PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 3369 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Sun Flower (ranked 412 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tsavieva
vs
Flower

180 cm
24
162
9 - 9 - 0

176 cm
23
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Flower!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsavieva was well out of range. Poor timing from Flower.
Flower throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Tsavieva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flower looks to land a left hand but Tsavieva moved out of range nicely.
Tsavieva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Flower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsavieva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsavieva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsavieva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flower misses with an uppercut.
Flower lands with a hook. Tsavieva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flower lands a nice looking body shot.
Flower lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsavieva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsavieva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flower.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Flower.
Flower throws out a counter right but Tsavieva avoids it with no problem.
Flower connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsavieva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsavieva slips a straight right by Flower.
Flower goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Nikolai Tsavieva has been cut.
Tsavieva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flower on the side of the head.
Flower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsavieva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsavieva avoids the body shot from Flower.
A swing and a miss from Flower.
Tsavieva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flower.
Sun Flower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsavieva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flower appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tsavieva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flower.
Flower dips to his left and cracks Tsavieva with an uppercut!
Flower jabs at Tsavieva's body.
Flower ducks under a wild hook from Tsavieva.
A countering left hand to the body from Flower misses.
Tsavieva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flower lands with an uppercut that bounces Tsavieva off the cage and back into range.
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut
and Flower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower lands a nice hook to Tsavieva's body. Tsavieva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Flower misses.
Flower lands with an overhand left.
Flower lands a jab to Tsavieva's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Flower.
Tsavieva throws a series of punches but Flower avoids them all with ease.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flower connects with a jab.
Tsavieva staying out of range there.
Tsavieva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva lands a slapping body shot.
Tsavieva lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flower!
Flower with a hook.
Flower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flower lands a nice hook to Tsavieva's body. Tsavieva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Flower.
Flower misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Tsavieva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flower blocks a jab.
Flower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Flower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Tsavieva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsavieva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flower throws out a loose jab but Tsavieva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsavieva thuds his right hand into Flower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flower slips a straight right by Tsavieva.
Flower avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flower lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Flower misses its intended target.
Nikolai Tsavieva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsavieva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flower looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tsavieva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Flower as he connects with a hook.
Tsavieva looks to score with a jab to the body but Flower is just out of range.
Flower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flower lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsavieva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsavieva throws a hook but Flower avoids it easily.
Flower misses with an uppercut. Tsavieva saw that one coming.
Sun Flower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flower. Tsavieva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flower swings for the body but Tsavieva moves out of range.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flower uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsavieva has time to react.

Flower lands a big head kick that sends Tsavieva tumbling to the mat! Flower takes a step backwards and waves Tsavieva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tsavieva is rocked!
Flower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flower cracks Tsavieva with a left hook right on the temple and Tsavieva goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Flower lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tsavieva is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sun Flower!
During a confident post fight interview, Sun Flower thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.