PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrett Degrace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev comes to the cage accompanied by Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised. Degrace has chosen Lakota Honor Song as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Dmitry Nagiev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dmitry Nagiev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nagiev
vs
Degrace

177 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitry Nagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarrett Degrace!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagiev throws a right and a left that Degrace avoids nicely.
Degrace throws a big shot that misses.
Degrace misses with a wild body shot.
Nagiev looks for the body kick but Degrace saw that one coming.
Nagiev lands a slapping body shot.
Degrace misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Nagiev.
Degrace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Degrace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Degrace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.
Nagiev takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Nagiev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrace digs a good hook to Nagiev's body.
A shot to the body from Degrace misses
and Nagiev counters with a good low kick that Degrace was not able to check.
Nagiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Degrace's head.
Degrace ducks right into an uppercut from Nagiev.
Nagiev cracks the inside of Degrace's front leg.
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.
Degrace looks gassed!
Nagiev connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev is looking to slow Degrace down with leg kicks.
Dmitry Nagiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Degrace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nagiev lands with an overhand left.
Nagiev feints and then cracks Degrace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Degrace down.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Degrace's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagiev.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagiev. That's going to slow Degrace down.
Nagiev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.
Nagiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nagiev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nagiev is looking to slow Degrace down with leg kicks.
Nagiev pushes Degrace away with a front kick.
Nagiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Degrace in the body.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagiev.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Degrace.
Nagiev cracks Degrace with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nagiev scores with a kick to the body.
Nagiev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Degrace's head backwards.
Nagiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Nagiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Degrace. That did some damage!
Nagiev thuds his shin into the meat of Degrace's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Degrace's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nagiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagiev scores with a jab.
Nagiev scores with a head kick.
Nagiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Degrace's head.
Degrace throws a looping overhand right but Nagiev ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Nagiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Degrace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Degrace is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Degrace has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nagiev.
A head kick from Nagiev lands but Degrace takes it in his stride.
Degrace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagiev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Degrace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Degrace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev thumps Degrace with a low kick.
Nagiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Nagiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagiev, right into the meat.
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!
Nagiev thuds his shin into the meat of Degrace's side.
Nagiev cracks the inside of Degrace's front leg.
Nagiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Degrace's calf.
Nagiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Degrace in the body.
Nagiev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nagiev throws a leg kick which misses Degrace's front leg but catches the back leg as Degrace tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
Nagiev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nagiev throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Degrace. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
A head kick from Nagiev lands but Degrace takes it in his stride.
Nagiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Degrace if he has to take too many more of those.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nagiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Degrace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagiev.
Nagiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrace can do to turn this around?
Degrace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagiev scores with a head kick.
Degrace throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagiev.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Nagiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Degrace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nagiev connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagiev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nagiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Nagiev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nagiev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nagiev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Degrace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dmitry Nagiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagiev lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nagiev!
Degrace misses with a hook to the body
and Nagiev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nagiev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Degrace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagiev. Nagiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Nagiev cracks Degrace with a good jab.
Degrace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagiev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nagiev - that will leave a mark!
Nagiev lands a high kick!
Nagiev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nagiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagiev lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nagiev.
Nagiev feints and then cracks Degrace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Degrace down.
Nagiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Nagiev thumps Degrace with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagiev.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagiev.
Degrace walks into a straight right hand from Nagiev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Degrace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dmitry Nagiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Nagiev.
Jab from Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Degrace's sensitive parts.
Degrace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagiev. That's going to slow Degrace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrace misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a front kick that sends Degrace stumbling back into the cage.
Degrace takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nagiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Nagiev.
Degrace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Degrace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagiev cracks the inside of Degrace's front leg.
Degrace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a leg kick which misses Degrace's front leg but catches the back leg as Degrace tries to avoid it.
Degrace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagiev can pounce on him.
Jarrett Degrace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Degrace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nagiev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Degrace's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagiev. That's going to slow Degrace down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagiev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Nagiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagiev 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Nagiev!