PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Connor
vs
Nevsky

188 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevsky stalks Connor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connor's face. Connor staggers backwards, shaken.

Nevsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevsky lands in his opponent's guard.

Connor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nevsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Nevsky stopping the sweep attempt from Connor.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Nevsky from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Nevsky from controlling successfully.
Nevsky content to stall in guard here.

Connor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nevsky defends it easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nevsky lands an overhand right.
Nevsky swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Nevsky scores with a shot to the body.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky misses with a head kick.
Nevsky lands a jab to Connor's midsection.
Nice body punch from Nevsky.
Nevsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevsky takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nevsky manages to avoid it.
Connor misses the body punch

and Nevsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Connor won't be happy with that.
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!
Check out the look on Nevsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nevsky lands a few punches from side control.
Nevsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nevsky wants to control but Connor is keeping him busy.
Nevsky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nevsky lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Connor actively working from the bottom here.
Nevsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Connor taking some punishment here, with Nevsky in his half guard.
Connor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Connor gets back to full guard.
Nevsky throwing strikes from guard but Connor blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nevsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Connor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nevsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nevsky forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevsky is looking to advance position but Connor won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nevsky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connor is looking for a sweep. Nevsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Connor is staying active underneath Nevsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nevsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nevsky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevsky lands a nice short elbow.
Connor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nevsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Connor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky thows a big elbow that misses.
Nevsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Connor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nevsky stacks Connor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nevsky!
Nevsky lands a few punches from side control.
Connor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nevsky connects with a decent elbow.
Nevsky working the head with strikes.
Nevsky scoring with punches from side control.
Nevsky lands a few punches from side control.
Nevsky scoring with punches from side control.
Connor is looking for a sweep.
Connor is working hard here to advance position.
Connor looking for a sweep but Nevsky has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nevsky is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connor is trying to get back to full guard.
Nevsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nevsky works his way into side control.
Nevsky lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking to reverse the position.
Nevsky is putting a hurting on Connor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nevsky is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connor taking a bit of punishment here - Nevsky scoring with strikes.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Connor tries to buck Nevsky off but Nevsky is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Connor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nevsky looks up at the clock and then as Connor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nevsky smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Connor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nevsky off and has taken his back!
Good control from Connor.
Nevsky rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nevsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nevsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevsky landing strikes from the mount and Connor is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Nevsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nevsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nevsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nevsky circles away quickly and effectively.

Nevsky gets the takedown into side control.
Connor is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Nevsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nevsky working the head and body with strikes.
Connor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alexander Nevsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nevsky working the ground and pound.
Nevsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Connor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nevsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nevsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nevsky connects with a decent elbow.
Connor tries to buck Nevsky off but Nevsky is having none of it.
Connor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nevsky winds up and cracks Connor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nevsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Connor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nevsky drops an elbow to the side of Connor's head.
Nevsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Connor is not content to let Nevsky control the position.
Nevsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nevsky lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor gets back to full guard.
Nevsky advances position into side control!
Connor is looking for a sweep.
Connor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevsky lands a nice short elbow.
Connor is trying to get back to full guard.
Connor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nevsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nevsky's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor trying to control.
Nevsky wants to escape the position.
Nevsky covering up well under a series of strikes from Connor.
Nevsky controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Connor controlling well, preventing Nevsky from escaping the position.
Connor wants to control but Nevsky manages to buck him off and is now in Connor's guard! Nice work there by Nevsky!
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Connor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nevsky stands up over Connor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Connor is looking to sweep but instead, Nevsky has passed into half guard.
Brad Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevsky working over Connor with some ground and pound. Connor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nevsky connects with a nice short shot to Connor's temple.
Nevsky wants to control but Connor is keeping him busy.
Nevsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Nevsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nevsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nevsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!