PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Nishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nishi
vs
Kita

183 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikola Nishi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Kita!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nishi shoots in and bounces Kita off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nishi wants to pass the guard but Kita is keeping the position.
Nishi won't allow Kita to get back to his feet.
Nishi wants to control from the top but Kita keeps moving.
Kita trying to keep a closed guard but Nishi is proving a slippery customer.
Nishi wants to stand but Kita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Nishi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nishi at a distance.
Nishi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Kita rushes Nishi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nishi is trying to drag Kita to the mat but Kita just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kita slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishi tries a body shot but Kita blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kita is trying to break free.
Kita will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nishi up against the cage.

Kita has clasped his hands together around Nishi 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nishi is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kita stands up and beckons Nishi to his feet.
Kita tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nishi enables Kita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nishi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kita wants to stand but Nishi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Kita stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kita circles away.
Nishi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nishi throws a sloppy head kick and Kita moves out of range easily.

Kita clinches with his opponent.
Nishi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Nishi . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kita stops a takedown attempt from Nishi .
Nishi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kita can't break the clinch.

Kita manages to break the clinch.

Kita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nishi , pushing him back against the cage.

Kita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kita clinches.

Kita breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kita defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nishi .
Horrible takedown by Nishi or perhaps it was just good defense by Kita which made him look bad.
Nishi misses with a takedown
and Kita counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kita moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kita breaks the clinch.

Kita drives through and clinches with Nishi against the cage.
Nishi tries to pull guard but Kita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nishi jumps guard but Kita stands there with Nishi around his waist. Nishi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nishi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kita just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Nishi . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nishi , pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Kita to work.
Kita managing to block the knees to the body from Nishi .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kita has double underhooks.
Nishi fails to pull guard.
Nishi looking for a takedown.
Nishi is trying to break the clinch but Kita is controlling him.
Kita effectively controlling the action here.
Nishi prevents Kita from breaking the clinch.

Kita breaks the clinch.
Kita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nishi throws a wild body kick that Kita sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kita digs a good body shot into Nishi 's ribs.

Kita clinches.
Nishi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Kita to work.
Nishi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kita smiles and moves away.

Kita has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nishi 's efforts to push away.
Nishi keeps control of Kita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kita breaks the clinch.

Kita darts in and clinches Nishi up against the cage.
Nishi is working for takedown but Kita is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kita is trying to break free.
Kita stalls.
Kita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nishi 's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kita is struggling to control the position.
Kita tries to break the clinch but Nishi is controlling the position.

Kita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nikola Nishi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kita manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nishi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nishi 's guard now, I'm sure.
Nishi tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nishi is looking for a triangle here but Kita uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Kita decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Kita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nishi 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kita moves into range and clinches up with Nishi .
Nishi wants to stall.
Nishi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kita controls his hands.

Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Nishi with that takedown attempt.

Nishi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nishi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kita has wrist control.
Kita is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kita manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Kita closes the distance and clinches.
Nishi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kita is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marcin Kita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kita tries to clinch up.
Kita throws a series of punches but Nishi moves out of range.
Kita is looking to clinch but Nishi is avoiding it.
Kita fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Nishi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kita did well to prevent Nishi getting side control.

Kita kicks off Nishi and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kita gets a clinch.

Kita breaks from the clinch.
Kita thuds a left hand into Nishi 's body.
Nice body punch from Kita.

Kita pushes Nishi up against the cage in a clinch.

Kita manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nishi .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Nishi . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kita clinches.

Kita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcin Kita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kita with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kita tries to clinch but Nishi moves out of range.
Kita stuns Nishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kita drives through and clinches with Nishi against the cage.

Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Kita.
A nice combination there by Kita.

Kita instigates a clinch.

Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nishi backs up against the cage.

Kita clinches.
Kita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nishi .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Kita.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Kita's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nishi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kita just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nishi has him pressed against the cage.
Kita prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kita stalling in the clinch.
Marcin Kita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikola Nishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Kita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Marcin Kita!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Marcin Kita!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Marcin Kita!

Marcin Kita wins by unanimous decision!