PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Ligachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Nakatomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Ligachev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ligachev
vs
Nakatomi

172 cm
22
151 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

.: AFFAKETION :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Ligachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiko Nakatomi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatomi moves away from the strike by Ligachev.
Ligachev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakatomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ligachev.
Nakatomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakatomi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ligachev misses with a low kick.
Ligachev misses with a head kick.
Nakatomi misses with an uppercut. Ligachev saw that one coming.
Keiko Nakatomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakatomi scores with a punch to the head.
Ligachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakatomi ducks right into an uppercut from Ligachev.
Nakatomi moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatomi misses with a looping left.
Ligachev lands a nice looking body kick.
Nakatomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ligachev manages to avoid it.
Nakatomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ligachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ligachev avoids the body shot from Nakatomi.
Ligachev moves out of range of the strikes.
Ligachev tries a low kick but Nakatomi avoids it.
Nakatomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ligachev scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Nakatomi misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ligachev, right into the meat.
Ligachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Ligachev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakatomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakatomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakatomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ligachev jabs Nakatomi right on the nose. Nakatomi blinks but takes it well.
Nakatomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakatomi avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ligachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ligachev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ligachev throws a head kick but Nakatomi moves out of range.
Nakatomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ligachev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Nakatomi is rocked!
Ligachev moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakatomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ligachev finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Ligachev.
Nakatomi looks gassed!
Ligachev connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nakatomi out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Ligachev!