PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Nikitin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jasta
vs
Nikitin

174 cm
22
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamey Jasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasta is looking to slow Nikitin down with leg kicks.
Jasta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikitin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jasta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nikitins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jasta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jasta scores with a one two! Nikitin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jasta throws a poor cross that misses

and Nikitin counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Nikitin working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.

Nikitin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jasta is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nikitin yanks on the arm and Jasta is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nikitin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexandr Nikitin!
A very excited looking Alexandr Nikitin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.