PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lagk
vs
Johnson

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicholas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lagk pushes him off.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Lagk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lagk is on top in guard.
Lagk sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lagk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lagk passes to full mount!
Lagk lands a big elbow.

Lagk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lagk prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagk controlling his opponent.
Lagk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Lagk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.

Lagk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson looks winded!
A lull in the action here.
Lagk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Lagk lands a big elbow.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lagk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lagk with a couple of short strikes.
Lagk lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lagk looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lagk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lagk controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagk working the ground and pound effectively.
Lagk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lagk dominated that round.
That's time! Lagk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lagk moves into the clinch.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Lagk pulls guard.
Johnson trying to control but Lagk is working from the bottom.
Lagk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Lagk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson trying to move into half guard but instead Lagk has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Lagk in close.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lagk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lagk is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lagk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lagk won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Nick Lagk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lagk passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Lagk is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Lagk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Lagk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Lagk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lagk is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lagk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lagk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lagk controlling from mount.

Lagk is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Johnson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Johnson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lagk anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Johnson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lagk slips an arm under Johnson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lagk has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lagk is squeezing on Johnson like an anaconda would it's prey. Johnson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Lagk!
Nick Lagk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.