PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The time has come.... Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luzhin
vs
Makaki Iii

181 cm
36
174 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

182 cm
25
177 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Bullet Proof System

House of Valor
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luzhin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makaki Iii can pounce on him.
Makaki Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luzhin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makaki Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Luzhin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Makaki Iii blocks the body kick.
Makaki Iii jabs Luzhin right on the nose. Luzhin blinks but takes it well.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Luzhin clinches with his opponent.
Makaki Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Makaki Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin lands a hook that snaps the head of Makaki Iii backwards.
Makaki Iii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Makaki Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makaki Iii lands a right hand.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Makaki Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Knees to the body from Luzhin.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makaki Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luzhin.
Makaki Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Makaki Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Makaki Iii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Makaki Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luzhin successfully pulls guard.
Luzhin trying to keep a closed guard but Makaki Iii is proving a slippery customer.

Luzhin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makaki Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makaki Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Makaki Iii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Makaki Iii 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.

Luzhin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Makaki Iii has his hands clasped together but Luzhin extends and breaks Makaki Iii's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Luzhin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin retains his welterweight title!
Nikolai Luzhin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.