PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bodzio Helikopter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Helikopter
vs
Nikolaev

190 cm
24
187 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
196 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bodzio Helikopter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev jabs Helikopter right on the nose. Helikopter blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Bodzio Helikopter has been cut.
Helikopter misses with a looping left.
Nikolaev lands a right hook to the body.
Nikolaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helikopter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helikopter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helikopter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Helikopter. Nikolaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helikopter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nikolaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helikopter tests Nikolaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helikopter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helikopter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev swings for the body but Helikopter moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helikopter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Helikopter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helikopter.
Helikopter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikolaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Nikolaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helikopter.
Helikopter scores with a jab to the body.
Helikopter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikolaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Helikopter.
Helikopter cracks a nice hook into Nikolaev's ribs.
Helikopter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nikolaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Helikopter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helikopter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
Helikopter blocks a jab.
Helikopter's corner calls for a 1-2. Helikopter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nikolaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Nikolaev misses.
Helikopter slips under a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helikopter manages to avoid it.
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!
Helikopter cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Helikopter connects with a crisp jab.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Helikopter steps in with a hook that catches Nikolaev right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Helikopter follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nikolaev looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bodzio Helikopter!