PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovic Nonbeomogov (ranked 8382 p4p, 636 weight class) and Nikos Freak (ranked 7771 p4p, 605 weight class). Nikos Freak struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jovic Nonbeomogov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nonbeomogov
vs
Freak

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovic Nonbeomogov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikos Freak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nonbeomogov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Freak pushes Nonbeomogov off and gets back to his feet.

Nonbeomogov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freak is looking to get back to is feet but Nonbeomogov passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nonbeomogov cracks Freak with a big right hand but Freak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nonbeomogov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nonbeomogov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Freak down.
Nonbeomogov is chipping away with strikes.
Nonbeomogov working the ground and pound.

Freak is rocked!
Freak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nonbeomogov is controlling him well.
Freak is still in real trouble! Can Nonbeomogov finish him?
Nonbeomogov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Freak is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nonbeomogov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jovic Nonbeomogov!