PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov has chosen Eevil Stöö & Asa - Venäjälle Linkkejä as his entrance music. Miguel delos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalash Nikov's chin.

delos Santos
vs
Nikov

163 cm
28
153 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

174 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nikov throws a leg kick which misses delos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as delos Santos tries to avoid it.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Nikov counters with a head kick. That will keep delos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
delos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Nikov tenderised delos Santos's leg. delos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. delos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov throws a head kick but delos Santos moves out of range.
Nikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but delos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikov.
delos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikov.
delos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
Nikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
delos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
delos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
delos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Nikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
delos Santos looking to stall.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but delos Santos avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Nikov trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
A knee to the head by Nikov.

It looks like Miguel delos Santos has been cut.
delos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikov looking to throw knees to the head but delos Santos is blocking nicely.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.

delos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
delos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
delos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
delos Santos with a hook.
Nikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by delos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch but delos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
delos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles delos Santos's knee momentarily.
delos Santos misses with a right hand
and Nikov counters with a body kick that stops delos Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Nikov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov slips a jab from delos Santos.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
delos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Nikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikov throws a front kick that sends delos Santos stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and delos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
delos Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nikov tries to clinch but delos Santos is having none of it.
Nikov wants to clinch.
delos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
delos Santos misses with a right hand
and Nikov counters with a head kick. That will keep delos Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalash Nikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel delos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

delos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
delos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Nikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
delos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nikov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nikov counters with a low kick, right behind delos Santos 's knee.
delos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Nikov counters with a solid body kick.
delos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
delos Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Nikov counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos tests Nikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Nikov counters with a low kick, right behind delos Santos 's knee.
A head kick from Nikov lands but delos Santos takes it in his stride.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses.

Nikov has closed the distance and engaged delos Santos in a clinch.
Nikov leaning against his opponent.
delos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to delos Santos's face.
delos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
delos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Nikov keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
delos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
delos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov landing knees to the head.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikov is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
A knee to the head by Nikov.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on delos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nikov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning delos Santos up against the cage.
delos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikov has double underhooks.
Nikov takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikov landing knees to the head.
Nikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing delos Santos up against the cage.
delos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Nikov has the dominant position.
delos Santos tries to break free but Nikov pushes him back against the cage.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
delos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikov prevents delos Santos from breaking the clinch.
delos Santos is trying to break free.
delos Santos being controlled against the cage.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
delos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikov won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but delos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Nikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but delos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but delos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from delos Santos.
delos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikov stalling in the clinch but delos Santos improves position.
delos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Nikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite delos Santos's efforts to push away.
delos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Nikov has the dominant position.
Nikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but delos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
delos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Nikov has the dominant position.
Nikov looking to throw knees to the head but delos Santos is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalash Nikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel delos Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for delos Santos.
delos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikov is just out of range.
Nikov throws a head kick but delos Santos moves out of range.
Nikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nikov wants to clinch
and delos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Nikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikov looks to land a left hand but delos Santos moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov thumps delos Santos with a low kick.
No joy there for delos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
delos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
delos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nikov has managed to clinch.
Nikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but delos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
delos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
delos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
delos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikov looking to slow down the pace here.
delos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
delos Santos wants to break free but Nikov has control.
Nikov looking to stall.
delos Santos is trying to break free.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
delos Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikov gets an underhook and turns delos Santos into the cage.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
delos Santos is stalling here.
delos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but delos Santos blocks it.
Kalash Nikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delos Santos avoiding damage as Nikov throws knees to the body.
delos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
delos Santos is trying to break free.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
delos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikov lands a good knee to the midsection. delos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
delos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Miguel delos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
delos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
delos Santos tries to break free but Nikov pushes him back against the cage.
delos Santos misses with a body punch.

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 Miguel delos Santos.
Well Nikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalash Nikov!