PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mairbek Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Castle in the snow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mairbek Taisumov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Laloosh
vs
Taisumov

200 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
213 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuke Laloosh!
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, Mairbek Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taisumov rushes Laloosh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taisumov misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Laloosh.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Taisumov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Taisumov letting Laloosh take a breather here.
Laloosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taisumov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laloosh's brow.
A body shot lands from Laloosh.
Laloosh is pushing Taisumov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taisumov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laloosh backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh lands a shot to the body.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Taisumov.
Taisumov blocking some punches.
Come on Laloosh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh presses Taisumov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taisumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taisumov.
A right hook to the body lands for Laloosh.
Laloosh lands with a short shot to the head.
Taisumov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laloosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Laloosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Taisumov fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Laloosh dodges an elbow strike from Taisumov.
Taisumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Laloosh scores with a hook to the body.
Laloosh lands a shoulder strike.
Laloosh cracks Taisumov with a nice body shot.
Taisumov looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from Laloosh.
Laloosh throws a head punch that misses.
Laloosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taisumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taisumov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laloosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Laloosh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taisumov blocks an uppercut.
Taisumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laloosh avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Laloosh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laloosh.
Laloosh blocking some punches.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Laloosh.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taisumov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taisumov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taisumov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taisumov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Laloosh.
Laloosh lands an uppercut.
Taisumov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laloosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Laloosh lands an uppercut.
Laloosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taisumov throws an elbow but it misses.
Taisumov being controlled against the cage.
Laloosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taisumov blocks a body shot from Laloosh.
A nice left hand lands by Laloosh.
The referee calls for Laloosh to work.
Laloosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laloosh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Taisumov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laloosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laloosh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Taisumov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laloosh lands a nice uppercut.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuke Laloosh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taisumov has managed to clinch.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Laloosh.
Laloosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Laloosh lands an uppercut.
Laloosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taisumov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Laloosh.
Taisumov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laloosh is pushing Taisumov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taisumov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laloosh misses with the head strike.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Taisumov.
Laloosh presses Taisumov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laloosh lands a left hand.
Taisumov is breathing heavily.
Taisumov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Laloosh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laloosh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laloosh gets through Taisumov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh stalls.
Laloosh has Taisumov pushed against the cage.
Laloosh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laloosh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laloosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taisumov misses with a punch on the inside.
Taisumov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taisumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taisumov has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
Taisumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laloosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Laloosh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laloosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taisumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Laloosh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laloosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laloosh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taisumov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laloosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taisumov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taisumov throws an elbow but it misses.
Taisumov tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Come on Laloosh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laloosh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Taisumov fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Laloosh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laloosh as Taisumov tries to tie him up.
Laloosh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laloosh leaning against his opponent.
Taisumov effectively controlling the action here.
Taisumov throws a punch but it's blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laloosh cracks Taisumov with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Taisumov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Taisumov fails to land.
Taisumov has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
Nice body punch from Laloosh - that landed with a thud.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laloosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laloosh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laloosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laloosh presses Taisumov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laloosh lands with a light punch inside.
Laloosh lands with a right to the head.

Taisumov is rocked!
Laloosh leaning against his opponent.
Taisumov is still on wobbly legs! Can Laloosh finish him?
Laloosh lands a big right hand that drops Taisumov! The killer instinct kicks in and Laloosh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Laloosh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuke Laloosh!
Nuke Laloosh made sure to mention his sponsor, Vikai Gear Island in his post fight interview.