PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enae Volare Mezzo by Era. This should be a great matchup!

Luzhin
vs
Andersson

190 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 St Petersburg, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Morgan Andersson has been cut.
Andersson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luzhin scores with a three punch combo!
Andersson tries to clinch there but Luzhin circles away.
Andersson walks into a straight right hand from Luzhin.
Luzhin looks to land a combination but Andersson avoids it well.
Andersson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andersson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luzhin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andersson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luzhin leaves Andersson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luzhin lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andersson backs up against the cage.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersson looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Luzhin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a with a good body shot.
Luzhin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andersson backs up against the cage.
Andersson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Luzhin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luzhin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andersson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Luzhin counter with a right hand.
Nikolai Luzhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Andersson.
Andersson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luzhin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luzhin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luzhin works Andersson's body with a nice hook.
Luzhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luzhin cracks Andersson with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luzhin as he avoids it easily.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson slips a jab and a cross from Luzhin.
Andersson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Luzhin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andersson.
A left lands for Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to bum rush Andersson with a series of wild strikes but Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Luzhin misses.
Luzhin throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Luzhin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Luzhin scores with a four punch combination!
Andersson looks for a takedown but Luzhin sprawls well.
Luzhin cracks Andersson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Luzhin lands a left and a right that send Andersson crashing to the mat, dazed. Luzhin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Andersson is rocked!

Luzhin lands a big right hand that sends Andersson crashing to the mat! Luzhin stays standing though and waves Andersson back to his feet!
Andersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Luzhin finish him?
Luzhin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Andersson! Luzhin dives in looking to finish! Andersson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Luzhin!