PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieuan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nemkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to eRa - enae Volare Mezzo. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stereophonics - Bank Holiday Monday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nemkov
vs
Williams

173 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Supreme Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Nemkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Nemkov. Beautiful body shot.
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Nemkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams feints the counter takedown.

Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nemkov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams won't allow Nemkov to sweep him here.
Williams is standing up over Nemkov. Nemkov looks to escape but Williams dives into side control.
Nemkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.

Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nemkov stops Williams from passing to mount.
Nemkov is looking to reverse the position.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nemkov keeps working.
Nemkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nemkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nemkov is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nemkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams trying to control the action but Nemkov is working from the bottom.
Nemkov is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.

Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nemkov is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nemkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nemkov tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position but Nemkov is working away.
Nemkov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nemkov wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nemkov is working hard here to advance position.

Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nemkov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Nemkov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ieuan Williams! Ieuan Williams retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Ieuan Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Oleg Nemkov had this to say: ']'.