PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olki Nukke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nukke
vs
Kharitonov

175 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olki Nukke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serg Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukke misses the jab.
Nukke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharitonov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Nukke finds it's target.
Olki Nukke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a slapping body shot.
Nukke misses with a hook.
Nukke misses with a wild combination.
Nukke lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Kharitonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nukke doesn't seem phased though.
Nukke throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Nukke sizes up Kharitonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nukke paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov punishes Nukke's body with a nice straight punch.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Nukke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nukke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nukke throws a hook but Kharitonov blocks it.
Nukke slips a jab and a cross from Kharitonov.
Nukke throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharitonov lands a jab.
Nukke connects with a single shot there.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but Nukke is having none of it.
Kharitonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kharitonov throws a series of punches but Nukke avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Nukke misses
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nukke misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kharitonov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nukke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukke throws a shot from downtown. Kharitonov moves away and avoids it.
Kharitonov lands a slapping body shot.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Nukke.
Nukke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nukke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nukke misses with a double jab
and Kharitonov counters with a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov is looking to chop away at Nukke's legs.
A slow jab from Nukke misses its intended target.
Kharitonov throws a body punch but Nukke moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Nukke wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharitonov won't allow it.
Nukke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Kharitonov.
A short right from Nukke on the inside.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike.
Nukke scores with a hook to the body.
Nukke works on Kharitonov's body with a couple of short punches.

Kharitonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nukke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Nukke looks to clinch
and Kharitonov counters with a two punch combo.
Kharitonov lands with a good body shot.
Kharitonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Nukke misses.

Kharitonov drives through and clinches with Nukke against the cage.
Nukke lands a left hand.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nukke or not.
Nukke swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nukke.
Kharitonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nukke managing to block the knees to the body from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kharitonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nukke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kharitonov tries a knee to the head but Nukke blocks it.
Kharitonov scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Nukke.
Nukke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Kharitonov trying to stall but Nukke improves his position.
Nukke tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Nukke back against the cage.
Nukke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nukke misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov stalls.

Nukke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serg Kharitonov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nukke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kharitonov walks into a left hand.
Olki Nukke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nukke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kharitonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nukke swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy body shot

and Nukke counters by clinching up.

Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nukke misses the shot to the body.
Kharitonov closes the distance but Nukke moves to the side
enabling Nukke to counter with a crisp jab.
Kharitonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nukke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kharitonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Nukke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nukke throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kharitonov.
Nukke works over Kharitonov's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov punishes Nukke's body with a nice straight punch.
Kharitonov wants to clinch.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kharitonov lunges at Nukke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nukke's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Nukke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Nukke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nukke!
Nukke throws a jab when Kharitonov was well out of range.
Nukke misses the body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a straight right hand.

Kharitonov closes the distance and pushes Nukke back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nukke up against the cage.
Kharitonov tries to throw a body punch but Nukke avoids it by throwing Kharitonov back against the cage.

Nukke manages to break the clinch.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukke moves away.
Nukke misses the shot to the body.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharitonov dodges the punch combination from Nukke.
Nukke throws a shot from downtown. Kharitonov moves away and avoids it.
Kharitonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nukke.
A jab from Kharitonov does it's job there.
Serg Kharitonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
Kharitonov looks to land a combination but Nukke avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke throws a big shot that misses.
Kharitonov cracks a nice hook into Nukke's ribs.
Nukke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kharitonov.
Some wild striking there from Kharitonov.
Nukke misses with a looping left.
Nukke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nukke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nukke throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Nukke tries to clinch up.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nukke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nukke to counter with a crisp jab.
Nukke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kharitonov, as that shot connected.
Nukke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kharitonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kharitonov lands a two punch combo.
Nukke lands with a nice combination. Kharitonov backs away looking to recover.
Nukke misses the jab.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but Nukke moves away
and Nukke counters with a three punch combo that has Kharitonov backing up. Kharitonov nods at Nukke to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nukke throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nukke.
Kharitonov moves away from the strike by Nukke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nukke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kharitonov defending well as Nukke loads up on a big left hand.
Nukke sizes up Kharitonov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Olki Nukke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kharitonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nukke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kharitonov throws a nice looking combination but Nukke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nukke throws a sloppy body shot
and Kharitonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Nukke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nukke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a body shot.
Kharitonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nukke manages to avoid it.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nukke.
Kharitonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharitonov.
Nukke misses with a jab to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Kharitonov blocks a jab.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the body.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nukke throws out the jab.
Nukke misses with a looping right.
Nukke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kharitonov slips under a jab.
Nukke misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nukke is just out of range.
Nukke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kharitonov backs up against the cage.
Nukke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Nukke clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nukke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nukke tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Nukke back against the cage.
Kharitonov is trying to break the clinch but Nukke is controlling him.
Nukke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Nukke.
Nukke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharitonov or not.
Nukke blocks a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov blocks a body shot from Nukke.
Nukke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
Nukke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kharitonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nukke.
Nukke pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nukke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nukke.
Nukke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kharitonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nukke keeps control of Kharitonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kharitonov is trying to force a seperation but Nukke has the dominant position.
Nukke scores with a shot to the side of Kharitonov's head.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Nukke digs a right hand into Kharitonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kharitonov's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke lands a left hand.
Nukke managing to block the knees to the body from Kharitonov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nukke.
Good body shot from Nukke.
Nukke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Nukke - that landed with a thud.
Nukke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Nukke controls the action.
Nukke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharitonov.
Nukke lands a shot to the body.
Nukke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nukke is leaning against Kharitonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olki Nukke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Nukke.
Nukke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nukke digs a right hand underneath Kharitonov's ribcage. Kharitonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nukke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharitonov or not.
Nukke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nukke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nukke is working Kharitonov over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukke.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukke.
Nukke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nukke trying to land knees to the body.
Nukke is working Kharitonov over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Nukke as the two fighters clinch.
Nukke is leaning against Kharitonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nukke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nukke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nukke as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nukke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nukke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nukke.
Nukke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
A short right from Nukke on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nukke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nukke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Nukke scores with a hook to the body.
Nukke digs a right hand underneath Kharitonov's ribcage. Kharitonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Nukke.
Nukke is working Kharitonov over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nukke scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nukke pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the head.
Nukke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharitonov or not.
Nukke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nukke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nukke lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olki Nukke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nukke 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olki Nukke!