PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Radev (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. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Radev
vs
Surov

184 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

177 cm
35
182 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Conviction

Project Mayhem
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Surov will feel that in the morning.
Nikolai Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev checks a leg kick nicely.
Radev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Radev.
Surov lands with an overhand left.
Surov walks into a jab.
Radev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Surov loads up on a big right hand but Radev slips the punch.
Surov scores with a sloppy right hand. Radev should have avoided that one.
Radev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Surov's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radev looks for the body kick but Surov saw that one coming.
Surov thuds a left hand into Radev's body.
Nice body kick there by Radev.
Radev looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Radev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov fails with a takedown attempt.
Surov blocks a head kick by Radev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Radev.
Surov throws a hook to the side of Radev's head but Radev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Surov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nikolai Radev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Radev tries a head kick but it misses.
Surov lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Radev.
Radev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Radev ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
Surov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Radev. Radev obviously looking to wear him down.
Surov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Radev.
Surov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Radev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surov misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Radev as Surov shoots in.
Surov takes a swing at Radev's ribcage but misses.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Surov blocks the body kick.
Surov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Radev blocks the leg kick.
Radev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Surov, pushing him back against the cage.
Surov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surov throws a head punch that misses.
Radev throws a punch but it's blocked by Surov.
Surov working aggressively here.
Surov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radev after a bit of a struggle.
Nikolai Radev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Surov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Radev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surov is looking to control Radev's arms but Radev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Surov has his back to the cage.
Radev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radev.
Surov tries to work over Radev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Radev scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radev.
Surov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radev's elbow.
Surov is pushing Radev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radev working aggressively here.
Surov blocking some punches.
Radev tries to work over Surov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Surov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev tries to throw a body punch but Surov avoids it by throwing Radev back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov throws a head punch that misses.
Surov is struggling to control the position.
Radev has a couple of punches blocked by Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Surov misses with a looping left.
Radev is looking to land body kicks.
Radev gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Surov counters with a single leg into guard. Radev didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Surov wants to pass the guard but Radev is keeping the position.
Radev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Surov manages to get himself to full guard.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Surov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Surov wants to hit a switch here but Radev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Surov there!
Surov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov is still trying to improve position.
Radev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surov is working to get back to half guard.
Radev looking to control but Surov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov tries to reverse the position but Radev maintains control.
Radev avoids the attempt from Surov to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev prevents Surov from getting the reversal.
Radev looking to control but Surov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Surov wants to hold on but Radev pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Radev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Radev lands with a kick to the temple. Surov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Surov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radev.
Good shot there by Radev.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Radev.
Surov misses with an uppercut. Radev saw that one coming.
Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Radev lands a leg kick that knocks Surov off balance momentarily.
Radev lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surov blocks a leg kick.

Surov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Radev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radev is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surov trying to control but Radev is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Surov forces his way into half guard.

Surov is trying to work for a kimura but Radev is defending well.
Surov trying to mount his opponent but Radev defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov keeps trying to improve his position.

Surov is working for a submission of some sort.
Surov works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Radev hang on?
Radev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Surov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
An out of breath Alexei Surov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.