PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Pulse of the Maggots. Nikkari has chosen Koto - Jabdah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Nikkari

187 cm
28
213 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
223 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkari throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Esko Nikkari has been cut.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikkari counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Nikkari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nikkari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikkari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Nikkari counters with a stiff right hand.
Nikkari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.

Thomas clinches up with Nikkari and pushes him back against the cage.
Nikkari lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikkari.
Nikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikkari avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas has Nikkari pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nikkari.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Nikkari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikkari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nikkari lands with a short shot to the head.
Nikkari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Nikkari.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nikkari.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikkari.
Nikkari tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikkari.
Nikkari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikkari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikkari is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Nikkari to work.
Nikkari lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Nikkari is working Thomas over against the cage.
Nikkari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Nikkari.
Thomas wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Nikkari.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Nikkari lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikkari.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikkari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from Nikkari.
Nikkari misses with the head strike.
Nikkari cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Nikkari pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Nikkari has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Nice body punch from Nikkari - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Nikkari as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Nikkari tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Nikkari back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Nikkari's takedown attempt.
Thomas works on Nikkari's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Nikkari.
Nikkari blocks an uppercut.
Nikkari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas is working Nikkari over against the cage.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas pushes Nikkari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikkari letting Thomas take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Nikkari scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikkari is defending well for now.
Nikkari lands an uppercut.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Nikkari as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from Nikkari.
Lincoln Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esko Nikkari.
Nikkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Nikkari's ribcage. Nikkari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Nikkari won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas stalls.
Nikkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Esko Nikkari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esko Nikkari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nikkari checks a leg kick.
Thomas cracks Nikkari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Nikkari circles away.
Lincoln Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikkari takes one to the chin there.
Nikkari throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Nikkari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Nikkari moves away and avoids it.
Nikkari is breathing heavily.
Nikkari slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Nikkari is avoiding it.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Nikkari misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Nikkari's shoulder, as Nikkari tries to avoid the shot.
Nikkari misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Thomas knocks Nikkari out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lincoln Thomas!