PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrey Nazarov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrey Nazarov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nazarov
vs
Brown

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Nazarov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Nazarov with a jab.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Nazarov pushes him off.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Nazarov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nazarov throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov scores with a nice right hand.
Nazarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Nazarov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrey Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves forwards but Nazarov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Nazarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Nazarov looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
Brown tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brown drives through and clinches with Nazarov against the cage.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Nazarov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrey Nazarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Brown.
Brown tries to work over Nazarov's front leg with a kick but Nazarov checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to clinch but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nazarov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrey Nazarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nazarov avoids it really well and circles away.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Nazarov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown wants to clinch up but Nazarov keeps it at a distance.
Nazarov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Nazarov throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazarov punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Nazarov lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Nazarov. That snapped Brown's head back.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown is looking to clinch but Nazarov is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Nazarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown slips a jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov blocks a leg kick.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown thows a huge punch but Nazarov dodges it nicely.
Brown working over Nazarov with some ground and pound. Nazarov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Nazarov gets full guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Nazarov's brow.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazarov is keeping the position for now.
Nazarov keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Nazarov looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nazarov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Nazarov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown staying out of range there.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarov throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown tries to clinch but Nazarov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roy Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazarov takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Nazarov pushes him off.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nazarov swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Nazarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nazarov as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Nazarov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarov takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazarov keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown is looking to clinch but Nazarov is avoiding it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nazarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nazarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Nazarov pushes him off.
Brown moves away from the strike by Nazarov.
Brown slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Roy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarov misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Nazarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazarov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Nazarov!