PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Nation has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nation
vs
Modnar

180 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Modnar.
Modnar looks to land a body kick but Nation moved away.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Nation does no damage.
Modnar wants to counter with a clinch but Nation pushes him away.
Modnar throws a sloppy head kick and Nation moves out of range easily.
Modnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Modnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nation moves out of range as Modnar throws a body kick.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Modnar wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modnar.
Nation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Modnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nation thinking.
Nation tries to bum rush Modnar with a series of wild strikes but Modnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Modnar throws a leg kick which misses Nation's front leg but catches the back leg as Nation tries to avoid it.
Nation misses with a body shot.
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!
Modnar tests Nation's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Modnar catches Nation with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nation throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Modnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nation.
Nation lands a jab to Modnar's midsection.
Nation looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Modnar scores with a kick to the body.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation swings for the body but Modnar moves out of range.
Modnar unleashes a big counter combination but Nation bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Modnar throws a body kick that misses.
Nation throws a body punch but Modnar moves out of range.
Nation has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Modnar.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Modnar. Nation shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Modnar.
Nation connects with a good right hand that stumbles Modnar. Modnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Modnar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nation takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
Modnar looks for the body kick but Nation saw that one coming.
Nation swings widly with a right hand

and Modnar counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation dodges an elbow strike from Modnar.
Nation takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nation.
Nation tries a body shot but Modnar blocks it.
Modnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
Modnar scores with a shot to the side of Nation's head.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Modnar prevents Nation from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Nation blocks an elbow strike.
Modnar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nation working hard to break the clinch.
Modnar misses with an elbow strike.
Modnar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nation has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Nation prevents a body shot from Modnar.
Modnar blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nation is trying to break the clinch but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Nation blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Nation managing to block the knees to the body from Modnar.
Modnar prevents Nation from breaking the clinch.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Nation in his tracks for a moment.
Modnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Modnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Modnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nation takes an elbow to the temple.
Nation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Modnar blocking some punches.
Nation wants to break the clinch but can't.
Modnar misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modnar throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nation is trying to stall.
Nation is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Modnar as Nation tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Nation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nation tries to break free but Modnar pushes him back against the cage.
Nation wants to get back to striking at distance but Modnar won't allow it.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation tries to break the clinch but Modnar is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Modnar throws an elbow but misses.
Nation tries to circle away but Modnar has him pinned against the cage.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.

Nation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nation misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Modnar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nation scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modnar lands a leg kick that knocks Nation off balance momentarily.
Nation waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Modnar.
Modnar wants to counter the offense by Nation and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Modnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Modnar.
Modnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Modnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nation takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Modnar lands a nice looking body kick.

Modnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Modnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nation taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Modnar misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation blocks a body shot from Modnar.
Modnar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nation seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Modnar can turn it around.
Modnar lands an elbow that stopped Nation in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nation looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Modnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nation's brow.
Modnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Modnar.
Modnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Modnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Modnar blocking some punches.
Modnar has Nation pressed against the cage, preventing Nation from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Modnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nation controls his hands.
Elijah Modnar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Modnar.
Modnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Modnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Modnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nation blocks it with crossed arms.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Nation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation gets through Modnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Modnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Modnar pushes Nation back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nation avoids the elbow strike from Modnar, against the cage.
Nation has had enough of the clinch but Modnar keeps him there for the moment.
Nation digs a right hand underneath Modnar's ribcage. Modnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Modnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nation's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Modnar.
Nation tries to break free but Modnar pushes him back against the cage.
Modnar lands a nice knee to the body.
Modnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Modnar.
Modnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Modnar tries a knee to the head but Nation blocks it.
Modnar pushes off an throws an elbow but Nation leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nation dodges an elbow strike from Modnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation trying to stall but Modnar improves his position.
Nation tries to stall but Modnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nation blocks an elbow strike.
Modnar lands a body shot.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Modnar misses with a knee to the head.
Nation wants to break free but Modnar has control.
Modnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nation's defenses.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Modnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Modnar misses with a knee strike.
Modnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nation controls his hands.
Nation wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Modnar connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nation.
Modnar lands a damaging elbow.

Nation is rocked!
Nation is trying to break the clinch but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Modnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Modnar.
Oh Nation is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nation dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nation seems to have got his legs back now.
Modnar lands a nice elbow.
Nation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Nation shrugs off.
Modnar lands an elbow inside that Nation shrugs off.
Modnar lands a nice uppercut.

Nation breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Nation coming out on top.
Modnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Modnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Modnar looks to throw a body kick
and Nation counters with a stiff right hand.
Modnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Modnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Modnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nation counters with a one-two to the body.
Modnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nation.
Nation throws an overhand right that lands on Modnar's shoulder, as Modnar tries to avoid the shot.
Nation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
Modnar avoids the body shot from Nation.
Modnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Modnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Modnar lands with a nice body kick.
Modnar cracks the inside of Nation's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nation misses with a hook. Modnar ducked under it nicely.
Modnar throws a lazy head kick
letting Nation counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nation.
Nation misses with a hook.
Modnar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Modnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modnar tries to counter with a clinch but Nation shakes him off and moves away.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Modnar.
Nation checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modnar scores with a hook.
Modnar throws the kick towards the body but Nation avoids it.
Modnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Modnar darts in and clinches Nation up against the cage.
Modnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Modnar trying to land knees to the body.
Elijah Modnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation is pushing Modnar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nation is looking to break free of the clinch but Modnar has double underhooks.
Modnar scores with a knee to the head.
Nation taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Modnar as Nation tries to tie him up.
Nation wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Modnar has him pressed against the cage.
Modnar misses with an elbow over the top.
Nation is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Modnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Modnar connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Modnar.
Nice elbow from Modnar.
Nation misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Modnar.
Nation has had enough of the clinch but Modnar keeps him there for the moment.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Modnar.
Modnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nation or not.
Nation is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Modnar has the dominant position.
Modnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
Modnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nation blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation blocks an elbow strike from Modnar.
Nice body punch from Modnar.
Modnar lands an elbow inside.

Nation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nation stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
Nation is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nation takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Modnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nation misses with a wild body shot.
Modnar scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Modnar!
An inside leg kick from Modnar misses.
Modnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nation finds it's way round the side to connect with Modnar's head.
Modnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nation.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Modnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Modnar does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Modnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Modnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Modnar!
A victorious Elijah Modnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.