PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dmitry Nagiev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dmitry Nagiev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nagiev
vs
Alves

177 cm
32
165 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

174 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Nagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves cracks the inside of Nagiev's front leg.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves .
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagiev.
Alves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nagiev back to the cage. Alves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nagiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Nagiev drops his hands momentarily and Alves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves lands a jab to the head.
Nagiev wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagiev throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nagiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves thuds a left hand into Nagiev's body.
Nagiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagiev swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
That kick from Alves tenderised Nagiev's leg. Nagiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves digs a good body shot into Nagiev's ribs.
Nagiev is looking to chop away at Alves 's legs.
Dmitry Nagiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves cracks Nagiev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nagiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves .
Renzo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves checks the leg kick.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagiev connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagiev 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.
Alves stuns Nagiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alves with a nice cross.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alves throws a body punch but Nagiev moves out of range.
Alves looks for the body kick but Nagiev saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves scores with a takedown into Nagiev's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nagiev controlling the position.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Nagiev blocks nicely.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagiev is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Nagiev blocks nicely.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Nagiev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nagiev's head.
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.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Nagiev.
Alves postures up in Nagiev's guard and throws a big left but Nagiev blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves works Nagiev's body with a nice hook.
Nagiev cracks the inside of Alves 's front leg.
Nagiev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagiev misses the body punch
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Alves takes a swing at Nagiev's ribcage but misses.
Nagiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Renzo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagiev checks the leg kick nicely there.

Alves dives in and scores a takedown into Nagiev's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves throws a strike but Nagiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nagiev controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves wants to stand and escape but Nagiev is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alves controls Nagiev momentarily but Nagiev frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nagiev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Nagiev has control of the leg.
Alves wants to sweep but Nagiev has passed to side control!
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Nagiev trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev controlling the pace.
Nagiev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nagiev works his way into side control.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Nagiev wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nagiev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nagiev slows the pace down.
Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nagiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nagiev scrambles back to his feet.
Alves thuds a left hand into Nagiev's body.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Nagiev misses.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Nagiev wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves throws a series of punches but Nagiev avoids them all with ease.
Nagiev blocks a head kick by Alves .
Alves throws a body punch but Nagiev moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
Nagiev looks to land a body kick but Alves moved away.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nagievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alves 's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nagiev avoids the head kick by Alves .
Nagiev moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Alves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nagiev - that will leave a mark!
Dmitry Nagiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nagiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Alves moved away.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nagiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Nagiev misses
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Alves .
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renzo Alves 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.
Nagiev misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Alves . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves .
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves .
Nagiev throws a body kick that misses
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Nagiev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves misses with a combination
and Nagiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nagiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves throws a leg kick but Nagiev moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagiev.
Alves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nagiev drops his hands momentarily and Alves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nagiev is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nagiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nagiev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. Nagiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Alves !