PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atj Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nimirov
vs
Lucko

195 cm
28
211 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atj Lucko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nimirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimirov tests Lucko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Nimirov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucko misses with a body kick.
Nimirov takes a swing at Lucko's ribcage but misses.
Lucko scores with a head kick. Nimirov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lucko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lucko misses with a hook. Nimirov ducked under it nicely.
Lucko throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucko checks the leg kick.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucko is just out of range.
Atj Lucko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Lucko throws a solid leg kick but Nimirov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucko.
Nimirov scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucko.
Nice uppercut lands for Nimirov. That snapped Lucko's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko slaps away a takedown attempt from Nimirov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nimirov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lucko tries to score with a low kick but Nimirov moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Nimirov misses.

Nimirov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lucko to the ground. Nimirov is now in Lucko's guard.
Nimirov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lucko is proving hard to escape from.
Nimirov wants to pass the guard but Lucko is keeping the position.
Nimirov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lazar Nimirov.
Lucko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nimirov.
Lucko throws a right hand that misses
and Nimirov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimirov is looking to wear down Lucko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Lucko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Nimirov looks to land a combination but Lucko avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Lucko - just one landing.
Lucko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimirov.
Lucko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lucko throws a leg kick
and Nimirov counters with a good, hard body kick but Lucko shrugs it off.
Nimirov throws the kick towards the body but Lucko avoids it.
Nimirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nimirov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nimirov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucko throws a hook but Nimirov blocks it.
Lucko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucko. Nimirov shrugs it off though.
Lucko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucko tries to land a front kick but Nimirov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good shot there by Lucko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nimirov checks a leg kick.
Lucko wants to slow Nimirov down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Lucko misses.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Lucko moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nimirov under the eye.
Nimirov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nimirov checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lucko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lucko throws a leg kick which misses Nimirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nimirov tries to avoid it.
Atj Lucko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucko misses with an uppercut. Nimirov saw that one coming.
Lucko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nimirov is able to avoid easily.
Lucko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nimirov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lucko moves away from the strike by Nimirov.
Nimirov throws a leg kick but Lucko checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Lucko misses.
Nimirov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nimirov moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atj Lucko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lucko is looking to chop away at Nimirov's legs.
Lucko connects with a leg kick. Nimirov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nimirov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucko.
Nimirov misses with a looping left.
Nimirov checks the leg kick.
Lucko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nimirov.
Nimirov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucko misses with a low kick.
Lucko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucko.
Nimirov moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Nimirov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atj Lucko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Nimirov cracks a nice hook into Lucko's ribs.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lucko thuds his shin into the meat of Nimirov's side.
Lucko avoids the body shot from Nimirov.
Lucko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Nimirov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucko.
Lucko throws a chopping leg kick but Nimirov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nimirov digs a good hook to Lucko's body.
Nimirov misses with a hook.
Nimirov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nimirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucko misses with an uppercut.
Nimirov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nimirov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucko throws a push kick but Nimirov slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Nimirov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nimirov misses with a hook.
Nimirov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Lucko.
Nimirov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucko manages to avoid it.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Nimirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Nimirov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nimirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lucko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nimirov misses with a wild body shot.
Lucko lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov lands a jab to Lucko's midsection.
Lucko ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Lucko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Lucko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses.
Nimirov misses with a hook to the body
and Lucko counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Lucko wants to slow Nimirov down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nimirov.
Nice shot lands for Lucko.
Lucko is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nimirov is able to avoid easily.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucko moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Lucko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Lucko.
Lucko checks a leg kick.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucko manages to avoid it.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov throws a leg kick but Lucko checks it.
Lucko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nimirov throws a low kick but Lucko avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimirov loads up on a big right hand but Lucko slips the punch.
Lucko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimirov.
Nimirov takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atj Lucko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lucko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimirov.
Nimirov misses with an uppercut.
Nimirov misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lucko.
Lucko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Lucko moves out of range.
Lucko throws a sloppy head kick and Nimirov moves out of range easily.
Lucko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nimirov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nimirov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lucko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nimirov's sensitive parts.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucko. That's going to slow Nimirov down.
An inside leg kick from Lucko misses.
Nimirov checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov checks a leg kick.
Nimirov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nimirov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nimirov misses with a wild body shot.
Nimirov scores with a nice right hand.
Lucko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lucko connects with a leg kick. Nimirov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucko scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucko lands a head shot.
Lucko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Lucko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nimirov's head backwards.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov misses the shot to the body.
Lucko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucko throws a wild body kick that Nimirov sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Nimirov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nimirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucko at a distance.
Nimirov misses with a hook.
Lucko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nimirov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucko can pounce on him.
Lucko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nimirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucko misses with a body kick.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lucko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lazar Nimirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucko, right into the meat.
Nimirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lucko.
Nimirov throws a leg kick but Lucko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lucko throws a body kick that misses.
Nimirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucko lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nimirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucko.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimirov. Lucko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimirov.
Lucko connects with a high kick.
Lucko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Lucko moves out of range.
Nimirov blocks a head kick by Lucko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimirov. Lucko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Nimirov throws a shot to the body.
Lucko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimirov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucko.
Lucko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucko staying out of range there.
Lucko scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucko checks a leg kick.
Nimirov cracks the inside of Lucko's front leg.
Nimirov lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atj Lucko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lucko 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atj Lucko!