PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valuev has chosen Mala Dama - Kabat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Natsi
vs
Valuev

190 cm
29
250 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

194 cm
31
285 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Valuev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valuev drops Natsi with a nice combination! Valuev dives into Natsi's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Natsi looking for a guillotine here but Valuev defends easily.
Natsi trying to control the position.

Valuev has gone for a leg lock! Natsi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valuev's guard.
Natsi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valuev's head.

Valuev is looking for a triangle but Natsi pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natsi won't allow Valuev to sweep him here.
Natsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valuev is keeping the position for now.
Natsi throws a big right hand that misses.

Natsi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valuev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Natsi has Valuev in his guard.
Valuev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi keeping moving, preventing Valuev from controlling successfully.
Natsi pulls Valuev in close to prevent any damage.
Natsi keeping moving, preventing Valuev from controlling successfully.
Valuev wants to pass the guard but Natsi is keeping the position.
Valuev advances position into side control!
Natsi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valuev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Valuev is putting a hurting on Natsi here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsi tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Natsi tries to buck Valuev off but Valuev is having none of it.
Valuev happy to just control the position for now.
Valuev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Natsi down.

Kuula Natsi's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes there by Valuev.

Valuev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Natsi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natsi is trying to control Valuev's posture but Valuev avoids it.
Natsi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valuev slips a nice elbow through Natsi's hands, connecting with Natsi's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valuev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Natsi sees it coming and defends easily.
Natsi trying to hold on to Valuev's head to control him but Valuev postures up.

Valuev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Natsi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valuev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valuev's back!

Valuev showing good submission defense here.
Natsi is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Valuev. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Valuev tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Natsi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valuev is looking to escape.
Natsi with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valuev is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valuev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Valuev wants to improve his position but Natsi is controlling well.
Valuev gets full guard.
Natsi chips away with some ground and pound.
Natsi is looking to work some ground and pound but Valuev has wrist control.
Natsi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natsi postures up and lands a big shot to Valuev's brow.
Natsi preventing the sweep.
Valuev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Natsi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsi lands with a punch from half guard.
Valuev is looking to improve his position.
Natsi working Valuev over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Valuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuula Natsi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Valuev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valuev lands a couple of digs.

Natsi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valuev is aware though and is defending well.

Natsi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valuev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valuev looking to pass the guard.
Valuev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Jeez, Kuula Natsi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuula Natsi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolai Valuev!