PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Largius Fistius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nikifor
vs
Fistius

195 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Russian Tech Nutrition

Lightning Fight Gear

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Largius Fistius!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikifor stuffs the takedown attempt from Fistius. Fistius gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikifor lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fistius sprawling to the canvas. Nikifor follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fistius hang on?

Fistius is rocked!
Fistius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fistius is still in real trouble! Can Nikifor finish him?

Fistius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fistius seems to have recovered his senses.

Fistius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fistius is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikifor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fistius on the ground.

Fistius actively working from the bottom here.
Fistius is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fistius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikifor swivels and escapes.
Fistius looks gassed!
Nikifor cracks Fistius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nikifor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fistius to stand back up!
Nikifor throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fistius clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nikifor stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksim Nikifor!