PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 2238 p4p, 24201 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Gold Medalist as his entrance music. Nikolai Kuznetsov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to AJ Adams's chin.

Kuznetsov
vs
Adams

178 cm
42
186
32 - 24 - 0

186 cm
23
184
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue 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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Adams wants to counter the offense by Kuznetsov and move into the clinch position.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuznetsov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuznetsov with a nice calf kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adams on the side of the head.

Adams is rocked!
Kuznetsov looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Kuznetsov backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Adams's temple! It sends Adams violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Kuznetsov celebrates and the doctors try to help Adams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated AJ Adams had this to say: 'It was a tough loss um Im gonna recover and we on to the next '.