PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wech Cakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cakes comes to the cage accompanied by The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cakes
vs
Kalashnikov

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wech Cakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cakes tries to clinch there but Kalashnikov circles away.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.
Cakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cakes has closed the distance and engaged Kalashnikov in a clinch.
Cakes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cakes working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Nikita Kalashnikov has been cut.
Cakes prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cakes.
Kalashnikov jumps guard but Cakes stands there with Kalashnikov around his waist. Kalashnikov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wech Cakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Kalashnikov.
Cakes misses with the head strike.
Kalashnikov tries to score a body lock takedown but Cakes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cakes misses with some punches.
Cakes lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalashnikov tries to pull guard but Cakes won't allow it.
Cakes lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cakes.
Cakes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cakes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cakes.
A short left from Cakes.

Kalashnikov is rocked!
Cakes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalashnikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cakes finish him?
Kalashnikov blocks an uppercut.
Cakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cakes fails to land.
Kalashnikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Cakes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov looks gassed!
Kalashnikov tries to pull guard but Cakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalashnikov drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Cakes.
Cakes misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalashnikov goes for a takedown attempt but Cakes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cakes tries to clinch up but Kalashnikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalashnikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cakes tries to clinch there but Kalashnikov circles away.
Cakes tries to clinch there but Kalashnikov circles away.
Cakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cakes wants to clinch up but Kalashnikov keeps it at a distance.

Cakes rushes Kalashnikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalashnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cakes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cakes throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Cakes.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Cakes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cakes swivels and escapes.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.
Kalashnikov circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalashnikov shoots in but Cakes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cakes is looking to clinch but Kalashnikov is avoiding it.
Cakes tries to clinch but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cakes tries to clinch but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.
Cakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalashnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.

That's four 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.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cakes tries to clinch but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cakes.
Cakes tries to clinch up.

Cakes pushes Kalashnikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalashnikov has Cakes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cakes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cakes lands with a right to the head.
Cakes misses with the head strike.
Cakes misses with the head strike.
Cakes scores with a shot to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Cakes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cakes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wech Cakes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Kalashnikov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kalashnikov shoots in for a double leg but Cakes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalashnikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cakes moves in looking to clinch but Kalashnikov pushes him off.
Wech Cakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cakes wants to clinch up but Kalashnikov keeps it at a distance.
Cakes tries to clinch but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Cakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalashnikov circles away.
Cakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalashnikov circles away.

Cakes rushes Kalashnikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cakes lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cakes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalashnikov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cakes scores with a shoulder strike.
Cakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cakes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cakes misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cakes.
Kalashnikov tries to pull guard but Cakes won't allow it.
Wech Cakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Kalashnikov.
Cakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalashnikov.
A head punch on the inside from Cakes fails to land.
Cakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cakes has a couple of punches blocked by Kalashnikov.

Kalashnikov has hold of one of Cakes's legs. Cakes is fighting the takedown attempt but Kalashnikov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kalashnikov won't allow Cakes to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov advances position into side control!
Kalashnikov misses with the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Cakes is keeping him busy.
Cakes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Kalashnikov has an Americana. Cakes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kalashnikov is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kalashnikov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nikita Kalashnikov!