PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adreyi Pulyiaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Nikolaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nikolaev
vs
Pulyiaev

170 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adreyi Pulyiaev!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev tries to clinch up.
Pulyiaev tries to score with a low kick but Nikolaev moves his leg out of the way.
Mikhail Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulyiaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Nikolaev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pulyiaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pulyiaev misses with a body shot.

Pulyiaev instigates a clinch.
Nikolaev letting Pulyiaev take a breather here.
Pulyiaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nikolaev to keep the fight standing.
Pulyiaev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nikolaev prevents it.
Mikhail Nikolaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adreyi Pulyiaev.
Pulyiaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pulyiaev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nikolaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nikolaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaev has a couple of punches blocked by Pulyiaev.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pulyiaev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulyiaev missing with knees to the body.
Nikolaev tries to work over Pulyiaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pulyiaev manages to break the clinch.
Nikolaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulyiaev should have avoided that one.
Pulyiaev throws a head kick that misses.

Pulyiaev closes the distance and clinches.

Pulyiaev breaks from the clinch.
Nikolaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pulyiaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Pulyiaev is rocked!

Nikolaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulyiaev, pushing him back against the cage.
Pulyiaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Nikolaev finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikolaev tries a body shot but Pulyiaev blocks it.
Nikolaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulyiaev lands an elbow inside.
Nikolaev scores with a hook to the body.
Nikolaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulyiaev blocking some punches.
Nikolaev working hard to break the clinch.
Nikolaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulyiaev misses with a knee to the head.
Pulyiaev wants to stall.
Nikolaev tries to break free but Pulyiaev pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulyiaev looking for a takedown.
Pulyiaev tries to pull guard but Nikolaev won't allow it.

Pulyiaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikolaev drops Pulyiaev with a big left hand! Pulyiaev is injured, injured bad! Nikolaev jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Nikolaev!