PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. All or Nothing has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiger JK's chin.

JK
vs
or Nothing

173 cm
26
134 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
42
92 lbs
17 - 43 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 43 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

JK darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

JK seems to be working for a kimura but Nothing defends the submission attempt.
JK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nothing makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nothing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nothing keeping full guard, as JK tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
JK throwing strikes but missing.
Nothing pulls JK in to control the position.
Nothing 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.
Nothing is pulling down on JK's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
JK pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nothing is keeping the position for now.
JK is working hard here to advance position.
JK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
JK throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.
JK is looking to work some ground and pound but Nothing has wrist control.
JK with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nothing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
JK wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
JK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nothing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
JK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nothing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Nothing has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
JK stopping the sweep attempt from Nothing.
Nothing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
JK wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
JK 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
JK walks into a jab.

JK gets a takedown into half guard.
JK wants to control but Nothing is keeping him busy.

JK is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JK not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

JK is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nothing has managed to free his arm - good work.
JK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nothing regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from JK.
Nothing has JK pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nothing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

JK gets tackled into the cage by Nothing. Nothing maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

JK gets a trip takedown into half guard.

JK seems to be working for a kimura but Nothing defends the submission attempt.
Nothing manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
JK trying to control but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
JK looking to pass the guard.
JK trying to control the position from guard on top but Nothing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tiger JK.
Nothing lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nothing misses.

JK looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nothing!

JK swings around for an armbar but Nothing sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into JK's guard.
JK looking to control.
Nothing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing pushing down on JK's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
JK is trying to stand back up but Nothing is controlling him
Nothing works his way into side control.
Nothing remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
JK sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
JK is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing passes into side control, despite JK's attempt to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
JK is looking to reverse the position.
Nothing just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tiger JK will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

JK closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nothing did well to prevent JK getting side control.
Nothing desperately trying to maintain half guard.
JK throwing shots but Nothing is blocking nicely.

JK seems to be working for a kimura but Nothing defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nothing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
JK looking to pass the guard.
JK postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nothing is controlling JK's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. All or Nothing was stalling too much, according to the referee.

JK closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nothing quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JK trying to advance position but Nothing counters by regaining guard.
JK tries to free his leg and advance position but Nothing is retaining full guard.
JK trying to control the position from guard on top but Nothing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nothing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. JK manages to get himself to full guard.
JK working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JK looking to control but Nothing passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JK trying to control from the bottom.
Nothing controlling the pace.
JK is looking for a sweep. Nothing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
JK wants to control but Nothing is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
JK wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Nothing looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
JK tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nothing has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
JK really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger JK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nothing working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to All or Nothing.
I think JK has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger JK!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger JK thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.