|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 1404 p4p, 1931 weight class) and Aleksandre Nadareishvili (ranked 181 p4p, 241 weight class). Brendan Baddock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
|
|
|
202 cm 21 282 9 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm 22 245 5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Very strong |
|
Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandre Nadareishvili! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baddock.
A big left from Nadareishvili misses. Baddock takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nadareishvili scores with a sloppy right hand. Baddock should have avoided that one. Baddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nadareishvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baddock.
Baddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nadareishvili circles away quickly and effectively. Baddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut. Nadareishvili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nadareishvili cracks a nice hook into Baddock's ribs. A big left from Nadareishvili misses. Baddock misses with a looping left. Baddock ducks right into an uppercut from Nadareishvili. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baddock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nadareishvili misses with a hook. Baddock ducked under it nicely. Baddock 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. A big right from Nadareishvili misses. Baddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Nadareishvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nadareishvili blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Nadareishvili doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Baddock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Baddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baddock throws a combination that misses enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab. Baddock misses with an uppercut. Nadareishvili saw that one coming. A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Nadareishvili misses with a straight right. A head kick misses from Baddock. Nadareishvili throws a hook but Baddock avoids it easily. Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nadareishvili connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baddock's hands. A big left from Nadareishvili misses. Baddock misses with a body punch
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand. Nice shot lands for Nadareishvili. A head kick by Baddock misses and Nadareishvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Baddock is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nadareishvili lands a nice hook to Baddock's body. Baddock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nadareishvili clinches. Baddock lands with a short shot to the head. Nadareishvili gets through Baddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nadareishvili swings wildly with an uppercut but Baddock uses good head movement to avoid it. Nadareishvili working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili lands a body shot. Nadareishvili just leaning against Baddock, taking a breather. Baddock tries to break free but Nadareishvili pushes him back against the cage. Nadareishvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nadareishvili lands on the inside with an uppercut. Baddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadareishvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nadareishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nadareishvili is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock. Nadareishvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nadareishvili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Baddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nadareishvili avoids a kick to the body.
Baddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brendan Baddock's cut is getting worse. Nadareishvili has closed the distance and engaged Baddock in a clinch.
Baddock misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili blocks an uppercut.
Nadareishvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nadareishvili scores with the left hand. Baddock knows he should have avoided that one. Baddock misses with the combination.
Baddock misses with a wild combination.
Nadareishvili fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nadareishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadareishvili. Nadareishvili pushes Baddock up against the cage in a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nadareishvili scores with a shoulder strike. Baddock misses with some punches.
Baddock misses with a knee strike.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head. A head punch on the inside from Baddock fails to land. Nadareishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddock is trying to break free. Nadareishvili misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Nadareishvili. Baddock manages to break the clinch.
Nadareishvili fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Baddock swings widly with a right hand
and Nadareishvili counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Baddock throws a head kick that misses. Nadareishvili appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Nadareishvili jabs Baddock right on the nose. Baddock blinks but takes it well. Nadareishvili lands a glancing blow to the side of Baddock's head.
Brendan Baddock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Baddock throws a body kick that misses and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandre Nadareishvili dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brendan Baddock's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Nadareishvili cracks Baddock with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Baddock falls to his knees and Nadareishvili doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandre Nadareishvili!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|