PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Surov's choice of entrance music: Amphetamines. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aurelius
vs
Surov

187 cm
30
195 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

177 cm
32
182 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Surov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aurelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Some wild striking there from Surov.
Surov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Surov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Surov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelius lands a nice shot that snaps Surov's head back.

It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surov.
Surov slips a straight right by Aurelius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Aurelius finds it's way through Surov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a head kick. Surov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Surov misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Surov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Surov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aurelius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius is defending against the submission attempts here by Surov.

Surov is looking for a kimura but Aurelius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Surov to get the leverage.
Aurelius is controlling Surov's trapped leg to prevent Surov from advancing to side control.
Aurelius trying to control here.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Surov has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aurelius is looking to control Surov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aurelius avoid being mounted?
Surov winds up and cracks Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Surov prevents Aurelius from improving his position.
Aurelius is controlling Surov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Surov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aurelius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Surov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aurelius is just riding it out for now. Surov eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aurelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Surov off balance momentarily.
Aurelius wants to slow Surov down by chopping away at his legs.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Surov.
Surov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.
Surov shoots in for a double leg but Aurelius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Surov momentarily.
Aurelius tries to move into range but Surov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Aurelius as Surov shoots in.
Aurelius scores with a body shot.
Surov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Aurelius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aurelius wants it to stay on the feet.
Nero Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Surov misses the shot to the body.
Nero Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surov checks the leg kick.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aurelius.
Surov connects with a body shot.
Surov misses the jab.
Aurelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Surov or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelius which made him look bad.
A combination from Aurelius does no damage.
Surov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius slips a straight right by Surov.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the body.
Aurelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Surov closes the distance and clinches up with Aurelius, looking for a takedown. Surov pushes Aurelius against the cage but Aurelius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Surov scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelius should have avoided that one.
Aurelius scores with a jab.
Good work by Surov as he checks the leg kick.
Surov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aurelius lands a jab to Surov's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelius sprawls well. Aurelius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Surov gets slowly back to his feet.
Aurelius lands a jab to the nose.

That has opened up Alexei Surov's cut even more.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Surov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Surov's corner calls for a 1-2. Surov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aurelius leaves Surov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Surov ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Surov slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Surov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Surov lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelius seems unphased.
Aurelius missing with a left hand there. Surov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut

and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aurelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius is trying to keep Surov in close.
Surov advances position into side control!
Surov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aurelius is trying to improve his position.
Surov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aurelius is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Surov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Surov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Surov has knee on belly momentarily but Aurelius bucks him off and regains half guard.
Surov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but Surov is controlling well.
Aurelius wants to control but Surov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov is pressing down on Aurelius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelius is holding on for now.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but Surov is controlling well.
Surov working Aurelius over with strikes.

Surov is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Aurelius to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Surov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurelius controlling Surov's posture.
Aurelius wants to control but Surov passes easily into half guard.
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aurelius trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Surov is working for a kimura but Aurelius is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Surov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Surov. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Surov moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Surov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aurelius - the referee stops the clock and Surov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aurelius. Surov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelius misses the target.
Surov gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov connects with a body shot.
Surov checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Aurelius coming out on top.
Aurelius swings for the body but Surov moves out of range.
Surov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Surov.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
Surov stuns Aurelius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aurelius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Surov moves away and avoids it.
Surov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to avoid it but Surov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelius to the ground. Aurelius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aurelius to score with a decent uppercut.
Surov 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Surov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Surov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelius in his tracks.
Surov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Surov fails with the takedown.
Surov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Surov.
Aurelius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to avoid it but Surov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelius to the ground. Aurelius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nero Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Aurelius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Surov.
Surov lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surov misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius had his way with Alexei Surov in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Surov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Surov misses with a body shot.
Surov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a leg kick

and Surov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aurelius won't be happy with that.

Surov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aurelius has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Surov but great work by Aurelius.
A control attempt from Surov but he's now mounted!
Surov is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov keeps trying to improve his position.
Aurelius controlling the position easily from mount.
Surov is looking to improve his position but Aurelius isn't that keen on the idea.
Surov regains half guard.
Alexei Surov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Surov actively working from the bottom here.
Surov wants to control but Aurelius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aurelius stalling.
Aurelius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nero Aurelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelius sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nero Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with the left hand. Surov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Aurelius.
Surov throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Aurelius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Surov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aurelius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Aurelius lands a head shot.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Surov blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelius misses with a hook.
Surov lands a jab to Aurelius's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.

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 Nero Aurelius.
I think Aurelius 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Aurelius!
A very excited looking Nero Aurelius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.