PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artem Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Levin
vs
Nakki

189 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Levin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uiva Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin throws a hook but Nakki blocks it.
Nakki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Levin throws a hook to the side of Nakki's head but Nakki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakki slips under a jab.
Levin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Levin just misses with a punch to the body.
Levin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Levin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakki connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakki scores with a nice strike.
Nakki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nakki lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakki looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Levin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Levin misses its intended target.
Nakki scores with the left hand. Levin knows he should have avoided that one.
Levin misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Nakki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin misses with an uppercut
and Nakki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Levin.
Levin missing with a left hand there. Nakki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Levin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakki moves in looking to clinch but Levin pushes him off.
Levin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Levin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakki.
Nakki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki tries to clinch but Levin is having none of it.
Nakki misses with a straight right.
Artem Levin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Levin is breathing heavily.
Nakki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Levin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakki misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakki throws a body punch but Levin moves out of range.
Levin misses the jab.
Nakki with a nice cross.
Levin throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakki lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Nakki.

Levin is rocked!
Nakki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Levin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Levin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakki cracks Levin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Levin falls to his knees and Nakki doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uiva Nakki!