PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Volya Nikolaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bigalo
vs
Nikolaev

180 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Rush Supplements 160Q-STEEL PENN

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo looks for the body kick but Nikolaev saw that one coming.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Bigalo throws a body kick.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nikolaev feints and as Bigalo raises his hands in defense, Nikolaev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bigalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikolaev is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Nikolaev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nikolaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bigalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nikolaev on the ground.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bigalo keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Bigalo trying to control the position.
Nikolaev stands up over Bigalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev stands up over Bigalo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikolaev landing with the ground and pound.
Nikolaev is in close to Bigalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolaev with a nice head shot there.
Bigalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Nikolaev drops back looking for a leg! Bigalo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bigalo manages to kick Nikolaev off! Nikolaev jumps back into Bigalo's guard.

Nikolaev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bigalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but Bigalo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.

Nikolaev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nikolaev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nikolaev won't allow Bigalo to sweep him here.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikolaev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Bigalo keeps moving.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nikolaev distracts Bigalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev throwing strikes but missing.
Nikolaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nikolaev is in close to Bigalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigalo is keeping the position for now.
Bigalo keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Nikolaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Bigalo is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nikolaev drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nikolaev as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bigalo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nikolaev! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Volya Nikolaev!
As Volya Nikolaev got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.