PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev has chosen Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torni
vs
Nagiev

176 cm
25
159 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

177 cm
25
165 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitry Nagiev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nagiev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Torni moves into range and clinches up with Nagiev.
Torni working aggressively here.
Nagiev blocks an uppercut.
Torni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagiev backwards.
Torni is trying to break the clinch but Nagiev is controlling him.
Torni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torni keeps control of Nagiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nagiev breaks the clinch.
Torni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torni checks a leg kick.
Nagiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
Torni tries to clinch up but Nagiev circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
Torni misses with a wild combination.
Nagiev tries to land a leg kick but Torni saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagiev, right into the meat.
Nagiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Torni.
Nagiev swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Nagiev misses.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Torni lands a jab-cross combination.
Torni checks a low kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni misses with a double jab
and Nagiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Torni darts in trying to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev tried to score with a low kick but Torni checks it.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torni wants to clinch but Nagiev slips to the side
and Nagiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Torni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagiev doesn't seem phased though.
Torni darts in trying to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torni thinking.
Nagiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands the left hand.
Nagiev misses with a leg kick.
Torni misses with a combination
and Nagiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torni wants to clinch.
Torni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nagiev scores with a nice body kick.
Nagiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
Vesku Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagiev can pounce on him.
Nagiev feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
Torni scores with a jab. Nagiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torni wants to clinch.
Torni throws a nice looking combination but Nagiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Torni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Torni blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Torni blocks the leg kick.
Torni tries to clinch but Nagiev moves away
and Nagiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nagiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Nagiev misses the shot to the body.
Nagiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Torni moved away.
Torni closes the distance but Nagiev moves to the side
and Nagiev counters with a low kick, right behind Torni 's knee.
Torni tries to clinch up
and Nagiev counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Nagiev lands but Torni takes it in his stride.
Torni misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Torni lands with a shot to the body.
Torni moves to clinch but Nagiev breaks away
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Torni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Torni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagiev's head backwards.
Nagiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagiev scores with a jab.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.
Torni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagiev avoiding damage as Torni throws knees to the body.
Torni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torni taking a breather.
Nagiev blocks an uppercut.
Nagiev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torni lands with a right to the head.

Nagiev breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Nagiev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Torni tries to clinch there but Nagiev circles away.
Torni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nagiev connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagiev misses with a body kick.
Nagiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nagiev backs up against the cage.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vesku Torni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Torni counter with a right hand.
Torni wants to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a low kick, right behind Torni 's knee.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Nagiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torni tries to clinch up
and Nagiev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagiev manages to avoid it.
Nagiev tries to score with a low kick but Torni moves his leg out of the way.
Torni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagiev counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Nagiev is predictable there
and Torni counters with a left and a right that stings Nagiev.

Torni has Nagiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Torni tries to stall but Nagiev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagiev tries to break the clinch but Torni is controlling the position.
Torni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torni looking to throw knees to the head but Nagiev is blocking nicely.

Nagiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagiev throws out a leg kick but Torni moves out of range and Nagiev only half commits.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Torni drives through and clinches with Nagiev against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nagiev blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni misses with a punch on the inside.

Nagiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagiev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torni takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagiev.
Torni tries to clinch but Nagiev moves away
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nagiev misses.
Nagiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagiev thumps Torni with a low kick.
Nagiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torni is out of range.
Torni blocks a leg kick.
Torni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagiev counters with a good low kick that Torni was not able to check.
Torni tries to clinch up
and Nagiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a body kick that misses.
Torni checks a leg kick.

Torni closes the distance and clinches.
Torni misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Torni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torni digs a right hand underneath Nagiev's ribcage. Nagiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Torni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torni has Nagiev pressed against the cage.

Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Torni wants to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
Torni moves to clinch but Nagiev breaks away
and Nagiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Torni checks it.
Torni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Nagiev counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a wild body kick that Torni sees coming a mile off.
Torni checks a leg kick.
Nagiev tries to work over Torni's front leg with a kick but Torni checks it.

Torni rushes Nagiev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nagiev is trying to break the clinch but Torni is controlling him.
Torni lands with a right to the head.
Torni is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagiev has double underhooks.
Torni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni has a couple of punches blocked by Nagiev.
Torni misses with the head strike.
Nagiev can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagiev.
Torni misses with the head strike.
Nagiev is trying to break the clinch but Torni is controlling him.
Torni lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Torni.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagiev as Torni tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitry Nagiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nagiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torni doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagiev circles away.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagiev moves away.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Torni clinches up against the cage.
Torni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nagiev is keeping busy.
Nagiev wants to break free but Torni has control.
Torni working hard to break the clinch.
Nagiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagiev is trying to break the clinch but Torni has him pressed against the cage.
Torni misses with a punch to the body.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torni tries a body shot but Nagiev blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni keeps control of Nagiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torni's efforts to push away.
Torni tries to break free but Nagiev pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Torni.
Nagiev wants to get back to striking at distance but Torni won't allow it.
Torni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagiev backwards.
Nagiev letting Torni take a breather here.
Torni is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagiev has double underhooks.
Torni tries to break free but Nagiev pushes him back against the cage.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Nagiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torni works over Nagiev's head and body with a nice combination.
Torni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nagiev throws out a leg kick but Torni moves out of range and Nagiev only half commits.
Nagiev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torni takes a step back to recover.
Nagiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nagiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nagiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Torni tries to clinch
and Nagiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Torni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torni's knee momentarily.
Torni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dmitry Nagiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagiev scores with a head kick. Torni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nagiev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Torni has managed to clinch.

Nagiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagiev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nagiev counters with a low kick, right behind Torni 's knee.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torni tries to clinch up but Nagiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torni moves to clinch but Nagiev breaks away
and Nagiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Torni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Torni scores with the left hand. Nagiev knows he should have avoided that one.
Nagiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Dmitry Nagiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Torni finds it's way through Nagiev's defenses.
Torni blocks a low kick nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Torni scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni blocks a leg kick.
Torni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Torni as he checks the leg kick.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagiev circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nagiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torni is able to avoid easily.
Torni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vesku Torni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni blocks a leg kick.
Torni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Torni checks the leg kick.
Nagiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Torni checks it
and Torni counters with a low kick, right behind Nagiev 's knee.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Nagiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nagiev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Nagiev!