PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sole
vs
Nazarov

189 cm
31
203 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

187 cm
36
195 lbs
35 - 17 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

King of Clothes
Aspire Clothing

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Nazarov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazarov tries to avoid it.
Nazarov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nazarov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nazarov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sole tests Nazarov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole lands a nice shot that snaps Nazarov's head back.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Nazarov tries to counter it with a takedown but Sole pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Nazarov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole throws a body kick that misses.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarov.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov stuns Sole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov lands a nice hook to Sole's body. Sole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sole lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Nazarov swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
A jab from Sole does it's job there.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Sole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Sole is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
A big left from Nazarov misses.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nazarov just manages to avoid it.
Sole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sole scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Sole misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a leg kick
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarov moves away.
Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Nazarov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nazarov moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
Nazarov cracks a nice hook into Sole's ribs.
Nazarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
Sole misses with a hook
and Nazarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov closes the distance and clinches up with Sole, looking for a takedown. Nazarov pushes Sole against the cage but Sole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Sole.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Nazarov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Nazarov checks a leg kick.
Nazarov misses with a hook to the body
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Nazarov saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Nazarov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Nazarov cracks Sole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sole throws a head kick but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Nazarov avoids it.
Nazarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Sole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazarov.
Sole avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Sole scores with the left hand. Nazarov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Nazarov slips the punch.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Nazarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazarov scores with a body shot.
A big left from Sole misses.
A good leg kick by Sole.
Nazarov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sole misses the jab.
Sole thumps Nazarov with a low kick.
Nazarov lands with a right hand.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Sole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sole doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sole throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole jabs Nazarov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole scores with a hook to the body. Nazarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Nazarov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Nazarov misses.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sole throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Sole.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a few strikes there.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sole lands a glancing blow to the side of Nazarov's head.
Nazarov fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazarov blocks the leg kick.
Nazarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sole swings widly with a right hand
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov avoids a kick to the body.
Sole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazarov connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole wants to slow Nazarov down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Nazarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nazarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazarov misses with a double jab.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Nazarov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nazarov connects with a right hand. Sole shakes it off.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nazarov's sensitive parts.
Nazarov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Nazarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole is looking to chop away at Nazarov's legs.
Nazarov scores with a decent looking hook.

Nazarov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sole is looking to control Nazarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sole avoid being mounted?
Nazarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sole's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sole's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole tries to get to full guard but Nazarov has control of the leg.
Nazarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sole keeping hold of Nazarov's head, controlling as best he can.
Nazarov throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole tries to get to full guard but Nazarov has control of the leg.
Nazarov is looking to take a break and control but Sole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazarov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nazarov takes one to the side of the head.
Nazarov throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Sole throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nazarov's sensitive parts.
Sole misses with a hook. Nazarov ducked under it nicely.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Nazarov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sole to the ground. Nazarov is now in Sole's guard.
Sole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sole's head.
Sole working a defensive guard here.
Nazarov is in close to Sole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sole working a defensive guard here.
Nazarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nazarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nazarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sole's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nazarov landing with the ground and pound.
Nazarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazarov clobbers Sole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nazarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Nazarov's head but Nazarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazarov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Nazarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazarov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sole circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nazarov counters with a straight right hand.
Nazarov swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole takes one to the side of the head.
Nazarov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Sole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sole throws the left hand but Nazarov avoids the punch easily.
Sole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sole's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nazarov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nazarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole motions for Nazarov to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole throws a low kick but Nazarov avoids it.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazarov. That did some damage!
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarov moves away.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Sole.

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 Jacks Sole.
I think Sole 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vadim Nazarov!
Vadim Nazarov thanked the fans post fight for their support.