PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adwamba's entrance music is Execution Style. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adwamba
vs
Nimirov

195 cm
24
220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

195 cm
30
211 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bosede Adwamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adwamba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adwamba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nimirov misses with a body shot.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Nimirov pushes him off.
Adwamba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosede Adwamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimirov misses with a body kick.
Nimirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adwamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimirov takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Lazar Nimirov has been cut.
Adwamba 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.
Adwamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by Nimirov. Beautiful body shot.
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!

Adwamba darts in and clinches Nimirov up against the cage.
Adwamba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Adwamba.
Adwamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nimirov.
Nimirov avoids the elbow strike from Adwamba, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nimirov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adwamba misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adwamba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adwamba lands an elbow that stopped Nimirov in his tracks for a moment.
Adwamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimirov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimirov just leaning against Adwamba, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Nimirov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Adwamba trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adwamba lands a left hand.
Adwamba presses Nimirov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adwamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adwamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nimirov backwards.
Nimirov blocking some punches.
Nimirov tries to pull guard but Adwamba holds him up against the cage and eventually Nimirov drops back down to his feet.
Adwamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Adwamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adwamba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adwamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nimirov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adwamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimirov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adwamba misses with an elbow over the top.
Nimirov blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nimirov.
Adwamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimirov wants to stall.
Nimirov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adwamba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimirov.
Nimirov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adwamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nimirov's brow.
A short right from Adwamba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adwamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Nimirov misses.
Nimirov cracks a nice hook into Adwamba's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimirov moves away from the strike by Adwamba.
Adwamba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adwamba misses with a head kick.
Adwamba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimirov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adwamba.
Adwamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adwamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Adwamba walks into a jab.
Adwamba lands with a kick to the temple. Nimirov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimirov cracks Adwamba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nimirov connects with a crisp jab.
Adwamba throws a right hand that Nimirov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nimirov also avoids with ease.
Adwamba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimirov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosede Adwamba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazar Nimirov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nimirov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adwamba is looking to land body kicks.

Adwamba drives through and clinches with Nimirov against the cage.
Adwamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nimirov blocks an uppercut.
Nimirov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimirov lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adwamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nimirov's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Nimirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimirov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adwamba momentarily.
Adwamba looks for the body kick but Nimirov saw that one coming.
Adwamba moves out of range of the body kick from Nimirov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adwamba ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Adwamba throws a leg kick but Nimirov moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nimirov throws a sloppy head kick
and Adwamba counters with a nice body kick.
Adwamba scores with a jab. Nimirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nimirov stuns Adwamba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nimirov cracks the inside of Adwamba's front leg.
Adwamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimirov.
Nimirov misses the shot to the body.

Nimirov drives through with a takedown into Adwamba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nimirov slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nimirov moves into full mount! Adwamba won't be happy about that!
Adwamba is squirming around, avoiding Nimirov's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov punching from mount but Adwamba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Adwamba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adwamba is squirming around, avoiding Nimirov's attempts to control the action.
Nimirov punching from mount but Adwamba doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov misses with a head shot.
Nimirov tries to control but Adwamba wriggling away.
Nimirov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nimirov content just to control the position here.
Nimirov working Adwamba over with strikes here.
Nimirov controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Adwamba because Nimirov loaded up on that one.
Adwamba tries to hold on but Nimirov postures up.
Nimirov content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nimirov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazar Nimirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lazar Nimirov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nimirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nimirov throws a hook to the side of Adwamba's head but Adwamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adwamba manages to avoid it.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Nimirov pushes him off.
Nimirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adwamba throws a sloppy head kick and Nimirov moves out of range easily.
A combination from Nimirov does no damage.
Nimirov lands a jab.
Nimirov tries for a takedown but Adwamba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nimirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adwamba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adwamba duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adwamba throws a wild body kick that Nimirov sees coming a mile off.
Adwamba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nimirov's hands.
Adwamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Nimirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Adwamba is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimirov. Adwamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimirov connects with a crisp jab.
Adwamba ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nimirov. That's going to slow Adwamba down.
Nimirov shoots in but no luck this time.
Adwamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nimirov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adwamba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adwamba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nimirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nimirov connects with a body shot that sends Adwamba's belly button to the back.
Nimirov connects with a leg kick. Adwamba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lazar Nimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adwamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimirov circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws a wild body kick that Adwamba sees coming a mile off.

Nimirov gets a takedown into half guard.
Nimirov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nimirov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nimirov.
Nimirov wants to control the pace but Adwamba is squirming around nicely.
Lazar Nimirov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adwamba is in a horrible position here. Nimirov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov content just to control the position here.
Adwamba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adwamba is squirming around, avoiding Nimirov's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lazar Nimirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nimirov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nimirov!