PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichols has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Robert Nichols enters the cage!

Mansurov
vs
Nichols

178 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
169 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nichols misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mansurov blocks a head kick by Nichols.
Mansurov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mansurov misses the shot to the body.

Mansurov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nichols, pushing him back against the cage.
Mansurov misses with a punch to the body.
Mansurov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Mansurov - that landed with a thud.
Nichols looks gassed!

Mansurov manages to break the clinch.
Mansurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mansurov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nichols throws out the jab.
Mansurov walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Mansurov misses.
Mansurov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansurov throws a jab when Nichols was well out of range.
Mansurov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mansurov closes the distance and clinches.
Mansurov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Mansurov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nichols is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov cracks Nichols with a nice body shot.
Nichols blocks a body shot from Mansurov.
Mansurov missing with knees to the body.
Mansurov tries to throw a body punch but Nichols avoids it by throwing Mansurov back against the cage.
Mansurov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nichols's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Mansurov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mansurov blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Mansurov tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Mansurov controls his hands.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Mansurov can't find room to land a body shot as Nichols controls the action.
Mansurov working aggressively here.
Nichols is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mansurov missing with knees to the body.
Nichols blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nichols blocks a body shot from Mansurov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols blocks a body shot from Mansurov.
Mansurov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Mansurov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mansurov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mansurov misses with a punch to the body.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Mansurov blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansurov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Mansurov.
Mansurov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansurov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicholss head.
Nichols takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols prevents a body shot from Mansurov.
Nichols misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansurov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mansurov tries to throw a body punch but Nichols avoids it by throwing Mansurov back against the cage.
Mansurov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Mansurov lands a shoulder strike.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Nichols is trying to maintain a safe position but Mansurov gets an underhook and turns Nichols into the cage.
Mansurov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichols working aggressively here.
Nichols's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Nichols is rocked!
Mansurov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nichols is still on wobbly legs! Can Mansurov finish him?
Mansurov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nichols avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
Mansurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Mansurov.
Mansurov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansurov is working Nichols over against the cage.
Mansurov lands a body shot.
Mansurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mansurov throws a big uppercut that drops Nichols! More strikes from Mansurov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nichols lies dazed against the cage as Mansurov celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mihail Mansurov!