PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevin comes to the cage accompanied by Twin Atlantic - Free. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nevin
vs
Vanguard

169 cm
25
142 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

170 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
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, Grant Vanguard!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanguard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nevin is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanguard checks a leg kick.
Nevin swings widly with a right hand
and Vanguard counters with a one-two to the body.
Nevin throws a nice looking combination but Vanguard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanguard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nevin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevin stuns Vanguard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nevin tries to land a leg kick but Vanguard saw it coming and moves away.
Vanguard tried to score with a low kick but Nevin checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nevin. Vanguard shrugs it off though.
Nevin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nevin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vanguard checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevin.
Vanguard slips a jab from Nevin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanguard.
A jab from Nevin does it's job there.
Nevin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vanguard misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Vanguard is predictable there
and Nevin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bill Nevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevin swings for the body but Vanguard moves out of range.
Vanguard 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.
Nevin misses with a low kick.
Nevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanguard is just out of range.
Vanguard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nevin blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin cracks Vanguard with a good jab.
Nevin throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin tries to land a leg kick but Vanguard saw it coming and moves away.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vanguard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanguard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
Vanguard throws a sloppy head kick and Nevin moves out of range easily.
Nevin connects with a nice looking jab.
Nevin throws a body punch but Vanguard moves out of range.
Nevin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevin feints and then cracks Vanguard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vanguard down.
Nevin throws a nice looking combination but Vanguard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nevin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vanguard - that will leave a mark!
Vanguard scores with a leg kick.
Nevin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nevin moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanguard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Vanguard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Vanguard fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanguard scores with a head kick. Nevin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanguard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard slips under a jab.
Nevin cracks Vanguard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nevin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vanguard if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Vanguard.
Nevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanguard is just out of range.
Nevin throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanguard checks a leg kick.
Vanguard needs to keep his hands up - Nevin had a free shot at his head there.
Vanguard throws a low kick, looking for Nevin's leg but Nevin calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanguard.
A bone on bone clash there as Vanguard blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Nevin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vanguard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Nevin.
Grant Vanguard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevin blocks a head kick by Vanguard.
Nevin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vanguard backs up against the cage.
Vanguard moves out of range as Nevin throws a body kick.
Vanguard misses with a head kick.
Vanguard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nevin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanguard connects with an inside leg kick.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanguard moves away.
Nevin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vanguard.
Vanguard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nevin is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nevin.
Nevin misses with a kick to the body.
Vanguard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nevin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vanguard.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
Vanguard takes one to the side of the head.
Nevin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Vanguard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Nevin manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Nevin misses
and Vanguard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nevin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nevin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanguard.
Vanguard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nevin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanguard checks a low kick from Nevin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vanguard, right into the meat.
Nevin misses with a hook to the body
and Vanguard counters with an outside leg kick.
Vanguard walks into a stiff left hand from Nevin.
Nevin lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nevin.
Nevin thows a body kick. Vanguard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nevin throws a front kick that sends Vanguard stumbling back into the cage.
Nevin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nevin tries to land a leg kick but Vanguard saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nevin.
Vanguard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nevin. Nevin obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Nevin moved away.
Vanguard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nevin is out of range and Vanguard settles back down.
Vanguard throws a solid leg kick but Nevin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vanguard.
Nevin lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanguard with a hook.
Vanguard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nevin misses with a low kick.
Vanguard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nevin.
Vanguard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nevin to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Nevin lands.
Nevin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nevin thuds his shin into the meat of Vanguard's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanguard's head backwards.
Nevin misses with a wild combination.
Bill Nevin is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanguard misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Nevin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanguard walks into a straight right hand from Nevin.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Nevin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vanguard blocks a head kick by Nevin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Nevin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Nevin. That's going to slow Vanguard down.
Vanguard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vanguard connects with a looping right hand.
Nevin is looking to wear down Vanguard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Vanguard tenderised Nevin's leg. Nevin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
Vanguard thumps Nevin with a low kick.
Vanguard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanguard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nevin.
Vanguard lands a nice shot to the body.
Nevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Nevin throws a front kick aimed at Vanguard's knee but Vanguard avoids it well.
Nevin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin throws a lazy body kick
and Vanguard counters with an inside leg kick.
Vanguard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Nevin moves out of range.
Nevin misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanguard counters with an outside leg kick.
Vanguard delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanguard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nevin.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanguard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vanguard throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a push kick but Nevin slaps the foot to one side.
Nevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vanguard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vanguard.
Nevin lunges at Vanguard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vanguard's hand.
Nevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Nevin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanguard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nevin scores with a nice body kick.
Vanguard with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin misses with an uppercut
and Vanguard counters with a body kick that stops Nevin in his tracks momentarily.
Vanguard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanguard swinging wildly here.
Vanguard throws a solid leg kick but Nevin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vanguard.
Nevin loads up on a big right hand but Vanguard slips the punch.
Vanguard digs a good hook to Nevin's body.
Nevin tries to score with a low kick but Vanguard moves his leg out of the way.
Vanguard checks the leg kick.
Vanguard throws a shot from downtown. Nevin moves away and avoids it.
Nevin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant Vanguard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanguard.
Bill Nevin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nevin is looking to score with low kicks.
Nevin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vanguard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vanguard avoids a kick to the body.
Nevin checks a leg kick.
Vanguard slips under a jab from Nevin.
Nevin blocks a leg kick.
Nevin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin lands the left hand.
Nevin 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Vanguard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nevin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Nevin!
Bill Nevin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Love you mum!'.