PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1916 p4p, 2691 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 290 p4p, 383 weight class). Leonard Nimoy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Alexandrov's chin.

Nimoy
vs
Alexandrov

185 cm
31
185
19 - 16 - 0

188 cm
35
205
27 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexandrov.
Nimoy 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.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.

Alexandrov has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Nimoy pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Nimoy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Alexandrov trying to land knees to the body.

Nimoy manages to break the clinch.
Nimoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nimoy misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Nimoy slips to the side
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alexandrov jumps into guard, dragging Nimoy to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alexandrov wriggles free and stands up.

Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Nimoy misses its intended target.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Nimoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexandrov slips a jab from Nimoy.

Alexandrov pushes Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy has Alexandrov pressed against the cage, preventing Alexandrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Nimoy scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nimoy.
Alexandrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nimoy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Alexandrov checks the leg kick.
Nimoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexandrov with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nimoy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nimoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Nimoy avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.

Nimoy tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Nimoy against the cage.

Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov works over Nimoy's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexandrov stalls.

Alexandrov drags the fight down to the ground.
Nimoy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexandrov wants to stand up but Nimoy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrov is keeping the position for now.
Nimoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy won't allow Alexandrov to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nimoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Nimoy slips to the side
and Nimoy counters with a nice body shot.
Alexandrov looks to land a combination but Nimoy avoids it well.
Nimoy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy tests Alexandrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocks a jab.
Nimoy lands with a cross.
Alexandrov closes the distance but Nimoy moves to the side
and Nimoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexandrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Nimoy missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexandrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Nimoy backs off Alexandrov throws a huge counter combo but Nimoy manages to avoid it all.

Nimoy gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Nimoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexandrov.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov tries to work over Nimoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Alexandrov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nimoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nimoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Nimoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov jumps guard but Nimoy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy stuns Alexandrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy with a hook.
Alexandrov throws a leg kick but Nimoy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Nimoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Nimoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown attempt but Nimoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Alexandrov.

Alexandrov clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Alexandrov tries to break free but Nimoy pushes him back against the cage.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.

Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov wants to clinch
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Nimoy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws the left hand but Alexandrov avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Nimoy.
Alexandrov scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Nimoy is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexandrov.
Nimoy swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov keeps Nimoy at a distance using the push kick.
Nimoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Nimoy swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov takes one on the button.

Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Alexandrov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
Alexandrov lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov lands with a right to the head.

Alexandrov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Alexandrov looking for subs off his back but Nimoy has passed one foot through into half guard.

Alexandrov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Nimoy misses.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandrov.
A head kick by Alexandrov misses
and Nimoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nimoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexandrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Nimoy misses.
Alexandrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov unleashes a big counter combination but Nimoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nimoy lands with a good body shot.
Alexandrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexandrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nimoy connects with a jab.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Nimoy scoring well with a low kick there.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov misses the body punch
and Nimoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexandrov's knee momentarily.
Nimoy throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.

Alexandrov clinches up against the cage.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nimoy smiles and moves away.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nimoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!