PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zork Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemesis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zork Nemesis. Guerra Salsido has chosen Cuba Anthem as his entrance music. Zork Nemesis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonid Guerra Salsido's chin.

Nemesis
vs
Guerra Salsido

200 cm
24
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
219 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zork Nemesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra Salsido throws a right and a left that Nemesis avoids nicely.
Nemesis scores with a jab to the head.
Nemesis moves out of range as Guerra Salsido strikes.
Nemesis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guerra Salsido as he avoids it easily.
Guerra Salsido lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nemesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nemesis misses with a kick to the body.
Guerra Salsido checks a low kick from Nemesis.
Nemesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guerra Salsido looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemesis throws a hook but Guerra Salsido avoids it easily.
Nemesis misses with a head kick.
Nemesis scores with a head kick. Guerra Salsido tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nemesis lands with a cross.
Guerra Salsido misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerra Salsido wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemesis blocks a jab.
Nemesis lands a jab to the nose.
Nemesis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerra Salsido counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Zork Nemesis has been cut.
Nemesis cracks Guerra Salsido with a good jab.
Guerra Salsido throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis misses with a hook.
Nemesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido scores with a decent looking hook.
Guerra Salsido misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerra Salsido misses the jab.
Nemesis thuds a left hand into Guerra Salsido's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guerra Salsido looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guerra Salsido blocks the body kick.
Nemesis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zork Nemesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerra Salsido.

Nemesis connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Guerra Salsido to the floor! Nemesis dives in looking for the finish!

Guerra Salsido is rocked!
Nemesis wants to stand up but Guerra Salsido is controlling the position.
Guerra Salsido is still in real trouble! Can Nemesis finish him?
Guerra Salsido is looking to control Nemesis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guerra Salsido avoid being mounted?
Nemesis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guerra Salsido knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guerra Salsido seems to have recovered his senses.
Guerra Salsido is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guerra Salsido wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis with the ground and pound but Guerra Salsido uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nemesis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nemesis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nemesis looking to pass the guard.
Nemesis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nemesis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nemesis postures up.
Nemesis with a nice head shot there.
Nemesis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerra Salsido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Guerra Salsido has his foot on Nemesis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nemesis works his way back into a safe position though.
Nemesis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nemesis throws an elbow that misses. Guerra Salsido uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nemesis's guard. Nice move by Guerra Salsido!
Guerra Salsido trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nemesis pushes Guerra Salsido off and scrambles back to his feet.
Guerra Salsido fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra Salsido scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nemesis doesn't seem bothered though.
Nemesis lands with a good body shot.
Guerra Salsido closes the distance but Nemesis moves to the side
and Nemesis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nemesis. Nemesis obviously looking to wear him down.
Nemesis throws a head kick but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Nemesis lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nemesis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guerra Salsido's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nemesis under the eye.
Guerra Salsido takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zork Nemesis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zork Nemesis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nemesis slips a straight right by Guerra Salsido.
Nemesis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nemesis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook.
Guerra Salsido throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nemesis throws a shot from downtown. Guerra Salsido moves away and avoids it.
Guerra Salsido staying out of range there.
Nemesis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nemesis swinging wildly here.
Nemesis jabs at Guerra Salsido's body.
Nemesis scores with the left hand. Guerra Salsido knows he should have avoided that one.
Guerra Salsido slips a jab from Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido tries to bum rush Nemesis with a series of wild strikes but Nemesis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerra Salsido slips a jab from Nemesis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemesis clobbers Guerra Salsido with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nemesis tries to move into range but Guerra Salsido moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nemesis throws a combination that misses
and Guerra Salsido counters with a three punch combo that has Nemesis backing up. Nemesis nods at Guerra Salsido to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra Salsido steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nemesis.
Nemesis misses with a hook.
Nemesis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Guerra Salsido holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guerra Salsido throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemesis's efforts to push away.
Guerra Salsido lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nemesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerra Salsido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Nemesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nemesis missing with a left hand there. Guerra Salsido was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido throws a low kick but Nemesis moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Guerra Salsido scores with a four punch combination!
Nemesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nemesis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guerra Salsido gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Guerra Salsido drops Nemesis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nemesis looks back up at him and smiles so Guerra Salsido waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Nemesis is rocked!
Nemesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nemesis lands with a hook. Guerra Salsido tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guerra Salsido walks into a stiff left hand from Nemesis.
Nemesis lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a combination but Nemesis avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra Salsido tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nemesis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis throws a hook but Guerra Salsido avoids it easily.
Guerra Salsido takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guerra Salsido throws the kick towards the body but Nemesis avoids it.
Nemesis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a right hand but Nemesis moved out of range.
Nemesis works the jab nicely.

Nemesis drops his shoulder and cracks Guerra Salsido with a huge uppercut! Guerra Salsido goes down! Can Nemesis finish him?
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!
Nemesis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Guerra Salsido scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Guerra Salsido tries to close the distance and clinch but Nemesis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido throws a series of punches but Nemesis moves out of range.
A combination from Nemesis does no damage.
Guerra Salsido throws a poor cross that misses
and Nemesis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guerra Salsido is breathing heavily.
Guerra Salsido avoids the head kick by Nemesis.
Nemesis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nemesis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zork Nemesis is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerra Salsido doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemesis circles away.
Nemesis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Nemesis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Guerra Salsido closes the distance and pushes Nemesis back into the cage.
Nemesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemesis is looking to break free of the clinch but Guerra Salsido has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zork Nemesis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zork Nemesis'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!

Guerra Salsido avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nemesis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guerra Salsido doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemesis circles away.
Nemesis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nemesis throws a lazy body kick

and Guerra Salsido counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nemesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido working aggressively here.

Nemesis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nemesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerra Salsido drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nemesis is looking to land body kicks.
Nemesis scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerra Salsido.
A swing and a miss from Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido checks a low kick from Nemesis.
Nemesis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerra Salsido. Nemesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nemesis.
Nemesis throws a body kick that misses.
Guerra Salsido doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemesis circles away.
Nemesis misses with a kick to the body.
Nemesis takes a swing at Guerra Salsido's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerra Salsido. Nemesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nemesis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nemesis throws a right and a left that Guerra Salsido avoids nicely.
Guerra Salsido throws a jab when Nemesis was well out of range.
Zork Nemesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nemesis connects with a right hand. Guerra Salsido shakes it off.
Guerra Salsido throws a shot from downtown. Nemesis moves away and avoids it.
Guerra Salsido looks to throw the jab but Nemesis is out of range.
Guerra Salsido misses with a lunging right hand
and Nemesis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra Salsido throws the kick towards the body but Nemesis avoids it.
Nemesis avoids the head kick by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nemesis stuns Guerra Salsido with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guerra Salsido misses with a straight right.
Guerra Salsido misses the jab.
Guerra Salsido has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nemesis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nemesis lands with a straight right. Guerra Salsido didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guerra Salsido finds it's way round the side to connect with Nemesis's head.
Guerra Salsido gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guerra Salsido there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nemesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerra Salsido throws a body kick that misses.
Guerra Salsido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guerra Salsido throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guerra Salsido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guerra Salsido misses with a two punch combination.
Guerra Salsido tries to clinch up.
Nemesis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerra Salsido throws a body punch but Nemesis moves out of range.
Nemesis takes a swing at Guerra Salsido's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nemesis to score with a decent uppercut.
Nemesis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guerra Salsido tries to clinch up.
Guerra Salsido avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerra Salsido tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nemesis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from Nemesis.
Guerra Salsido gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nemesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra Salsido tries to clinch up but Nemesis circles away and keeps his distance.
Nemesis lands with a kick to the temple. Guerra Salsido shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guerra Salsido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zork Nemesis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nemesis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zork Nemesis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zork Nemesis waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.