PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radoslaw Tomaszewski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nemkov
vs
Tomaszewski

173 cm
28
203 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

192 cm
23
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Tomaszewski.
Nemkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nemkov.
Tomaszewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomaszewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Nemkov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nemkov shoots in for a double leg but Tomaszewski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Tomaszewski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomaszewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Tomaszewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomaszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Nemkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomaszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomaszewski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nemkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nemkov misses with a jab to the body
and Tomaszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Tomaszewski catches Nemkov right on the button with a cross.
Tomaszewski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nemkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nemkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Nemkov misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov walks into a stiff left hand from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Tomaszewski moves out of range.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomaszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemkov walks into a jab.
Tomaszewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick and Tomaszewski moves out of range easily.
Tomaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomaszewski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nemkov is out of range and Tomaszewski settles back down.
Tomaszewski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nemkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tomaszewski has time to react.
Tomaszewski digs a good hook to Nemkov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomaszewski avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
Tomaszewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomaszewski tests Nemkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomaszewski lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomaszewski.
Nemkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nemkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Nemkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nemkov advances to half guard.
Tomaszewski tries to get to full guard but Nemkov has control of the leg.
Tomaszewski told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Tomaszewski has a hand on Nemkov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nemkov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nemkov landing shots from mount.
Tomaszewski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nemkov lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski is working to get back to half guard.
Nemkov with a couple of short strikes.

Tomaszewski is rocked!
Nemkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nemkov controlling the pace for now.
Tomaszewski is still in real trouble! Can Nemkov finish him?
Tomaszewski is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nemkov controlling from the full mount.

Nemkov has control of Tomaszewski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tomaszewski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nemkov tries to control but Tomaszewski wriggling away.

Nemkov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tomaszewski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nemkov works his way to his opponent's back.
Nemkov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tomaszewski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nemkov keeps control of the position as Tomaszewski tries to break free.

Nemkov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nemkov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tomaszewski is defending well though. Nemkov let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov biding his time, controlling Tomaszewski.

Tomaszewski is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Nemkov has locked on a rear naked choke here! Tomaszewski is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oleg Nemkov!
A very excited looking Oleg Nemkov 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.