PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikac Komitata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller - Judas Priest. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rios
vs
Komitata

191 cm
25
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

221 cm
27
268 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikac Komitata!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.

Rios breaks the clinch.
Komitata throws a leg kick that misses.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Komitata swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rios is looking to chop away at Komitata's legs.
Rios swings for the body but Komitata moves out of range.
Rios misses with an uppercut.
Rios tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Komitata is able to avoid easily.
Rios checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Komitata saw that one coming.

Komitata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Komitata.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.
Komitata is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Komitata with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Rios has been cut.
Komitata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komitata prevents a body shot from Rios.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but Rios blocks with his arms.

Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Komitata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Komitata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komitata pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Komitata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Komitata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rios connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Komitata scrambles back to his feet.
Komitata wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
Komitata doesn't manage to clinch there - Rios circles away.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Rios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Komitata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rios to score with a decent uppercut.
Komitata will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Komitata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Komitata throws a solid leg kick but Rios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Komitata.
Komitata throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rios sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Rios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Rios blocks the low kick.
Komitata slips a jab from Rios.
Komitata tries to land a front kick but Rios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rios throws a leg kick but Komitata sees it coming and moves out of range.
Komitata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rios.
Rios misses with a right hand
and Komitata counters with a leg kick.
Komitata walks into a jab.
Komitata thows a leg kick but Rios checks it
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Komitata scoring well with a low kick there.
Rios throws the left hand but Komitata avoids the punch easily.
Komitata scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rios misses.
Rios misses with an attempted mid kick.
Komitata throws a leg kick
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Komitata is just out of range.
Komitata throws a leg kick but Rios moved away.
Rios blocks a leg kick.
Komitata connects with a body shot.
Komitata misses with a kick to the body.
Komitata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Komitata closes the distance and clinches.
Komitata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rios's efforts to push away.
Komitata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rios is defending well for now.

Komitata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Komitata circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Rios misses with a straight left.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komitata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komitata is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Komitata tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.
Komitata throws a head kick that Rios semi-blocks.
Rios throws a leg kick that is checked
and Komitata counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Alex Rios's cut is getting worse.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Komitata tries to clinch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios checks the leg kick.
Komitata throws a front kick that sends Rios stumbling back into the cage.
Komitata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rios lands with a cross.
Komitata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rios. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Komitata blocks the low kick.
Komitata blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komitata is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Komitata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Komitata looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
Komitata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikac Komitata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Komitata throws a push kick but Rios slaps the foot to one side.
Komitata pushes Rios away with a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Komitata!
Rios thuds his shin into the meat of Komitata's side.
Nikac Komitata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komitata.
Komitata does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rios is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Komitata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rios crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Komitata - the referee stops the clock and Rios gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Komitata. Rios manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Komitata darts in and clinches Rios up against the cage.
Komitata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rios avoids it.
Komitata lands a knee to the body.
Komitata utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Komitata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Komitata putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Komitata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komitata connects with a solid leg kick.
Rios chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Komitata can pounce on him.
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Alex Rios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Komitata throws a leg kick but Rios checks it.
Komitata keeps Rios at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komitata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rios. That did some damage!

Komitata closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Komitata connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rios's face.

Jeez, Alex Rios's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Komitata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Komitata lands a good knee to the midsection. Rios won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Komitata.
Komitata misses with a knee strike.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Komitata trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komitata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rios misses with a knee to the head.
Komitata connects with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Rios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikac Komitata!
A very excited looking Nikac Komitata made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.