PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heavy Metal Kings. Nikov has chosen ILL BILL & VINNIE PAZ (HEAVY METAL KINGS) - "OATH OF THE GOAT" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lansing
vs
Nikov

180 cm
27
161 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

174 cm
28
158 lbs
14 - 7 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansing swings for the body but Nikov moves out of range.
Nikov moves out of range as Lansing throws a body kick.
Lansing misses with a wild body shot.
Lansing takes one on the button.
Nikov clobbers Lansing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lansing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikov throws a right and a left that Lansing avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Lansing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lansing misses with the combination.
Nikov scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Lansing misses its intended target.
Nikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nikov.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lansing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lansing loads up on a big right hand but Nikov slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov looks for the body kick but Lansing saw that one coming.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Nikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansing.
Lansing misses with a leg kick.
Lansing tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Nikov misses.
Nikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lansing - that will leave a mark!
Lansing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lansing misses with a straight left.
Nikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lansing.
Nikov throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nikov misses with a body shot.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lansing swings for the body but Nikov moves out of range.
Lansing swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lansing works Nikov's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikov wants to clinch up but Lansing keeps it at a distance.

Nikov pushes Lansing up against the cage in a clinch.
Lansing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lansing misses with a body punch.
Lansing being controlled against the cage.
Lansing blocks a body shot from Nikov.

Lansing pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Lansing throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nikov uses it to pass to side control.
Lansing can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Nikov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Nikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lansing. That's going to slow Nikov down.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lansing moves away.
Good exchange - Lansing coming out on top.
Lansing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lansing circles away.
Kalash Nikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lansing lands with a shot to the body.
Nikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lansing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nikov's hands.

Nikov is rocked!

Nikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nikov is still in real trouble! Can Lansing finish him?
Lansing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikov keeping moving, preventing Lansing from controlling successfully.
Nikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lansing stops Nikov from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lansing seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nikov wants to stand but Lansing is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lansing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
Lansing lands a really nice looking cross but Nikov seems unphased.
Lansing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikov.
Lansing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lansing's knee momentarily.
Nikov scores with a jab to the head.
Lansing lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lansing moves out of range of the body kick.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Lansing circles away.
Lansing misses with a wild body shot.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikov misses with a straight left.
Lansing looks to land a left hand but Nikov moved out of range nicely.
Alexander Lansing is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Lansing circles away.
Nikov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lansing counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lansing.
Lansing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lansing throws a solid leg kick but Nikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lansing.
Lansing throws a front kick that sends Nikov stumbling back into the cage.
Nikov misses with a kick to the body
and Lansing counters with a straight right hand.
Nikov loads up on a big right hand but Lansing slips the punch.
Lansing loads up on a big right hand but Nikov slips the punch.
Nikov misses with a hook.
Nikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lansing was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikov.
Lansing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kalash Nikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikov wants to clinch.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lansing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikov misses with a body punch
and Lansing counters with a left to the body.
Nikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lansing backs up against the cage.
Nikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nikov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lansing.
Nikov tries to clinch but Lansing moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Lansing - just one landing.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lansing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Lansing.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov throws a hook to the side of Lansing's head but Lansing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikov misses with a wild combination.
Lansing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lansing lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Nikov.
Nikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lansing throws a lazy right hand but Nikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Lansing is avoiding it.
Lansing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Nikov.
An inside leg kick from Nikov misses.
Nikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lansing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to clinch but Lansing is having none of it.
Lansing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lansing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lansing tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikov defending well as Lansing loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansing dodges the punch combination from Nikov.
Nikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lansing.
Nikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nikov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Lansing moves out of range easily.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lansing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nikov misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kalash Nikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nikov is looking to clinch.
Nikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lansing counters with a leg kick.
Lansing tests Nikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lansing.
Nikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lansing lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Lansing circles away and keeps his distance.
Lansing lands a right hook to the body.
Nikov scores with a hook to the body. Lansing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lansing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nikov throws an off balance right hand
and Lansing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikov loads up on a big right hand but Lansing slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Nikov.
Lansing connects with a solid leg kick.
Lansing connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikov. Nikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lansing lands the left hand.
Nikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lansing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lansing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Lansing misses.
Nikov with a nice cross.
Lansing bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikov's head.
Lansing scoring well with a low kick there.
Lansing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lansing slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lansing scores with a hook to the body. Nikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nikov tries to move into range but Lansing moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nikov misses with a double jab.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Lansing and Nikov goes tumbling to the canvas! Lansing follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Lansing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lansing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikov is trying to control but can't.
Lansing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lansing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lansing is thwarting Nikov's attempts to control the position.
Nikov pushes Lansing off looking to stand but Lansing dives back in and keeps control.
Lansing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lansing drops an elbow to the side of Nikov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikov tries to get to full guard but Lansing has control of the leg.
Lansing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lansing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lansing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikov defending well though.
Nikov is trying to stand back up but Lansing is controlling him

Lansing is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikov trying to control from the bottom.
Lansing is looking to take a break and control but Nikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing stops Nikov from getting back to his feet.
Nikov is looking to control Lansing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nikov avoid being mounted?
Nikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lansing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lansing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lansing stops Nikov from getting back to his feet.
Lansing is taking a breather. Nikov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Nikov does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lansing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lansing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lansing!
After winning the bout, Alexander Lansing thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.