PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 2889 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Joakim Johansson (ranked 314 p4p, 263 weight class). Johansson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Hail the apocalypse. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nagibatel
vs
Johansson

180 cm
21
160
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
160
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyoha Nagibatel!
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, Joakim Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Nagibatel finds it's way through Johansson's defenses.
Nagibatel lands a nice hook to Johansson's body. Johansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Nagibatel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Good shot there by Nagibatel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagibatel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
As Nagibatel backs off Johansson throws a huge counter combo but Nagibatel manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head but Nagibatel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagibatel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johansson.
Johansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Johansson off balance momentarily.
Nagibatel scores with a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nagibatel. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Johansson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nagibatel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Nagibatel.
Johansson tries to circle away but Nagibatel has him pinned against the cage.
Nagibatel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Johansson breaks from the clinch.
Nagibatel throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Nagibatel avoids it with no problem.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
A good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel thumps Johansson with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johansson's head backwards.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nagibatel scores with a kick to the body.
Johansson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nagibatel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Nagibatel had a free shot at his head there.
Nagibatel thumps Johansson with a low kick.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nagibatel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nagibatel.
I was talking to Nagibatel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nagibatel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Nagibatel avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johansson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Nagibatel lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagibatel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel working aggressively here.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Nagibatel blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nagibatel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nagibatel lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel jabs at Johansson's body.
Nagibatel cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nagibatel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagibatel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nagibatel thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nagibatel darts in and clinches Johansson up against the cage.
Nagibatel can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Lyoha Nagibatel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagibatel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Nagibatel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nagibatel as the two fighters clinch.
Nagibatel prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson wants to break free but Nagibatel has control.
Johansson wants to break free but Nagibatel has control.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagibatel lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Nagibatel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Good body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands with a right to the head.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Nagibatel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Nagibatel back against the cage.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nagibatel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Nagibatel has him pressed against the cage.
Nagibatel lands with a right to the head.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a shot to the body.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson tries to stall but Nagibatel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagibatel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Nagibatel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Nagibatel lands an uppercut.
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagibatel digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.

Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel scores with a one two! Johansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nagibatel digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson tries to move into range but Nagibatel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagibatel.
Joakim Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagibatel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel scores with a kick to the body.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johansson's head backwards.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Nagibatel scores with a jab.
Nagibatel moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagibatel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Nagibatel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Johansson.
As Johansson looks to move away, Nagibatel throws a big counter combo but Johansson just gets out of the way.
Nagibatel connects with a body shot.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagibatel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Nagibatel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Nagibatel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Johansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansson tries to avoid it.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Nagibatel finds it's target.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Nagibatel. That snapped Johansson's head back.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Nagibatel.
A left lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a glancing blow to the side of Johansson's head.
Nagibatel with a hook.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Johansson down.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Johansson down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel misses the jab.
Nagibatel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagibatel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Nagibatel lands a right hook to the body.
Nagibatel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nagibatel.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagibatel. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Nagibatel.
Joakim Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the body.

Nagibatel has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagibatel controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Nagibatel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanssons head.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Nagibatel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Nagibatel on the inside.
Nagibatel has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Nagibatel pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Nagibatel controls the action.
Nagibatel tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagibatel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!

Lyoha Nagibatel wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Lyoha Nagibatel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Joakim Johansson had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'.