PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drille Nissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drille Nissen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bolski
vs
Nissen

214 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vviktung Bolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drille Nissen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nissen throws a right and a left that Bolski avoids nicely.
Bolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolski misses the shot to the body.
Nissen throws a big shot that misses.
Nissen throws out a loose jab but Bolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nissen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nissen lands a jab to the head.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nissen connects with the punch.
Nissen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nissen misses with the combination.
Drille Nissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nissen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolski.
Nissen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolski swings for the body but Nissen moves out of range.
A jab from Nissen misses.
Nissen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolski misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nissen misses with a two punch combination.

Nissen gets caught napping as Bolski dives in and scores a takedown. Nissen manages to retain guard.
Bolski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nissen has control of Bolski's left arm, preventing Bolski from doing any damage.
Bolski scoring with some ground and pound.
Bolski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nissen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolski stops Nissen from standing up.
Bolski postures up and lands a big shot to Nissen's brow.
Bolski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nissen is trying to control the position but Bolski postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nissen is trying to control the position but Bolski postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nissen wants to sweep here but Bolski controlling him for the moment.
Nissen pulls Bolski in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Drille Nissen.
Bolski cracks Nissen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nissen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolski dodges the punch combination from Nissen.
Bolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Nissen throws a jab when Bolski was well out of range.
Nissen tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nissen, as that shot connected.
Nissen throws a looping overhand right but Bolski ducks down to avoid it.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nissen looks to land a combination but Bolski avoids it well.

Bolski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nissen's guard.
Bolski lands a couple of digs.
Nissen being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski works over Nissen with some ground and pound from guard.
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolski throwing strikes from guard but Nissen blocks nicely.
Nissen trying to keep a closed guard but Bolski is proving a slippery customer.
Bolski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bolski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nissen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nissen looking to control.
Bolski throwing strikes from guard but Nissen blocks nicely.
Bolski prevents Nissen from getting back to his feet.

Bolski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bolski cracks Nissen with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski being controlled here momentarily.
Bolski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nissen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bolski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nissen has his hands on Bolski's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Drille Nissen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nissen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bolski.
Bolski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nissen is looking to clinch.
Nissen throws a hook but Bolski avoids it easily.
Nissen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drille Nissen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nissen closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drille Nissen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nissen moves to clinch but Bolski breaks away

and Bolski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nissen's guard now.
Bolski throwing strikes but missing.
Nissen is trying to control the position but Bolski postures up.
Bolski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nissen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nissen keeping full guard, as Bolski tries to pass.
Bolski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nissen's head.
Nissen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nissen is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bolski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nissen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nissen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bolski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bolski is looking to sweep but instead, Nissen has passed into half guard.
Bolski wants to get back to full guard.
Bolski trying to control from the bottom.
Nissen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bolski working a defensive guard here.
Bolski is really struggling to control Nissen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vviktung Bolski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nissen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bolski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nissen tries to lock up and control but Bolski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nissen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bolski breaks from Nissen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nissen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bolski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nissen can't escape the position.
Bolski landing strikes from the mount and Nissen is in trouble!
Bolski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolski scoring with strikes but Nissen is staying in there.

Nissen is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nissen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nissen is still in real trouble! Can Bolski finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Bolski! Nissen is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vviktung Bolski!
In his post fight interview, Vviktung Bolski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.