PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jester Kiwi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astakhov has chosen Tupac - Uppercut as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kiwi
vs
Astakhov

200 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jester Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikita Astakhov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Astakhov has managed to clinch.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Astakhov controls his hands.
Astakhov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Astakhov slowing the pace effectively.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astakhov stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Astakhov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Astakhov lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Jester Kiwi has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Astakhov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Astakhov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Astakhov controls the action.
Astakhov throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Astakhov.
Astakhov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astakhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Astakhov.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Astakhov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
Astakhov lands a right hand.
Astakhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astakhov stalling the fight.
Kiwi misses with a punch to the body.
Astakhov lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astakhov is leaning against Kiwi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Astakhov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astakhov blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astakhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astakhov lands a body punch.
Astakhov misses with some punches.
Astakhov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Astakhov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Astakhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astakhov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Astakhov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a punch to the body.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Astakhov.
Astakhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astakhov has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Astakhov.
Astakhov slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Astakhov.
Astakhov lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Astakhov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kiwi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiwi taking a breather.
Astakhov pushes Kiwi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Astakhov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Astakhov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Astakhov.
Astakhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Astakhov lands with a light punch inside.
Astakhov lands a nice uppercut.
Astakhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astakhov lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Kiwi tries to circle away but Astakhov has him pinned against the cage.
Astakhov scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Astakhov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Astakhov is keeping busy.
Astakhov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Astakhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jester Kiwi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Kiwi misses.
Astakhov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Astakhov rushes Kiwi and presses him up against the cage.
Astakhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikita Astakhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astakhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Astakhov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiwi avoiding damage.
Astakhov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astakhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Astakhov to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Astakhov.
Astakhov lands with a right to the head.
Astakhov gets through Kiwi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Astakhov on the inside.
Astakhov lands with a light punch inside.
Astakhov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Astakhov lands an uppercut.
Kiwi takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Astakhov controls his hands.
Astakhov scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kiwi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Astakhov drops Kiwi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kiwi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kiwi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astakhov lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Kiwi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astakhov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astakhov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astakhov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kiwi to his knees! Astakhov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikita Astakhov!
Nikita Astakhov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.