PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammel Nister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Khan
vs
Nister

189 cm
27
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

182 cm
25
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammel Nister!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Nister.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nister misses with a looping left.
Nister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Nister has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Nister looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Khan wants to improve his position but Nister is controlling well.
Nister not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nister working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nister controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister prevents Khan from improving his position.
Nister working Khan over with strikes.
Nister is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nister seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nister is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan is not content to let Nister control the position.
Nister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nister winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nister.
Nister winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nister on the ground.
Nister lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khan has hold of Nister's hands but Nister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Nister there.
Nister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Nister there.
Nister winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nister lands a nice short elbow.
Nister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nister sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Khan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nister is working away from the top position though.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nister.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nister scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammel Nister dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Nister misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Nister on that attempt.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nister misses with a two punch combination.
Nister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nister misses with a wild body shot.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Nister is out of range.
Krisn Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Nister moves out of range as Khan strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Khan.

It looks like Sammel Nister has been cut.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nister.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nister misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Nister misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister misses with a double jab.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Khan.
Krisn Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nister works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nister misses with a wild combination.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Nister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nister.
Nister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krisn Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nister drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nister stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nister sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Nister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nister throws a big right hand that misses.
Nister with a nice head shot there.
Nister landing some decent shots from guard.
Nister advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nister controlling the action here.
Nister lands strikes from half guard.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nister.
Nice strikes from Nister there.
Nister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Nister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nister is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nister throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan avoids the body shot from Nister.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nister with a hook.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Nister misses.
Nister slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Nister off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nister throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammel Nister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammel Nister's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nister is just out of range.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nister circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Nister.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nister misses with a double jab.
Nister shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.

Nister shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nister was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khan is trying to escape the position but Nister is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nister lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nister working the ground and pound.
Nister working the head and body with strikes.
Nister lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nister taking a breather here.
Nister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan trying to remain calm as Nister controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nister creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nister lands an elbow.
Nister landing a few strikes.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Nister scoring with strikes.
Khan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nister works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Khan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nister.
Khan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is being controlled here.
Nister connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khan some visible discomfort.
Nister working the ground and pound.
Nister scoring with punches and elbows.
Nister creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sammel Nister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nister moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nister lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Krisn Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammel Nister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammel Nister!
Sammel Nister seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.