PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev has chosen Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised as his entrance music. Dmitry Nagiev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hanson
vs
Nagiev

180 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitry Nagiev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagiev.
Nagiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for Hanson.
Nagiev throws a chopping leg kick but Hanson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagiev slips a straight right by Hanson.
Nagiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Nagiev wants to slow Hanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Nagiev moved out of range.
Nagiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanson is able to avoid easily.
Hanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nagiev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nagiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanson misses with a hook.
Nagiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagiev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Nagiev staying out of range there.
Nagiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev throws out a leg kick but Hanson moves out of range and Nagiev only half commits.
Nagiev staying out of range there.
Hanson swings for the body but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nagiev lands a high kick!
Hanson lands with a cross.
Nagiev slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagiev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Nagiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nagiev staying out of range there.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagiev counters with a solid body kick.
Hanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hanson misses the jab.
Nagiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanson checks it well.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagiev.
Nagiev scores with a head kick.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Nagiev is predictable there
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanson thuds a left hand into Nagiev's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nagiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nagiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanson's calf.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagiev.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Nagiev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Hanson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hanson misses with a body punch
and Nagiev counters with a body kick.
Hanson misses with a leg kick
and Nagiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Nagiev wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Nagiev tries to work over Hanson's front leg with a kick but Hanson checks it.
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagiev counters with a body kick that stops Hanson in his tracks momentarily.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Nagiev.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagiev throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Nagiev slips under a jab from Hanson.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Hanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nagiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanson in the body.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Nagiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanson misses with a body shot
and Nagiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hanson scores with a jab. Nagiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagiev moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Hanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dmitry Nagiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Nagiev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Nagiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Hanson swings for the body but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanson's sensitive parts.
Hanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev tries a low kick but Hanson avoids it.
Hanson misses with a straight right.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nagiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagiev scores with a head kick.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Nagiev moves out of range.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Nagiev misses its intended target.
Nagiev misses with a body kick.
Hanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagiev misses with a low kick as Hanson jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev slips under a jab from Hanson.
Hanson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab from Nagiev.
Nagiev tries to land a body kick
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagiev counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
Hanson checks a leg kick.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Nagiev's shoulder, as Nagiev tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitry Nagiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagiev feints and then cracks Hanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanson down.
Nagiev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Hanson stalks Nagiev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nagiev's face. Nagiev staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab from Hanson.
Nagiev throws a solid leg kick but Hanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagiev.
Hanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev scores with a push kick.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nagiev scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Nagiev is predictable there
and Hanson counters with a left to the body.
Hanson throws a body punch but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nagiev tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Nagiev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nagiev misses with a low kick as Hanson jumps back.
Nagiev wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagiev connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagiev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nagiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Nagiev.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Nagiev saw that one coming.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Nagiev throws a low kick but Hanson avoids it.
Nagiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev slips under a jab from Hanson.
Hanson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nagiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagiev momentarily.
Hanson blocks the body kick.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagiev misses with a low kick as Hanson jumps back.
Nice shot by Hanson.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Hanson moved away.
Hanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagiev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson throws a body punch but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Nagiev misses
and Nagiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagiev manages to avoid it.
Nagiev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Nagiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hanson lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Steve Hanson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nagiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanson is out of range and Nagiev settles back down.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Hanson checks it
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Nagiev misses with a body kick.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Nagiev moved out of range.
Nagiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Nagiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Nagiev wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Hanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanson lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Hanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nagiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nagiev tries to score with a low kick but Hanson moves his leg out of the way.
Hanson scores with a hook.
Nagiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
A low kick from Hanson misses
and Nagiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagiev misses with a body shot.
Nagiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Hanson checks it.
Hanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Nice shot by Hanson.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Nagiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanson is able to avoid easily.
Nagiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagiev counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Nagiev misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Nagiev throws a body kick that misses.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagiev doesn't seem bothered though.
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.
Hanson takes a swing at Nagiev's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Nagiev misses
and Nagiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagiev lands a high kick!
Hanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nagiev slips under a jab from Hanson.
Hanson checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looks for the body kick but Nagiev saw that one coming.
Nagiev slips a jab from Hanson.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson thuds a left hand into Nagiev's body.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Nagiev.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Hanson had his way with Dmitry Nagiev in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hanson checks the leg kick.
Hanson dips to his left and cracks Nagiev with an uppercut!
Nagiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson throws a leg kick
and Nagiev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanson really felt that one!
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Nagiev moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson lunges at Nagiev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagiev's hand.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagiev. Nagiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagiev avoids the body shot from Hanson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagiev. That's going to slow Hanson down.
Nagiev throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Dmitry Nagiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nagiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Hanson misses.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Hanson checks it
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagiev throws out a leg kick but Hanson moves out of range and Nagiev only half commits.
Hanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nagiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanson checks a low kick from Nagiev.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanson as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hanson.
Hanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanson with a jab.
Nagiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanson checks the leg kick.
Hanson tries to bum rush Nagiev with a series of wild strikes but Nagiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagiev at a distance.
Nagiev motions for Hanson to come forward. Nagiev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nagiev avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Steve Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanson's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Nagiev looks for the body kick but Hanson saw that one coming.
Nagiev throws a low kick, looking for Hanson's leg but Hanson calmly moves out of range.
Nagiev takes one on the button.
Nagiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagiev connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Hanson.
Well Hanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hanson!
Steve Hanson retains his lightweight title!