PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steen Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christensen comes to the cage accompanied by Xzibit - Alcoholic. Romanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Party kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Christensen
vs
Romanov

188 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steen Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolai Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov 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.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Christensen.
Christensen misses with the combination.
Steen Christensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christensen moves to clinch but Romanov breaks away
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Christensen swinging wildly here.
Romanov takes a swing at Christensen's ribcage but misses.
Christensen swinging wildly here.
Christensen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christensen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Romanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christensen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov prevents Christensen from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov throwing strikes but missing.

Christensen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Romanov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Christensen with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen darts in trying to clinch
and Romanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christensen's knee momentarily.
Christensen closes the distance but Romanov moves to the side
letting Romanov counter with a right hand.
Romanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanov.
Christensen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christensen blocks a low kick nicely.
Christensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christensen manages to avoid it.
Steen Christensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christensen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christensen misses with a straight left.
Romanov throws the kick towards the body but Christensen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into Christensen's guard.
Christensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanov trying to control but Christensen is working from the bottom.
Romanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Christensen has wrist control.
Romanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Christensen has wrist control.
Romanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanov pushing down on Christensen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanov trying to control from half guard but Christensen is working away.
Romanov stops Christensen from getting back to his feet.
Romanov throwing shots but Christensen is blocking nicely.
Christensen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanov.
Romanov wants to control but Christensen is keeping him busy.
Christensen tries to kick Romanov off but Romanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christensen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanov.
Christensen is trying to stand up here but Romanov is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanov connects with a nice short shot to Christensen's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romanov working Christensen over with strikes.
Christensen tries to kick Romanov off but Romanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romanov is nestled in close to Christensen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Romanov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Christensen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanov.
Romanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christensen wants to get back to his feet.
Christensen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Romanov.
Romanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christensen has hold of Romanov's hands but Romanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Christensen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Christensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Christensen misses with a combination
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romanov throws a head kick but Christensen moves out of range.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Christensen.
Romanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christensen misses with a two punch combination.
Christensen is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolai Romanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Christensen moves to clinch but Romanov breaks away

and Romanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Christensen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Christensen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Romanov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christensen is avoiding damage well.
Nicolai Romanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanov working the ground and pound.
Romanov is chipping away with strikes.
Romanov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christensen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Christensen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Christensen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Romanov counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Romanov.
Romanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Romanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.
Romanov checks a low kick from Christensen.
Romanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romanov scores with a nice strike.
Christensen wants to clinch.
Christensen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Romanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanov lands a couple of elbows.
Romanov won't allow Christensen to get back to his feet.

Christensen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Romanov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Christensen scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov fails to land the takedown.
Christensen wants to clinch but Romanov slips to the side

and Romanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Christensen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov with the ground and pound from mount.
Christensen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Romanov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Christensen is rocked!
Christensen is squirming around, avoiding Romanov's attempts to control the action.
Christensen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Romanov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Christensen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christensen tries to buck Romanov off but he can't manage it.
Christensen seems to have got his legs back now.
Romanov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Romanov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Christensen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Christensen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolai Romanov!