PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold comes to the ring accompanied by All of the Lights. Vladimir Nikolaev has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gold
vs
Nikolaev

178 cm
33
156 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Gold connects with the punch.
Nikolaev misses with a looping left.
Nikolaev misses with a straight left.
Nikolaev lands a nice looking body shot.

Nikolaev drives through and clinches with Gold against the ropes.
Gold is looking to control Nikolaev's arms but Nikolaev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gold has his back to the ropes.
Nikolaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nikolaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolaev controls his hands.
Nikolaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Nikolaev blocking some punches.
Nikolaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nikolaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikolaev avoids it.
Gold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands with a light punch inside.
Gold misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev misses with the head strike.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Nikolaev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nikolaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Nikolaev misses with the head strike.
Gold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.
Nikolaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Nikolaev.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nikolaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Nikolaev stalls.
Nikolaev lands a left hand.
Nikolaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold tries a body shot but Nikolaev blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a head punch that misses.
Gold misses with some punches.
Nikolaev misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolaev controls his hands.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolaev has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nikolaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nikolaev works on Gold's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Nikolaev.
Gold prevents a body shot from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as Gold throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nikolaev tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Nikolaev back against the ropes.
Gold prevents a body shot from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as Gold throws knees to the body.
Nikolaev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolaev digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Nikolaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Nikolaev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nikolaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikolaev lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nikolaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a left hand.
Nikolaev tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Nikolaev back against the ropes.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Nikolaev - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikolaev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikolaev is leaning against Gold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nikolaev wants to stall.
Nikolaev is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikolaev's elbow.
Nikolaev is stalling here.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Nikolaev darts in and clinches Gold up against the ropes.
Gold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikolaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nikolaev lands a right hand.
Nikolaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Vladimir Nikolaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikolaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolaev throws a head punch that misses.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikolaev's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nikolaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev blocks a body shot from Gold.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as Gold throws knees to the body.
Gold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev lands a shoulder strike.
Nikolaev tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Nikolaev back against the ropes.
Nikolaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold trying to control the position but instead, Nikolaev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gold into the ropes.
Nikolaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Gold back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nikolaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold tries to work over Nikolaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolaev controls his hands.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as Gold throws knees to the body.
Nikolaev tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Nikolaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nikolaev.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolaev.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolaev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikolaev lands with a right to the head.
Nikolaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikolaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nikolaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Nikolaev.

Gold is rocked!
Nikolaev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikolaev creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gold's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gold drops to his knees and Nikolaev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Nikolaev!