PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexndr Wennberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nesa Laur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wennberg
vs
Laur

210 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexndr Wennberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nesa Laur!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laur drops Wennberg with a beautiful combination! Wennberg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laur is looking for the KO!

Wennberg is rocked!

It looks like Alexndr Wennberg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laur throws a series of punches but Wennberg avoids them all with ease.
Oh Wennberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laur throws a combination that misses
and Wennberg counters with a two punch combo.
Laur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laur throws a right hand that Wennberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Wennberg also avoids with ease.
Wennberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Laur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laur throws a series of punches but Wennberg moves out of range.
Laur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wennberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laur throws a nice looking combination but Wennberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wennberg throws a series of punches but Laur avoids them all with ease.
Laur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nesa Laur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laur looks winded!
Wennberg dodges the punch combination from Laur.
Laur misses with a combination
and Wennberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wennberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laur wants to clinch but Wennberg slips to the side
and Wennberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Laur tries to clinch but Wennberg is having none of it.

Wennberg lands a left and a right that sends Laur crashing to the canvas! Wennberg dives into mount looking to finish!

Laur is rocked!

It looks like Nesa Laur has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wennberg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wennberg punching from mount but Laur doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Laur avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wennberg.
Wennberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Laur's face.
Wennberg with a couple of short strikes.
Wennberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laur holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wennberg tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wennberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Wennberg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wennberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wennberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wennberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wennberg throws some wild stikes that Laur manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wennberg misses with some ground and pound and Laur recovers position to half guard.
Laur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wennberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg throwing shots but Laur is blocking nicely.
Wennberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wennberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wennberg looks to land a strike but Laur avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Laur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wennberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wennberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wennberg.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wennberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wennberg throws an elbow that misses. Laur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wennberg's guard. Nice move by Laur!
Wennberg is looking to stand up but Laur isn't so interested in that idea.
Wennberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wennberg tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wennberg pushes Laur off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Laur tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laur wants to clinch.
Laur shoots in for a takedown but Wennberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wennberg counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wennberg throws a nice looking combination but Laur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laur missing with a left hand there. Wennberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexndr Wennberg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laur misses with a few strikes there.
Laur misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laur.
Laur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wennberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wennberg scores with a hook to the body. Laur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laur throws a head kick that misses.
Laur avoids the body shot from Wennberg.
Wennberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laur is breathing heavily.
Wennberg throws a series of punches but Laur avoids them all with ease.
Wennberg lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laur misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by Wennberg.
Alexndr Wennberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wennberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wennberg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wennberg counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wennberg.
Laur throws a right hand that Wennberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Wennberg also avoids with ease.
Wennberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Laur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laur moves away.
Laur is looking to clinch but Wennberg is avoiding it.
Wennberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Wennberg.
Wennberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laur.
Laur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wennberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laur thinking.
Alexndr Wennberg is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wennberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wennberg looks to land a combination but Laur avoids it well.
Wennberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wennberg. Those never looked like landing.
Wennberg is looking to wear down Laur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Laur does no damage.
Wennberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Wennberg. Those never looked like landing.
Laur shoots for a double leg takedown but Wennberg sprawls well. He's pushed Laur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexndr Wennberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nesa Laur.
Wennberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wennberg throws a right hand that Laur ducks under and follows up with a left that Laur also avoids with ease.
Wennberg scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Wennberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wennberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That has opened up Nesa Laur's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laur is looking to clinch but Wennberg is avoiding it.
It looks like Wennberg has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Laur misses with a wild combination.
Laur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wennberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laur thinking.
Alexndr Wennberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wennberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laur has time to react.
Laur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wennberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laur thinking.
Wennberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wennberg throws a series of strikes that have Laur backpedaling.
Wennberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laur misses with a few strikes there.
Laur darts in looking for a takedown but Wennberg gets double underhooks and turns Laur into the cage.
Wennberg can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexndr Wennberg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Laur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laur dives in for a single leg takedown but Wennberg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wennberg working hard to break the clinch.
Laur is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wennberg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laur.
Wennberg tries to circle away but Laur has him pinned against the cage.
Wennberg is trying to force a seperation but Laur has the dominant position.
Wennberg tries to break the clinch but Laur is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Wennberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wennberg gets underhooks to prevent Laur's takedown attempt.
Alexndr Wennberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nesa Laur.
Laur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wennberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wennberg wants to break the clinch but can't.

Laur breaks the clinch.
Laur throws a series of punches but Wennberg moves out of range.
Laur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wennberg.
Laur misses with a double jab
and Wennberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laur is still on wobbly legs! Can Wennberg finish him?
Wennberg scores with a hook to the body. Laur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wennberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laur seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wennberg throws a nice looking combination but Laur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wennberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wennberg.
Laur throws a combination that misses
and Wennberg counters with a crisp right that sends Laur to the canvas! Wennberg follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexndr Wennberg!