PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlin Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlin Fernandez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fernandez
vs
Nikolaev

184 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orlin Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nikolaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nikolaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nikolaev stops a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikolaev as Fernandez tries to tie him up.

Fernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikolaev thuds a left hand into Fernandez's body.
Fernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Nikolaev moves out of range easily.
Nikolaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fernandez's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Fernandez hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mikhail Nikolaev!