|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 1149 p4p, 147 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 728 p4p, 84 weight class). Nevsky comes to the cage accompanied by Red Army Choir - Katusha. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
26
166 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
175 cm
30
159 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zackrisson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nevsky on the side of the head.
Nevsky throws a head kick that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nevsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Zackrisson circles away.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nevsky tried to score with a low kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Nevsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zackrisson's calf.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nevsky.
Zackrisson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nevsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zackrisson scores with a hook to the body. Nevsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zackrisson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nevsky misses the target.
Zackrisson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nevsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevsky cracks Zackrisson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nevsky.
Nevsky misses with a straight right.
Nevsky moves away from the strike by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses the jab.
Nevsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nevsky throws the left hand but Zackrisson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky has managed to clinch.
Nevsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zackrisson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zackrisson working hard to break the clinch.
Nevsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Nevsky working aggressively here.
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zackrisson.
Nevsky scores with a jab.
Nevsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nevsky thumps Zackrisson with a low kick.
Zackrisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Nevsky.
Nevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Zackrisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nevsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Nevsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevsky.
Good leg kick by Zackrisson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zackrisson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zackrisson misses the jab.
Nevsky is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
Nevsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Nevsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nevsky ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nevsky misses with a few strikes there.
Nevsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zackrisson can pounce on him.
Nevsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Zackrisson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zackrisson misses with a hook
and Nevsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nevsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nevsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nevsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nevsky moves away from the strike by Zackrisson.
Nevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zackrisson throws a low kick, looking for Nevsky's leg but Nevsky calmly moves out of range.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Nevsky moves out of range.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevsky moves away.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Nevsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevsky misses with a low kick.
Zackrisson throws a shot to the body.
Nevsky tries to clinch there but Zackrisson circles away.
Zackrisson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nevsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zackrisson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nevsky falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
Zackrisson drops his hands momentarily and Nevsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson digs a good body shot into Nevsky's ribs.
Zackrisson tries a low kick but Nevsky avoids it.
Zackrisson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nevsky avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Nevsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Nevsky moves out of range easily.
Nevsky throws a low kick, looking for Zackrisson's leg but Zackrisson calmly moves out of range.
Nevsky looks to land a combination but Zackrisson avoids it well.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nevsky throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nevsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson avoiding damage as Nevsky throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nevsky.
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 Alexander Nevsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nevsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zackrisson. Zackrisson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zackrisson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nevsky, right into the meat.
Nevsky wants to clinch.
Zackrisson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nevsky.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nevsky's head backwards.
Nevsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nevsky misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Zackrisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nevsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nevsky checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zackrisson to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Nevsky slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky checks a leg kick.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Nevsky misses.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zackrisson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nevsky on the side of the head.
Nevsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackrisson.
Zackrisson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Nevsky blocks it.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the leg kick from Nevsky.
Nevsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Nevsky's ribcage but misses.
Nevsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nevsky is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Nevsky is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
Nevsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson slips a jab and a cross from Nevsky.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nevsky.
Nevsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nevsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Nevsky moved away.
Nevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zackrisson jabs Nevsky right on the nose. Nevsky blinks but takes it well.
Zackrisson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zackrisson, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky moves into the clinch.
Zackrisson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zackrisson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zackrisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nevsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Zackrisson should have avoided that one.
Zackrisson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Nevsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Zackrisson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nevsky slips a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson looks for the body kick but Nevsky saw that one coming.
Zackrisson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zackrisson thuds a left hand into Nevsky's body.
Zackrisson throws a looping overhand right but Nevsky ducks down to avoid it.
Nevsky wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zackrisson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nevsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nevsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nevsky throwing a counter right hand but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Nevsky throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nevsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Nevsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zackrisson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevsky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zackrisson! But no joy.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nevsky. That snapped Zackrisson's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Nevsky blocks the leg kick.
Zackrisson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nevsky. Nevsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zackrisson misses with a body punch
and Nevsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zackrisson dips to his left and cracks Nevsky with an uppercut!
Zackrisson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nevsky is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nevsky with a hook.
Nevsky throws a big shot that misses.
Nevsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Zackrisson misses
and Nevsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nevsky throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Nevsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nevsky.
Nevsky wants to clinch up but Zackrisson keeps it at a distance.
Zackrisson misses with a left hand
and Nevsky counters with a leg kick.
Zackrisson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nevsky takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zackrisson.
Nevsky connects with a knee to the head.
Zackrisson is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Zackrisson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson prevents a body shot from Nevsky.
Zackrisson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevsky finish him?
Zackrisson takes a shot to the head.
Zackrisson landing knees to the body.
Zackrisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nevsky's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zackrisson blocks it with crossed arms.
Zackrisson seems to have recovered his senses.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.
Zackrisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nevsky backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Nevsky.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nevsky lands a shoulder strike.
Zackrisson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nevsky.
Zackrisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nevsky presses Zackrisson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nevsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zackrisson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Zackrisson avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nevsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zackrisson manages to break the clinch.
Nevsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zackrisson lands a body shot.
Zackrisson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Nevsky.
Zackrisson connects with an inside leg kick.
Zackrisson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Zackrisson.
Nevsky moves to clinch but Zackrisson breaks away
and Zackrisson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Zackrisson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zackrisson! But no joy.
Zackrisson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nevsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Nevsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Zackrisson throws out a counter right but Nevsky avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nevsky misses with a looping right.
Nevsky misses with a straight right.
Nevsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nevsky misses with a body punch
and Nevsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson throws a nice looking combination but Nevsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zackrisson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the head.
Nevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Zackrisson misses with a left hand
and Nevsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Nevsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nevsky.
Nevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zackrisson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevsky throwing a counter right hand but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Zackrisson misses
and Nevsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nevsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good work by Zackrisson as he checks the leg kick.
Zackrisson lands with a good body shot.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick
and Nevsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Nevsky.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Zackrisson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nevsky doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nevsky. Nevsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nevsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zackrisson on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Zackrisson.
I think Zackrisson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zackrisson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
