PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Nyqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinesh Jakhotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludvig Nyqvist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nyqvist
vs
Jakhotia

165 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Nyqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dinesh Jakhotia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyqvist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jakhotia as he jumps to the side.
Jakhotia lands the left hand.

It looks like Ludvig Nyqvist has been cut.

Nyqvist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nyqvist is trying to control. Jakhotia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jakhotia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nyqvist looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jakhotia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nyqvist is stalling here. Jakhotia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nyqvist seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jakhotia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jakhotia working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyqvist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nyqvist struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jakhotia leaves Nyqvist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nyqvist.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludvig Nyqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakhotia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakhotia cracks Nyqvist with an open hand slap.
Jakhotia swings for the body but Nyqvist moves out of range.
Jakhotia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jakhotia wants it to stay on the feet.
Nyqvist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nyqvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jakhotia sprawls well. Jakhotia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nyqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyqvist is breathing heavily.
Nyqvist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jakhotia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nyqvist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jakhotia throws a combination. Nyqvist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jakhotia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jakhotia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nyqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nyqvist avoids the body shot from Jakhotia.
Nyqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakhotia.
Nyqvist slips a jab and a cross from Jakhotia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakhotia lands with a hook. Nyqvist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jakhotia throws a good cross that connects.
Jakhotia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jakhotia cracks Nyqvist with a good jab.
Jakhotia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jakhotia works the jab nicely.
Jakhotia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nyqvist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jakhotia tries to avoid it but Nyqvist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jakhotia to the ground. Jakhotia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jakhotia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakhotia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nyqvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jakhotia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nyqvist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nyqvist staying out of range there.
Nyqvist shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakhotia tries to sprawl out of it but Nyqvist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakhotia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakhotia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jakhotia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nyqvist's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyqvist tries to clinch there but Jakhotia circles away.
Nyqvist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinesh Jakhotia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nyqvist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Nyqvist moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jakhotia has worked his arm free - good work by Jakhotia!
Nyqvist tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jakhotia's legs.
Nyqvist trying to control the action but Jakhotia is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyqvist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jakhotia is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dinesh Jakhotia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Nyqvist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice sprawl there from Jakhotia as Nyqvist shoots in.
Dinesh Jakhotia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Nyqvist has closed the distance and engaged Jakhotia in a clinch.
Nyqvist leaning his opponent against the cage.

Nyqvist manages to break the clinch.
Jakhotia misses with a hook. Nyqvist ducked under it nicely.
Jakhotia misses with a combination
and Nyqvist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nyqvist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nyqvist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jakhotia is squirming around, avoiding Nyqvist's attempts to control the action.
Jakhotia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakhotia is squirming around, avoiding Nyqvist's attempts to control the action.
Nyqvist raining down shots from the mount!
Nyqvist looking to control but Jakhotia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nyqvist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jakhotia is squirming around, avoiding Nyqvist's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nyqvist landing punches.
Jakhotia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nyqvist throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nyqvist in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nyqvist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jakhotia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyqvist looking to control but Jakhotia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nyqvist controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nyqvist with shots to the head and body - Jakhotia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nyqvist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jakhotia is squirming around, avoiding Nyqvist's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nyqvist is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jakhotia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Nyqvist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Nyqvist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jakhotia stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyqvist. Nyqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyqvist shoots in for a takedown but Jakhotia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nyqvist slips a straight right by Jakhotia.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jakhotia, as that shot connected.
Nyqvist slips a jab from Jakhotia.
Nyqvist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludvig Nyqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nyqvist slips a straight right by Jakhotia.
Nyqvist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jakhotia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nyqvist somewhat.
Nyqvist ducks right into an uppercut from Jakhotia.
Jakhotia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nyqvist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ludvig Nyqvist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakhotia keeps the fight on the outside.
Nyqvist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakhotia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyqvist is defended easily by Jakhotia.
Jakhotia swings for the body but Nyqvist moves out of range.
Nyqvist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jakhotia counters with a stiff right hand.
Jakhotia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyqvist is just out of range.
Nyqvist shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jakhotia pinned against the cage. Jakhotia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jakhotia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nyqvist counters with a single leg into guard. Jakhotia didn't expect that.
Jakhotia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nyqvist.
Nyqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakhotia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyqvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyqvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jakhotia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nyqvist lands a couple of digs.
Nyqvist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nyqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakhotia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyqvist throwing strikes but missing.

Jakhotia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nyqvist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakhotia is fending him off so far but Nyqvist persists. Nope, Jakhotia circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyqvist is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyqvist is defended easily by Jakhotia.
Jakhotia throws the left hand but Nyqvist avoids the punch easily.
Nyqvist misses with a takedown attempt - Jakhotia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jakhotia.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyqvist is defended easily by Jakhotia.
Jakhotia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jakhotia there.
Nyqvist moves in looking to clinch but Jakhotia pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nyqvist keeps Jakhotia at a distance using the push kick.

Nyqvist pushes Jakhotia up against the cage in a clinch.
Jakhotia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nyqvist looking for a takedown.
Nyqvist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jakhotia walks away with a smile on his face. Nyqvist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jakhotia throws a series of strikes that have Nyqvist backpedaling.
Nyqvist defending well as Jakhotia loads up on a big left hand.

Jakhotia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nyqvist to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nyqvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jakhotia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nyqvist trying to control but Jakhotia is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludvig Nyqvist.
I think Nyqvist has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Nyqvist!