PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Ik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nix
vs
Ik

180 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

No Contest Clothing

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Ik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix looks to land a combination but Ik avoids it well.
Ik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nix throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nix's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ik stands up over Nix, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Ik from controlling successfully.
Ik chips away with some ground and pound.
Ik connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ik chips away with some ground and pound.

Nix is rocked!
Ik arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Nix's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aapo Ik!