PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nimirov
vs
Night

195 cm
27
211 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Night!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Night throws out the jab.
Nimirov punishes Night's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Night.
Nimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Night closes the distance and clinches.

Night breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Night uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimirov.
Night paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimirov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Night just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Night.
Travis Night seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night lands a nice looking body shot.
Night throws a jab but it's blocked by Nimirov.
Night throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nimirov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Night finds it's target.
Nimirov scores with a hook to the body. Night takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nimirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nimirov moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Night looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Night.
Night takes a swing at Nimirov's ribcage but misses.
Night tries to clinch up.
Night throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nimirov misses with an uppercut.
Night loads up on a big right hand but Nimirov slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Night throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimirov slips a jab from Night.
Night lands a nice hook to Nimirov's body. Nimirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Night ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nimirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Night tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
Night misses with a looping left.
Night goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Night walks into a stiff left hand from Nimirov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night just misses with a punch to the body.
Travis Night is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Night throws a body punch but Nimirov moves out of range.
Nimirov moves away from the strike by Night.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nimirov.
Night throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Night lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Night.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Night throws a poor cross that misses
and Nimirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Night tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Night dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nimirov defending well as Night loads up on a big left hand.
Nimirov throws a right hand that misses
and Night counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Night dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Night jabs at Nimirov's body.
Nimirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Night.
Night lands with a good body shot.
Nimirov throws a nice looking combination but Night bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Night tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Night.
Night uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimirov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night closes the distance but Nimirov moves to the side
and Nimirov counters with a good low kick that Night was not able to check.
Night throws a sloppy body shot
and Nimirov counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Night misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Nimirov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Night doesn't seem phased though.
Nimirov misses with a wild body shot.
Night tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
Travis Night seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Nimirov gets tackled into the cage by Night. Night maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimirov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nimirov has him pressed against the cage.
Nimirov scores with a hook to the body.
Nimirov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Night's elbow.
Night wants to break free but Nimirov has control.
Nimirov misses with a punch to the body.
Night can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Night's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Night manages to break the clinch.
Nimirov slips a straight right by Night.
Nimirov throws an off balance right hand
and Nimirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Night looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimirov is just out of range.
Night ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimirov moves away.
Night throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Night looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimirov is just out of range.
Night throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nimirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Night misses with a body shot
and Nimirov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Night's knee momentarily.
Nimirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Night throws out the jab.
Nimirov misses with a looping left.
Night fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Night throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Night tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nimirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Night fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Nimirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Night is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimirov.
Nimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Night.
Nimirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Night misses the body punch
and Nimirov counters with a stiff right hand.
Night is looking to clinch but Nimirov is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Night showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Night tests Nimirov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nimirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nimirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nimirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nimirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Night.
Nimirov misses with a looping right.
Night throws the kick towards the body but Nimirov avoids it.
Nimirov takes a swing at Night's ribcage but misses.
Night tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimirov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nimirov there as he acknowledges the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Night lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nimirov backwards.
Nimirov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Night backwards.
Nimirov prevents a body shot from Night.

Night pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Night lands a jab to the head.
Night scores with a jab. Nimirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nimirov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Night scores with a hook to the body. Nimirov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Travis Night is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov moves out of range as Night strikes.
Night misses with a wild body shot.
Night works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Nimirov misses its intended target.
Nimirov cracks Night with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nimirov slips under a jab from Night.
Night misses the shot to the body.
Night swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Night.
Lazar Nimirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night misses with a body shot.
Night misses the jab.
A jab from Night does it's job there.
Nimirov defending well as Night loads up on a big left hand.
Night scores with a nice head shot.
Nimirov tries to move into range but Night moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Night is looking to clinch but Nimirov is avoiding it.
Night takes a swing at Nimirov's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nimirov finds it's way through Night's defenses.
Night moves out of range as Nimirov strikes.
Night misses with an uppercut. Nimirov saw that one coming.
Night ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimirov moves away.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Night is looking to clinch.
Nimirov defending well as Night loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Night uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nimirov has time to react.
Nimirov throws a nice looking combination but Night bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Night comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Night 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Night!