PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Ndombele (ranked 1888 p4p, 968 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 240 p4p, 129 weight class). Mousa Ndombele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nova Lankinen's chin.

Ndombele
vs
Lankinen

180 cm
38
170
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
36
177
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Ndombele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ndombele misses with a left hand
enabling Lankinen to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mousa Ndombele has been cut.
Lankinen looks to throw the jab but Ndombele is out of range.
Ndombele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ndombele.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ndombele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ndombele fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ndombele takes the fight into the clinch.
Ndombele misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lankinen.
Lankinen taking a breather.
Ndombele swings wildly with an uppercut but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lankinen throws a head punch that misses.
Ndombele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lankinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ndombele can't find room to land a body shot as Lankinen controls the action.
Ndombele prevents Lankinen from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen stalling in the clinch but Ndombele improves position.
Ndombele misses with the head strike.

Lankinen breaks from the clinch.
Lankinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lankinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ndombele lands a nice hook to Lankinen's body. Lankinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ndombele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ndombele misses its target.
Lankinen's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lankinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lankinen slips under a jab.
Lankinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lankinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lankinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ndombele.
Ndombele works the jab nicely.
Ndombele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Lankinen misses.
Ndombele throws a front kick that sends Lankinen stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele throws a lazy uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ndombele throws a poor cross that misses
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ndombele is rocked!
Ndombele swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nova Lankinen!
An out of breath Nova Lankinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.