PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Nikitin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up . Alexandr Nikitin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bastien Harris's chin.

Harris
vs
Nikitin

180 cm
29
193 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

170 cm
28
175 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris sets himself, and Nikitin steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Nikitin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Nikitin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to bum rush Nikitin with a series of wild strikes but Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikitin circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikitin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikitin lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Nikitin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastien Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Nikitin slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Nikitin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris tries to bum rush Nikitin with a series of wild strikes but Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a hook to the body

and Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Nikitin moved away.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Nikitin sees coming a mile off.

Nikitin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nikitin slips nicely into half guard.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Nikitin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nikitin is looking for a kimura but Harris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nikitin to get the leverage.
Nikitin throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Nikitin is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nikitin moves into full mount! Harris won't be happy about that!
Nikitin with good strikes from the mount here!
Nikitin can't control as he wanted to and Harris manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Harris is trying to stand back up but Nikitin is controlling him

Nikitin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikitin trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikitin controls the pace.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin looking to pass the guard.
Nikitin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nikitin tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikitin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a front kick.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Nikitin shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Nikitin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikitin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Nikitin feints the counter takedown.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Nikitin shoots in.
Nikitin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nikitin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris works over Nikitin's head and body with a nice combination.
Nikitin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexandr Nikitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Nikitin.

It looks like Alexandr Nikitin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikitin.
Nikitin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nikitin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nikitin connects with a single shot there.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nikitin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nikitin.
Nikitin pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Nikitin swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Nikitin throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Nikitin catches Harris napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Harris to the canvas!

Harris is rocked!

It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Nikitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikitin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Harris'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 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexandr Nikitin!
Alexandr Nikitin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bastien Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.