PBP Commentary

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

Mckill
vs
Novikov

183 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brass Mckill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arkadi Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Novikov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Novikov pushes Mckill up against the cage in a clinch.
Mckill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Novikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Novikov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Novikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mckill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Novikov lands a couple of elbows.
Mckill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Novikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Novikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Novikov throwing strikes from guard but Mckill blocks nicely.

Mckill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mckill's head.
Novikov throwing strikes from guard but Mckill blocks nicely.
Novikov scoring with some ground and pound.

Mckill has an active guard here but Novikov has managed to pass into half guard.
Mckill tries to roll over but Novikov keeps him under control.
Novikov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mckill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mckill is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Novikov is nestled in close to Mckill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Novikov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Novikov slips a nice elbow through Mckill's hands, connecting with Mckill's forehead.
Novikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckill defending well though.
Mckill is not content to let Novikov control the position.
Novikov is nestled in close to Mckill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mckill taking some punishment here, with Novikov in his half guard.
Mckill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckill defending well though.
Novikov wants to pass the guard but Mckill is defending well.

Novikov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mckill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Novikov lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Novikov lands a nice short elbow.
Mckill has hold of Novikov's hands but Novikov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Novikov slips a nice elbow through Mckill's hands, connecting with Mckill's forehead.
Mckill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Novikov scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mckill with the active half guard here but Novikov passes nicely into side control.
Mckill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Novikov lands an elbow.

Novikov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Novikov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mckill some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Novikov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mckill has escaped the position, nice work there.
Novikov looks up at the clock and then as Mckill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Novikov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadi Novikov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Novikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Novikov has clasped his hands together around Mckill's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Novikov lands a few punches from side control.
Mckill takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Novikov lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Novikov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Novikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mckill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Novikov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mckill down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novikov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mckill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Novikov is looking to take a break and control but Mckill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mckill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Novikov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mckill to see if he's OK.
Novikov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Novikov cracks Mckill with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov cracks Mckill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mckill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Novikov working the head with strikes.
Arkadi Novikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Novikov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Novikov lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Novikov lands a decent elbow from side control.

Novikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mckill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Novikov scores with punches from side control.
Novikov cracks Mckill with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckill takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Novikov scoring with punches from side control.
Novikov is chipping away with strikes.
Novikov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Novikov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Novikov cracks Mckill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Novikov advances to full mount.
Novikov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mckill hang on?
A nice elbow there by Novikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Novikov looking to secure an arm triangle but Mckill defends it well.
Novikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mckill is in a horrible position here. Novikov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Novikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Novikov cracks Mckill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novikov is landing with some decent strikes but Mckill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novikov with shots to the head and body - Mckill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mckill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadi Novikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Novikov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mckill's guard.
Novikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Novikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Mckill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Novikov defends well.
Mckill has momentary wrist control but Novikov slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckill keeping moving, preventing Novikov from controlling successfully.
Novikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckill keeping moving, preventing Novikov from controlling successfully.
Novikov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Novikov lands a couple of elbows.
Novikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Novikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Novikov postures up and lands a big shot to Mckill's brow.
Novikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckill keeping moving, preventing Novikov from controlling successfully.
Novikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mckill's head.
Novikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Novikov with a nice head shot there.
Novikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Novikov throwing strikes but missing.
Novikov throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Novikov landing some decent shots from guard.
Novikov trying to control but Mckill is working from the bottom.
Novikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four 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.
Novikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Novikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Novikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Novikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Novikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Novikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brass Mckill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Novikov with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arkadi Novikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Novikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadi Novikov!