PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - 'Mother'. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kert Nigobson enters the cage!

Rosenkilde
vs
Nigobson

187 cm
23
223 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

188 cm
23
213 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kert Nigobson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson misses with a wild body shot.

Nigobson closes the distance and clinches.
Nigobson tries to break free but Rosenkilde pushes him back against the cage.
Nigobson tries to pull guard but Rosenkilde forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nigobson gets through Rosenkilde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nigobson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nigobson.
Rosenkilde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nigobson.
Rosenkilde lands a right hand.
Rosenkilde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nigobson fails to pull guard.

Nigobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nigobson throws a solid leg kick but Rosenkilde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nigobson.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosenkilde sprawls well. Rosenkilde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nigobson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mads Rosenkilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Nigobson avoids them all with ease.

Nigobson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rosenkilde's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nigobson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nigobson trying to control from half guard but Rosenkilde is working away.
Nigobson lands strikes from half guard.
Nigobson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nigobson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nigobson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nigobson lands a nice short elbow.
Nigobson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nigobson wants to pass to mount but Rosenkilde is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde is controlling Nigobson's trapped leg to prevent Nigobson from advancing to side control.
Nigobson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nigobson with the ground and pound but Rosenkilde uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nigobson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosenkilde is retaining full guard.
Nigobson looking to sit in guard and control but Rosenkilde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosenkilde controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenkilde is one step ahead there.
Nigobson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rosenkilde preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nigobson has Rosenkilde pulled in close to control his posture.
Nigobson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nigobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nigobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Nigobson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosenkilde is trying to defend but Nigobson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nigobson is stalling here. Rosenkilde is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nigobson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rosenkilde has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenkilde has control of an arm but Nigobson manages to advance to Rosenkilde's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kert Nigobson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rosenkilde doesn't manage to clinch there - Nigobson circles away.
Rosenkilde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nigobson lands with a cross.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nigobson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nigobson throwing strikes from guard but Rosenkilde blocks nicely.
Nigobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nigobson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rosenkilde manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rosenkilde stopping the sweep attempt from Nigobson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nigobson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nigobson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kert Nigobson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rosenkilde checks a low kick from Nigobson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nigobson.

Nigobson moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nigobson looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenkilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nigobson lands a left hand.
Rosenkilde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosenkilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenkilde lands with a right to the head.
Nigobson tries to pull guard but Rosenkilde won't allow it.
Mads Rosenkilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Rosenkilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Rosenkilde.

Nigobson pulls Rosenkilde into guard.
Nigobson looking to control.
Kert Nigobson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nigobson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosenkilde manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nigobson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nigobson trying to control but Rosenkilde is working from the bottom.
Nigobson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosenkilde keeping moving, preventing Nigobson from controlling successfully.
Nigobson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenkilde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nigobson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kert Nigobson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rosenkilde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Nigobson closes the distance and clinches.
Rosenkilde looking to slow down the pace here.

Nigobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nigobson checks a leg kick.
Rosenkilde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nigobson.
Rosenkilde throws a right and a left that Nigobson avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nigobson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosenkilde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nigobson gets a clinch.
Nigobson misses with a punch to the body.
Mads Rosenkilde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosenkilde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Nigobson pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosenkilde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rosenkilde trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mads Rosenkilde.

Rosenkilde gets tackled into the cage by Nigobson. Nigobson maintains the clinch.
Rosenkilde trying to control the position but instead, Nigobson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosenkilde into the cage.
Nigobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nigobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenkilde fails to land.
Nigobson tries to pull guard but Rosenkilde holds him up against the cage and eventually Nigobson drops back down to his feet.
Rosenkilde has Nigobson pressed against the cage.
Nigobson blocking some punches.
Rosenkilde lands with a short shot to the head.
Nigobson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosenkilde walks away with a smile on his face. Nigobson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nigobson throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nigobson wants to slow Rosenkilde down by chopping away at his legs.
Nigobson throws the left hand but Rosenkilde avoids the punch easily.
Rosenkilde throws a poor cross that misses
and Nigobson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nigobson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Kert Nigobson has been cut.
Nigobson is looking to land body kicks.
Rosenkilde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nigobson. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde misses with a low kick.
Nigobson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosenkilde defends it nicely.
Mads Rosenkilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Rosenkilde punishes Nigobson's body with a nice straight punch.

Rosenkilde moves into the clinch.
Rosenkilde wants to stall.
Rosenkilde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nigobson backwards.
Rosenkilde is leaning against Nigobson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nigobson tries to work over Rosenkilde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nigobson can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenkilde controls the action.
Rosenkilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nigobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenkilde.
A bit of stalling here from Rosenkilde.
Mads Rosenkilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde struggles to land a body shot inside as Nigobson controls his hands.
Nigobson tries a body shot but Rosenkilde blocks it.
Nigobson tries for a takedown but Rosenkilde manages to get underhooks.
Nigobson gets through Rosenkilde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nigobson as Rosenkilde tries to tie him up.
Nigobson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosenkilde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosenkilde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenkilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosenkilde swings wildly with an uppercut but Nigobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Rosenkilde.
Nigobson blocking some punches.
Come on Rosenkilde - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigobson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rosenkilde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenkilde fails to land.
Nigobson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenkildes head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Rosenkilde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nigobson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kert Nigobson!
A relieved looking Kert Nigobson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.