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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Postev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen My Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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256 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Postev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postev wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Postev moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Postev moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Postev fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Postev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Postev. Postev gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Postev's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Postev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Postev holds on and takes a little breather.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Postev's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura here.
Postev is looking to improve his position.
Postev controlling the position for now.
Postev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson stalling.
Nelson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Postev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nelson is trying to work for a kimura but Postev is defending well.
Postev actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Postev defends it well.
Nelson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Postev is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Postev avoid being mounted?
Postev keeping control of the position.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postev struggling a bit here.
Nelson trying to control the action but Postev is working from the bottom.
Nelson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Postev is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Nelson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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