but Nikka has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nikka is trying to stand up here but de Chocolate is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate wants to get back to his feet.

de Chocolate escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nikka slips a straight right by de Chocolate.
Nikka shoots and misses
and de Chocolate counters with a nice uppercut.
Nikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Chocolate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Chocolate tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikka misses with a takedown attempt
letting de Chocolate counter with a right hand.
Rey de Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Nikka.
de Chocolate misses with a hook. Nikka ducked under it nicely.
de Chocolate lands a with a good body shot.
de Chocolate scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikka should have avoided that one.
de Chocolate loads up on a big right hand but Nikka slips the punch.
Nikka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikka misses with a shot to the body
and de Chocolate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Chocolate throws and low kick but Nikka moves out of range easily.

de Chocolate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

de Chocolate stands up and beckons Nikka to join him on the feet.
Nikka with a lazy takedown attempt

and de Chocolate counters with a single leg into guard. Nikka didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikka controls de Chocolate momentarily but de Chocolate frees himself.
Nikka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control de Chocolate kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey de Chocolate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lil Nikka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

de Chocolate throws a lazy head kick
and Nikka counters with a straight right hand.
Nikka has his takedown stuffed
and de Chocolate counters with a straight right hand.
de Chocolate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikka is out of range and de Chocolate settles back down.
Nikka doesn't succeed with the takedown

and de Chocolate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Chocolate.
de Chocolate wants to get up but he can't break Nikka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

de Chocolate gets to his feet - Nikka follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate looks to land a right hand but Nikka moved out of range.
de Chocolate lunges at Nikka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikka's hand.
de Chocolate throws a solid leg kick but Nikka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at de Chocolate.
de Chocolate throws a head kick but Nikka moves out of range.
Nikka doesn't succeed with the takedown

so de Chocolate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rey de Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Nikka.
de Chocolate wants to stand but Nikka is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de Chocolate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nikka, up you get!
Nikka is looking to score with low kicks.
de Chocolate with a nice cross.
de Chocolate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikka. That did some damage!
Nikka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de Chocolate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate misses the shot to the body.
Nikka fails with the takedown
and de Chocolate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

de Chocolate closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rey de Chocolate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

de Chocolate stands up from half guard.
de Chocolate scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikka should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikka avoids the head kick by de Chocolate.
de Chocolate stuns Nikka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nikka throws a leg kick but de Chocolate sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from de Chocolate.
Nikka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and de Chocolate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

de Chocolate stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nikka to get to his feet.
Lil Nikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

de Chocolate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikka to the mat! Nikka manages to get full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey de Chocolate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Chocolate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Rey de Chocolate!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rey de Chocolate!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Rey de Chocolate!

Rey de Chocolate wins by unanimous decision!