PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Geraths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geraths has chosen Know your Enemy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chekhov
vs
Geraths

180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Chekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Geraths!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geraths keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chekhov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Geraths punishes Chekhov's body with a nice straight punch.
Geraths looks to land a combination. Chekhov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Nikolai Chekhov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geraths lands a jab.
Geraths connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chekhov momentarily.
Geraths looks to land a combination but Chekhov avoids it well.
Geraths scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Nikolai Chekhov's cut is getting worse.
Geraths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Geraths looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geraths misses with a few strikes there.
Chekhov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geraths lands a left and a right that sends Chekhov crashing to the canvas! Geraths dives into mount looking to finish!
Geraths tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

Geraths is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Geraths throws a nice looking combination but Chekhov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geraths misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chekhov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Geraths.
Geraths fails to land with a series of punches.
Geraths fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geraths throws a leg kick but Chekhov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Geraths swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chekhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geraths.
Geraths lands with an uppercut that bounces Chekhov off the cage and back into rage.
A right-left combo lands from Geraths.
Geraths closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Nikolai Chekhov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Geraths looks for the body kick but Chekhov saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geraths misses with a double jab.
Geraths jabs at Chekhov's body.
Geraths lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chekhov backs up against the cage.

Jeez, Nikolai Chekhov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chekhov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Geraths moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chekhov walks into a straight right hand from Geraths.
Chekhov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Geraths with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Geraths does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Geraths scores with a four punch combination!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolai Chekhov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai Geraths!