PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Nadal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Medved
vs
Nadal

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhael Nadal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Medved throws a head kick that misses
and Nadal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Medved tries to avoid it but Nadal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Medved to the ground. Medved escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nadal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nadal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medved defends it nicely.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal shoots in looking for a takedown. Medved tries to sprawl out of it but Nadal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Medved manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nadal throws a lazy head kick

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved connects with a knee to the head.
Nadal takes an elbow to the temple.
Nadal just leaning against Medved, taking a breather.
Nadal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Medved landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nadal looks gassed!
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Medved lands an elbow inside that Nadal shrugs off.
Medved using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nadal has a couple of punches blocked by Medved.
Medved has Nadal pushed against the ropes.
Medved gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Nadal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medved working Nadal over with knees to the body.
Medved lands a good knee to the midsection. Nadal won't want to take too many of those.
Medved lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Medved lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Medved obliges.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Nadal avoids a wild elbow strike from Medved.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.

Medved breaks from the clinch.
Nadal avoids the head kick by Medved.
Medved tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Medved moves into the clinch.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Knees to the body from Medved.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.
Nadal lands a knee to the head.

Nadal manages to break the clinch.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Medved counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
Medved throws a head kick that Nadal semi-blocks.
Nadal tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
and Nadal counters with an inside leg kick.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.
Nadal tries for a takedown but Medved manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Medved just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nadal's brow.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medved.
Nadal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medved has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadal tries to pull guard but Medved holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nadal drops back down to his feet.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Medved manages to break the clinch.
Nadal wants to clinch
and Medved counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Medved 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.

Nadal throws a lazy head kick
and Medved counters with a solid body kick.
Medved keeps the fight on the outside.
Nadal dives in and grabs Medved's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medved pushes down on Nadal's head and hops out.

Medved moves into range and clinches up with Nadal.
Nadal goes for a takedown attempt but Medved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nadal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medved sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nadal or perhaps it was just good defense by Medved which made him look bad.
Nadal is breathing heavily.
Nadal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mikhael Nadal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
Nadal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Medved counters with a head kick. That will keep Nadal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nadal tries to clinch up
and Medved finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mikhael Nadal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medved looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Medved lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mikhael Nadal has been cut.
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!
Medved throws a sloppy head kick and Nadal moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved throws a lazy head kick

and Nadal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nadal.
Medved pulls Nadal in to control the position.
Medved can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nadal controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nadal stopping the sweep attempt from Medved.
Medved trying to strike off his back.
Nadal trying to control the position from guard on top but Medved is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikhael Nadal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
and Nadal counters with a head kick.
Nadal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medved circles away.
Viktor Medved is winning the standup battle so far.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Medved throws a sloppy head kick
and Nadal counters with a big head kick but Medved shrugs it off.
Medved swats away the attempt to clinch by Nadal.
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a low kick, right behind Medved 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Medved dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhael Nadal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nadal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nadal is defended easily by Medved.
Nadal misses with a leg kick.
Nadal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadal shoots for a takedown but Medved saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Nadal. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadal shoots in but Medved avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal avoids the head kick by Medved.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
Nadal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Medved pinned against the cage. Medved gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nadal blocks a head kick by Medved.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Medved throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nadal misses with a head kick.
Nadal throws a sloppy head kick and Medved moves out of range easily.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nadal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Medved misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Medved stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medved wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadal tries to clinch up

and Medved moves into the clinch.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Medved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nadal's defenses.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Nadal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadal blocks the elbow strike.
Medved throws an elbow but it misses.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Medved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Nadal successfully pulls guard.
Nadal wants to sweep here but Medved controlling him for the moment.
Medved postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Medved.

Nadal looking for a guillotine here but Medved defends easily.
Medved working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nadal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nadal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medved is one step ahead there.
Medved postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Medved.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Medved, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Viktor Medved!

Viktor Medved wins by unanimous decision!