PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nesterov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Nesterov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Garner
vs
Nesterov

154 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

170 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deangelo Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nesterov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nesterov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nesterov is in Garner's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nesterov stays in close to Garner's body and controls the position.
Nesterov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nesterov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Garner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Garner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Garner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nesterov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garner looking for a guillotine here but Nesterov defends easily.
Nesterov pushes down on Garner's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nesterov pulls his head out easily.
Garner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nesterov blocks the strikes from Garner.

Garner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Garner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garner is in trouble now - Nesterov has advanced to mount!
Nesterov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garner is looking to improve his position but Nesterov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nesterov content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is trying to stand up.
Garner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garner is looking to get to half guard.
Nesterov blocks Garner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Garner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nesterov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nesterov controlling the position easily from mount.
Garner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nesterov controlling from mount.
Garner flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Nesterov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sloppy strikes there by Nesterov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nesterov is staying tight to Garner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Nesterov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nesterov misses with a two punch combination.

Nesterov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nesterov showed some decent athleticism there.
Nesterov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Garner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nesterov pulls his head out easily.
Nesterov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nesterov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garner missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garner looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Nesterov seems content to control.

Garner is defending against the submission attempts here by Nesterov.
Garner gets full guard.

Garner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nesterov advances position into side control!
Garner throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Nesterov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Garner is looking to regain half guard here but Nesterov keeps moving and retains side control.
Nesterov in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Nesterov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nesterov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garner is looking to reverse the position.

Nesterov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nesterov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nesterov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivan Nesterov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesterov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Garner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Garner prevents Nesterov from improving position.
Nesterov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nesterov trying to control from half guard but Garner is working away.
Nesterov is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Nesterov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nesterov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garner wants to get back to his feet but Nesterov drags him back down.
Nesterov just content to control the position.
Garner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesterov not doing much here.
Garner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nesterov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garner is defending against the submission attempts here by Nesterov.

Garner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nesterov pulls his head out easily.
Garner wants to get back to his feet.
Nesterov controlling the pace.

Garner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nesterov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Nesterov.

Nesterov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garner quickly recovers to half guard.
Garner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Garner actively working from the bottom here.
Nesterov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nesterov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Garner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesterov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garner defending well though.
Nesterov wants to pass the guard but Garner is defending well.
Nesterov controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nesterov prevents Garner from standing back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Nesterov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nesterov throwing shots but Garner is blocking nicely.
Garner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nesterov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesterov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Nesterov decides to return to a standing position.

Nesterov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garner is trying to defend but Nesterov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Garner actively working from the bottom here.
Nesterov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Garner looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Nesterov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nesterov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Nesterov!