PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anghel Ama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nikolaev
vs
Ama

170 cm
25
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anghel Ama!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ama swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
Ama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nikolaev sprawls well. Nikolaev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ama gets slowly back to his feet.
Ama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Nikolaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nikolaev manages to break the clinch.

Nikolaev gets a clinch.
Nikolaev avoiding damage.
Nikolaev lands a body shot in the clinch.

Ama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nikolaev has closed the distance and engaged Ama in a clinch.
Nikolaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nikolaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nikolaev closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nikolaev on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Ama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ama lands with a right to the head.
Ama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nikolaev.
Ama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nikolaev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ama can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev prevents Ama from breaking the clinch.

Nikolaev breaks from the clinch.
Ama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Ama is rocked!

It looks like Anghel Ama has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Nikolaev moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ama! Nikolaev continues to tee off on Ama, landing with a left and a right! Nikolaev connects with a right hand that leaves Ama sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Nikolaev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikhail Nikolaev!