PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikifor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maksim Nikifor enters the cage!

Beck
vs
Nikifor

190 cm
29
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
33
205 lbs
21 - 15 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck looks to land a right hand but Nikifor moved out of range.
Nikifor misses with the combination.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikifor.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Beck misses with a body punch
and Nikifor counters with a three punch combo that has Beck backing up. Beck nods at Nikifor to acknowledge the strikes.
Nikifor slips a jab from Beck.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikifor lands with an uppercut that bounces Beck off the cage and back into range.
Nikifor slips a straight right by Beck.
Beck misses with a left hand
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor digs a good hook to Beck's body.
A nice combination there by Nikifor.
Beck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beck throws a lazy uppercut
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikifor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Nikifor misses.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nikifor.
Nikifor defending well as Beck loads up on a big left hand.
Beck scores with a hook to the body. Nikifor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikifor misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Nikifor.
Nikifor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beck to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikifor looks gassed!
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikifor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikifor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikifor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beck is looking to clinch but Nikifor is avoiding it.
Beck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beck at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Beck misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Nikifor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikifor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Mark Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikifor misses with the combination.
Nikifor throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Beck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beck misses with a hook
and Nikifor counters with a left and a right that stings Beck.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikifor manages to avoid it.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Nikifor moved out of range.
Nikifor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikifor tries to bum rush Beck with a series of wild strikes but Beck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
Beck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nikifor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nikifor. That snapped Beck's head back.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck cracks a nice hook into Nikifor's ribs.
Beck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikifor.
Nikifor slips a straight right by Beck.
Nikifor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beck swings widly with a right hand
and Nikifor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikifor.
Nikifor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands with a hook. Nikifor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beck misses with a body shot.
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!
Nikifor misses with a few strikes there.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikifor cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
Nikifor cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
A jab from Beck misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a hook to the body. Nikifor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nikifor misses with a double jab
and Nikifor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Beck misses the target.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that Beck avoids nicely.
Nikifor ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mark Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikifor drops his hands momentarily and Beck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikifor counters with a left and a right that stings Beck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to clinch up
enabling Nikifor to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck swings widly with a right hand
and Nikifor counters with a nice uppercut.
Beck looks to throw the jab but Nikifor is out of range.
Beck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck misses with a body punch
letting Nikifor counter with a right hand.
Beck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Beck dominated that second round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Beck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nikifor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nikifor swinging wildly here.
Beck misses with a body shot.
Beck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nikifor tries to bum rush Beck with a series of wild strikes but Beck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beck is looking to clinch.
Beck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nikifor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikifor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikifor is just out of range.
Nikifor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck drops his hands momentarily and Nikifor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Nikifor.
Beck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikifor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikifor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beck throws a big shot that misses.
Nikifor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beck in his tracks.
Nikifor just misses with a punch to the body.
Beck throws a lazy right hand but Nikifor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikifor manages to avoid it.
Nikifor scores with a jab. Beck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maksim Nikifor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikifor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a right hand that misses
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Nikifor.
Beck swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nikifor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Beck.
Beck throws a combination. Nikifor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nikifor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikifor circles away.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Beck misses.
Beck lands with a shot to the body.
Beck tests Nikifor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Nikifor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maksim Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beck looks to land a left hand but Nikifor moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beck!