PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Nadtoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo has chosen Rebellion - Arcade Fire as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nadtoka
vs
Paulo

185 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolay Nadtoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ze Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadtoka misses with a double jab.
Nadtoka misses with a double jab.
Nadtoka lands with a shot to the body.
Nadtoka takes a swing at Paulo's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nadtoka.
Nadtoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nadtoka's corner calls for a 1-2. Nadtoka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nadtoka circles away.
Nadtoka takes a swing at Paulo's ribcage but misses.
Paulo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulo looks for a takedown but Nadtoka sprawls well.
Paulo fails to land the takedown.
Nikolay Nadtoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Paulo.
Nadtoka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nadtoka swivels and escapes.
Nadtoka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nadtoka as Paulo shoots in.
Nikolay Nadtoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Nadtoka as Paulo shoots in.
Nadtoka lands a head shot.
Nadtoka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nadtoka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nadtoka looks to land a combination. Paulo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nadtoka misses with a kick to the body.
Paulo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nadtoka sprawls well. He's pushed Paulo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nadtoka swinging wildly here.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadtoka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nadtoka, right into the meat.
Paulo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadtoka with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulo manages to avoid it.
Nadtoka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paulo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nadtoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nadtoka lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Ze Paulo has been cut.
Nadtoka misses with a wild combination.
Nadtoka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paulo shoots for a takedown but Nadtoka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nadtoka stuffs the takedown.
Nadtoka scores with a jab to the head.
Nadtoka throws a body punch but Paulo moves out of range.
Nadtoka throws a right and a left that Paulo avoids nicely.
Nadtoka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nadtoka tries to bum rush Paulo with a series of wild strikes but Paulo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Nadtoka.
Paulo slips a jab and a cross from Nadtoka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nadtoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt - Nadtoka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulo shoots in looking for a takedown. Nadtoka tries to sprawl out of it but Paulo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nadtoka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Paulo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nadtoka sprawls well initially but Paulo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nadtoka is controlling Paulo's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Paulo is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nadtoka still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nadtoka has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Paulo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka tries to move into full mount but can't pass Paulo's legs.
Paulo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nadtoka's best efforts.
Nadtoka controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulo is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Nadtoka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Paulo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nadtoka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paulo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paulo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nadtoka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nadtoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Nadtoka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paulo is defended easily by Nadtoka.
Nadtoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paulo.
Nadtoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadtoka lands a front kick.
Nadtoka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paulo closes the distance and clinches up with Nadtoka, looking for a takedown. Paulo pushes Nadtoka against the cage but Nadtoka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nikolay Nadtoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Paulo.
Nadtoka scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Paulo with that takedown attempt.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nadtoka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paulo backs up against the cage.
Nadtoka connects with a body shot.
Nadtoka feints a jab promting Paulo to slip. Nadtoka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paulo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nadtoka misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nadtoka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadtoka ducks under a wild hook from Paulo.
Nadtoka connects with the punch.
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paulo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka thumps Paulo with a low kick.
Nikolay Nadtoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nadtoka lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nadtoka. That's going to slow Paulo down.
Nadtoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nadtoka slams his shin into Paulo's torso.
Paulo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Nadtoka.
Nice body kick there by Nadtoka.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Nadtoka misses with a body kick.
Paulo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadtoka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Nadtoka slams his shin into Paulo's torso.
Nadtoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadtoka throws a nice looking combination but Paulo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paulo shoots in looking for a takedown. Nadtoka tries to sprawl out of it but Paulo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nadtoka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nadtoka lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nadtoka swinging wildly here.
Paulo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nadtoka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulo scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadtoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nadtoka.
Paulo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nadtoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nadtoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadtoka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paulo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulo walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Nadtoka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ze Paulo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nadtoka throws a body punch but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo shoots for a takedown but Nadtoka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nadtoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadtoka.
Paulo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nadtoka avoids it really well and circles away.
Nadtoka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulo can do to turn this around?
Nadtoka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paulo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadtoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nadtoka looks to land a combination but Paulo avoids it well.
Paulo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadtoka.
Paulo slips a jab and a cross from Nadtoka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown but Nadtoka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolay Nadtoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Paulo.
Nadtoka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nadtoka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nadtoka scores with a shot to the body.
Nadtoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulo is just out of range.
Nadtoka is looking to wear down Paulo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nadtoka sprawls well. Nadtoka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paulo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nadtoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulo.
Paulo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nadtoka.
Paulo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nadtoka finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulo's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nadtoka.
A jab lands there for Nadtoka.
Nadtoka throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nadtoka stalks Paulo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paulo's face. Paulo staggers backwards, shaken.
Paulo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Nadtoka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Nadtoka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nadtoka avoids it really well and circles away.
Nadtoka cracks Paulo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Paulo or perhaps it was just good defense by Nadtoka which made him look bad.
Nadtoka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka scores with a nice right hand.
Nadtoka misses with the combination.
Nadtoka stuffs the takedown.
Paulo 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.
Paulo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nadtoka cracks a nice hook into Paulo's ribs.
Nadtoka digs a good body shot into Paulo's ribs.
Nadtoka scores with a nice body kick.
Paulo ducks right into an uppercut from Nadtoka.
Paulo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nadtoka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nadtoka.
Nikolay Nadtoka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka looks to land a combination but Paulo avoids it well.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadtoka but Nadtoka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paulo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nadtoka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nadtoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ze Paulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nadtoka misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadtoka fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadtoka lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Nadtoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nadtoka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Nadtoka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nikolay Nadtoka waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.