PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian The Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov's entrance music is Sparks - The Who. A fine choice. The Natural has chosen Shhhhh!!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nabokov
vs
The Natural

182 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian The Natural!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Natural throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nabokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Natural swinging wildly here.
The Natural has his takedown stuffed

and Nabokov counters with a shoot takedown. The Natural fights it but they end up in guard.
Nabokov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nabokov postures up.
Nabokov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nabokov preventing the sweep.
Nabokov trying to control but The Natural is working from the bottom.
The Natural wants to get back to his feet but Nabokov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nabokov won't allow The Natural to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Natural trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The Natural controls Nabokov momentarily but Nabokov frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Natural tries for a takedown but Nabokov circles away easily
and Nabokov counters with a two punch combo.

Nabokov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nabokov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nabokov working the head and body with strikes.

The Natural is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Natural manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nabokov keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov moves into full guard.
The Natural looks winded!
Nabokov looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Natural is one step ahead there.

Nabokov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Natural defends it easily.

Nabokov wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Nabokov cracks The Natural with an uppercut from hell and The Natural crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nabokov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The Natural is still in real trouble! Can Nabokov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabokov wanted to stand there but The Natural had control of the position.
The Natural is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nabokov forces his way into half guard.
The Natural seems to have recovered his senses.
The Natural is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nabokov jumps into side control!
The Natural tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nabokov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt The Natural will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural can't do much from the bottom here.
The Natural is looking for a sweep.
The Natural takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Nabokov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Natural is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nabokov scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Natural manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Nabokov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nabokov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Natural is out of range.
Igor Nabokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Natural closes the distance but Nabokov moves to the side
and Nabokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that The Natural has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The Natural closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nabokov to counter with a crisp jab.
The Natural with a poor takedown

and Nabokov counters by moving into the clinch.
The Natural throws a head punch that misses.
Nabokov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Natural.

Nabokov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The Natural wants to stand and escape but Nabokov is having none of it.
Nabokov tries to free his leg and advance position but The Natural is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nabokov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nabokov trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Natural's guard.
Nabokov preventing the sweep.
The Natural is breathing heavily.
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Natural swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Natural is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nabokov wants to control from the top but The Natural keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nabokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Natural misses with a takedown
and Nabokov counters with a right hand to the body.
Igor Nabokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian The Natural.
Nabokov lands with a nice combination. The Natural backs away looking to recover.
A left and a right from Nabokov both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by The Natural or perhaps it was just good defense by Nabokov which made him look bad.
We've been told by Nabokov's head coaches at UMMA Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Nabokov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nabokov wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Natural keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov landing a few strikes.
Nabokov scoring with punches and elbows.
The Natural is looking for a sweep.
The Natural is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Nabokov is trying to get an arm triangle but The Natural is defending well.
The Natural is letting Nabokov control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov lands some shots froms side control.
Nabokov cracks The Natural with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Nabokov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! The Natural is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Nabokov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Nabokov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Igor Nabokov waved his t-shirt featuring Dragon's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Adrian The Natural stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am not paid enough! WTF?'.