PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Cheney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nikita Klitschko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Klitschko
vs
Cheney

178 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Cheney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klitschko tries to clinch
and Cheney counters with a left and a right that stings Klitschko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klitschko.

Cheney rushes Klitschko and presses him up against the cage.
Cheney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klitschko avoiding damage.
Cheney is looking to break free of the clinch but Klitschko has double underhooks.
Klitschko misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Klitschko.
Cheney avoiding damage as Klitschko throws knees to the body.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheney looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Klitschko lands a nice knee to the body.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheney avoids the damage to the body.
Klitschko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klitschko landing knees to the body.
Cheney letting Klitschko take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cheney gets tackled into the cage by Klitschko. Klitschko maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klitschko throws an elbow but misses.
Cheney managing to block the knees to the body from Klitschko.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Klitschko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cheney avoiding damage as Klitschko throws knees to the body.
Klitschko has Cheney pressed against the cage, preventing Cheney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klitschko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheney blocks it with crossed arms.
Klitschko connects with a knee to the head.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but Cheney blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheney dodges an elbow strike from Klitschko.
Klitschko trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cheney up against the cage.
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Klitschko.
Klitschko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheney is trying to push Klitschko away but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klitschko stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Klitschko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheney is looking to break free of the clinch but Klitschko has double underhooks.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klitschko leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Klitschko moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko landing knees to the head.
Klitschko effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Klitschko wants to clinch but Cheney slips to the side
and Cheney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheney.
Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheney throws a series of punches but Klitschko avoids them all with ease.
Klitschko tries to clinch up but Cheney circles away and keeps his distance.
Klitschko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cheney counters with a nice uppercut.

Klitschko has managed to clinch.
Klitschko throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheney tries to circle away but Klitschko has him pinned against the cage.
Klitschko is pushing Cheney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheney can't break the clinch.
Klitschko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cheney wants to stall.
Klitschko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cheney tries to score a body lock takedown but Klitschko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko taking a breather.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheney is breathing heavily.
Klitschko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Klitschko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Cheney with a series of wild strikes but Cheney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Klitschko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cheney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Cheney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cheney is trying to maintain a safe position but Klitschko gets an underhook and turns Cheney into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
Cheney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheney is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Klitschko to work.
Cheney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nikita Klitschko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klitschko pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klitschko has Cheney pressed against the cage, preventing Cheney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klitschko avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Danga de danga de dang - Klitschko scores with a four punch combination!
Cheney swats away the attempt to clinch by Klitschko.
Cheney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klitschko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheney can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheney takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Klitschko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheney keeps the fight on the outside.
Klitschko is looking to clinch but Cheney is avoiding it.
Cheney circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cheney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klitschko has Cheney pushed against the cage.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheney is trying to break the clinch but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Klitschko misses with a knee to the head.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Cheney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheney is defending well for now.
Cheney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheney is defending well for now.
Cheney managing to block the knees to the body from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheney avoids the damage to the body.
Klitschko misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko has Cheney pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheney is defending well for now.
Klitschko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheney blocks it with crossed arms.
Klitschko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klitschko with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head.
Cheney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klitschko missing with knees to the body.
Klitschko keeps control of Cheney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klitschko looking to throw knees to the head but Cheney is blocking nicely.
Klitschko prevents Cheney from breaking the clinch.
Klitschko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikita Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klitschko misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheney avoiding damage as Klitschko throws knees to the body.
Cheney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheney stalls.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheney avoids it.
Klitschko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheney.
Klitschko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheney is defending well for now.
Klitschko has Cheney pressed against the cage, preventing Cheney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klitschko leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko trying to land knees to the body.
Klitschko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheney avoids the damage to the body.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheney is trying to break the clinch but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Rod Cheney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cheney is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Klitschko blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikita Klitschko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klitschko 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Klitschko!