PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a world - KRS One. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nelson
vs
Solovyev

170 cm
27
155 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

171 cm
25
157 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solovyev's calf.
Solovyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solovyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solovyev avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Solovyev sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nelson tries to clinch but Solovyev is having none of it.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Solovyev, as that shot connected.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Nelson slams his shin into Solovyev's torso.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Solovyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson lands an elbow inside.
Solovyev managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
A frustrated look appears on Solovyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Solovyev blocks with his arms.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Solovyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Solovyev manages to break the clinch.
Solovyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solovyev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Solovyev tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Good shot there by Nelson.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
Solovyev jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson moves out of range as Solovyev throws a body kick.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Solovyev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Solovyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Solovyev throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Solovyev throws a low kick but Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Solovyev throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solovyev lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Solovyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Solovyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson jabs Solovyev right on the nose. Solovyev blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solovyev stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
Solovyev looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Solovyev circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Solovyev misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Solovyev is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a big head kick but Solovyev shrugs it off.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Solovyev lands a jab.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Solovyev off balance momentarily.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solovyev misses with the combination.
Solovyev misses with a straight right.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solovyev's hands.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Solovyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Solovyev managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Solovyev improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Solovyev backwards.
Solovyev is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Solovyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Solovyev.

Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Solovyev thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Solovyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Solovyev moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Solovyev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson throws a push kick but Solovyev slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Solovyev avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to land a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson is looking to chop away at Solovyev's legs.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Nelson throws a hook but Solovyev blocks it.
Solovyev throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Solovyev only half commits.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Solovyev is out of range.
Solovyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crunch! Solovyev slams his shin into Nelson's torso.
Nelson moves out of range as Solovyev throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solovyev throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solovyev.
Solovyev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Solovyev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Solovyev.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Solovyev. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solovyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson works Solovyev's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Solovyev misses.
Solovyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solovyev throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Solovyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Solovyev moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Solovyev cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Solovyev is looking to score with low kicks.
Solovyev blocks the body kick.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Solovyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Solovyev is avoiding it.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Solovyev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
Solovyev is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Solovyev. Those never looked like landing.
Solovyev feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Solovyev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Solovyev throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Solovyev 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 Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solovyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson throws the left hand but Solovyev avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Solovyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solovyev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Nelson jabs Solovyev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Solovyev.
Nelson lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Solovyev.
Solovyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solovyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nelson throws a head kick but Solovyev moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson looks to throw a body kick
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Solovyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Solovyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solovyev staying out of range there.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solovyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Solovyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solovyev needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Solovyev circles away.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solovyev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Solovyev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.

Solovyev gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Solovyev on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Solovyev manages to break the clinch.
Solovyev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kimbo Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solovyev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

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 Kimbo Nelson.
I think Solovyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!