PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Alexander
vs
Nicolas

177 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Alexander!
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, Berry Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a combination

and Nicolas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.

Nicolas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicolas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nicolas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nicolas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nicolas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Nicolas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexander knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexander defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander dodges the ground and pound from Nicolas.
Nicolas scoring with punches from side control.
Nicolas working the ground and pound but Alexander is defending the strikes.

Nicolas tries for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.

Nicolas is trying to get an arm triangle but Alexander is defending well.
Alexander is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nicolas asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Nicolas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexander has escaped the position, nice work there.

Nicolas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicolas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alexander taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alexander is trying to buck Nicolas off.

Nicolas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicolas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nicolas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Nicolas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexander knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nicolas looks gassed!
Alexander is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nicolas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nicolas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nicolas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nicolas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicolas tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander is retaining full guard.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nicolas on the ground.
Nicolas throwing strikes from guard but Alexander blocks nicely.
Alexander wants to stand but Nicolas is controlling the position.

Nicolas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicolas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nicolas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexander is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nicolas is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicolas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Nicolas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexander is looking to stand up but Nicolas isn't so interested in that idea.
Nicolas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nicolas scoring with some ground and pound.
Nicolas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nicolas with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nicolas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicolas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nicolas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nicolas throwing strikes from guard but Alexander blocks nicely.
Nicolas throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas won't allow Alexander to get back to his feet.
Nicolas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicolas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicolas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nicolas is looking to stand up but Alexander won't let him.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet but Nicolas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Nicolas tries to pass.
Nicolas is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.

That's four 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.

Nicolas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alexander manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nicolas has Alexander in his guard.
Nicolas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexander is one step ahead there.

Nicolas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nicolas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Nicolas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alexander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alexander shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nicolas is trying to defend but Alexander finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nicolas wants to get back to full guard.

Nicolas looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Alexander is going to stand back up.

Nicolas actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nicolas to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicolas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nicolas.
Alexander misses with a hook

and Nicolas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nicolas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicolas throwing strikes but missing.
Alexander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicolas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexander wants to stand up but Nicolas is controlling him.
Nicolas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet but Nicolas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nicolas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Nicolas drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nicolas seems to have locked his on tight now - Alexander screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nicolas, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Berry Nicolas!