PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjared Hhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snoop Dogg - A Bitch I Knew . The crowd seem to be enjoying Hhart's choice of entrance music: head strong. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nikov
vs
Hhart

174 cm
21
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jjared Hhart!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hhart's head.
Nikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hhart. That did some damage!
Hhart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nikov lands a head kick!
Nikov tries to clinch there but Hhart circles away.
Hhart moves out of range of the body kick from Nikov.
Hhart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hhart keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Hhart scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikov.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikov tries to clinch but Hhart is having none of it.
Nikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hhart looks gassed!
Hhart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikov wants to clinch.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Hhart circles away.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses.
Nikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nikov.
Nikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nikov scores with a head kick.
Hhart takes one to the side of the head.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Hhart moves out of range easily.
Nikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Nikov thows a body kick. Hhart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hhart blocks a head kick by Nikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hhart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Hhart is avoiding it.
Nikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Nikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hhart takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Hhart moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalash Nikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikov tries to clinch but Hhart moves out of range.
Nikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hhart misses with a double jab
and Nikov counters with a good low kick that Hhart was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hhart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikov counters with a leg kick.
Hhart is breathing heavily.
Nikov tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nikov. Hhart shrugs it off though.
Hhart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nikov connects with a leg kick. Hhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nikov!
Nikov keeps Hhart at a distance using the push kick.
Hhart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nikov.
Good leg kick by Nikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Hhart moves out of range easily.
Nikov connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hhart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Kalash Nikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Hhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hhart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hhart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nikov.
A head kick misses from Nikov.
Hhart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nikov.
Hhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hhart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Hhart moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nikov.
Nikov cracks a nice hook into Hhart's ribs.
Hhart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Hhart circles away.
Nikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hhart can do to turn this around?
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Hhart misses with a combination
and Nikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Nikov throws a head kick that Hhart semi-blocks.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hhart blocks a head kick by Nikov.
A head kick from Nikov lands but Hhart takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalash Nikov dominated that second 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!

Nikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hhart's sensitive parts.
Nikov wants to clinch up but Hhart keeps it at a distance.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Hhart moves out of range easily.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nikov.
Hhart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Nikov scores with a head kick.
Hhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Hhart is avoiding it.
Nikov tries to clinch but Hhart moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hharts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov scores with a head kick.
Nikov tries to clinch but Hhart is having none of it.
Hhart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hhart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nikov can pounce on him.
Jjared Hhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov scores with a jab to the body.
Hhart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hhart scrambles back to his feet.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Hhart circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nikov pushes Hhart away with a front kick.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nikov, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikov.
Nikov pushes Hhart away with a front kick.
Kalash Nikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikov lands with a slapping head kick.
Nikov wants to clinch up but Hhart keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov throws a head kick but Hhart moves out of range.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hhart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hhart moves forwards but Nikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hhart circles away.
Hhart blocks a head kick by Nikov.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hhart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jjared Hhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikov thumps Hhart with a low kick.
Nikov throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalash Nikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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