PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cazuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cazuka
vs
Nordemar

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Very flexible

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Cazuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nordemar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cazuka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nordemar controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nordemar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arvid Nordemar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nordemar connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nordemar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cazuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cazuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Nordemar moves into range and clinches up with Cazuka.
Cazuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cazuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nordemar.

It looks like Danny Cazuka has been cut.
Cazuka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nordemar landing knees to the head.
Cazuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordemar.
Cazuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cazuka tries a body shot but Nordemar blocks it.
Cazuka misses with the head strike.
Nordemar is stalling here.
Nordemar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cazuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cazuka misses with a body punch.
Nordemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nordemar scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cazuka.
Cazuka throws a head punch that misses.
Cazuka swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nordemar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cazuka's face.
Nordemar can't get the takedown.
Cazuka swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cazuka misses with the head strike.
Cazuka takes a knee right on the jaw!

Danny Cazuka's cut is getting worse.
Nordemar is struggling to control the position.
Nordemar landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nordemar.
Nordemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Cazuka fails to land.
Nordemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cazuka misses with some punches.
Nordemar scores with a knee to the head.
Cazuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cazuka throws a head punch that misses.
Cazuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordemar is pushing Cazuka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cazuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cazuka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nordemar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cazuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nordemar slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cazuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nordemar.
Nordemar stalling in the clinch.
Cazuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nordemar lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nordemar.
Nordemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Cazuka is breathing heavily.
Cazuka takes an elbow to the temple.
Nordemar crunches a lovely knee into Cazuka's ribcage.
Cazuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordemar.
Nordemar effectively controlling the action here.
Nordemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Danny Cazuka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cazuka misses with the head strike.
Nordemar has Cazuka pushed against the cage.
Cazuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cazuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordemar has Cazuka pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cazuka fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cazuka.
Nordemar taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvid Nordemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Cazuka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A leg kick checked by Cazuka.
Cazuka looks to throw the jab but Nordemar is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nordemar. Cazuka shrugs it off though.
Cazuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nordemar. Nordemar obviously looking to wear him down.
Arvid Nordemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cazuka keeps the fight on the outside.
Cazuka throws a lazy right hand but Nordemar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nordemar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nordemar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Nordemar pushes Cazuka up against the cage in a clinch.
Nordemar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Nordemar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nordemar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Nordemar.
Cazuka misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazuka tries to work over Nordemar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nordemar is trying to trip Cazuka. He has hold of a leg but Cazuka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nordemar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cazuka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cazuka is trying to keep Nordemar in close.
Nordemar wants to pass the guard but Cazuka is keeping the position.
Nordemar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Nordemar misses.
Nordemar fails with a takedown attempt.
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Nordemar has managed to clinch.
Nordemar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cazuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nordemar.
Nordemar just leaning against Cazuka, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Nordemar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cazuka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nordemar working away.
Nordemar controlling the position.
Nordemar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazuka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arvid Nordemar.
Cazuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Nordemar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvid Nordemar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Cazuka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nordemar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nordemar walks into a straight right hand from Cazuka.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordemar.
Nordemar is looking to clinch.
Nordemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cazuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordemar tries to land a front kick but Cazuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cazuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Nordemar. Nordemar gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Cazuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordemar.
Cazuka keeps the fight on the outside.
Nordemar tries to clinch but Cazuka moves out of range.
Nordemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cazuka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danny Cazuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazuka moves out of range as Nordemar throws a body kick.
Nordemar throws a leg kick that misses.
Cazuka blocks a leg kick.
Nordemar is looking to clinch but Cazuka is avoiding it.
Nordemar moves in looking to clinch but Cazuka pushes him off.
Nordemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cazuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nordemar. Nordemar obviously looking to wear him down.
Cazuka keeps the fight on the outside.

Cazuka gets tackled into the cage by Nordemar. Nordemar maintains the clinch.
Nordemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nordemar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cazuka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nordemar lands a knee to the head.
Nordemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Cazuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordemar's elbow.
Nordemar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cazuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arvid Nordemar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazuka misses the jab.
Nordemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cazuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cazuka looks to land a right hand but Nordemar moved out of range.
Nordemar wants to clinch up but Cazuka keeps it at a distance.

Nordemar forces Cazuka back against the cage and clinches.
Cazuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordemar lands a damaging elbow.
Nordemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cazuka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nordemar scores with a knee to the head.
Cazuka has a couple of punches blocked by Nordemar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordemar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cazuka.
Nordemar leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazuka has a couple of punches blocked by Nordemar.
Cazuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cazuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordemar controls his hands.
Cazuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cazuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordemar blocks a body shot from Cazuka.
Nordemar blocks an uppercut.
Nordemar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cazuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordemar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cazuka fails to land.
Cazuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordemar.
Cazuka tries to throw a body punch but Nordemar avoids it by throwing Cazuka back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nordemar.

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.
Nordemar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cazuka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nordemar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nordemar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cazuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nordemar obliges.
Cazuka misses with the head strike.
Cazuka working aggressively here.
Nordemar blocks an uppercut.
Cazuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cazuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordemar controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Nordemar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordemar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvid Nordemar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordemar 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvid Nordemar!