PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2158 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 335 p4p, 188 weight class). Leonard Nimoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nimoy
vs
Archer

185 cm
32
185
21 - 18 - 0

183 cm
34
175
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 18 - 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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
Archer throws a series of punches but Nimoy avoids them all with ease.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Archer slips a jab from Nimoy.
Archer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Archer misses with an uppercut. Nimoy saw that one coming.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
Nimoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Archer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nimoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nimoy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Nimoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Archer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer lands the left hand.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Nimoy.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nimoy rather than just go for the knockout.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Nice straight punches there by Archer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archer.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer lands an overhand right.
Archer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Nimoy's head.
A jab from Archer finds it's way through Nimoy's defenses.
Nimoy throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Nimoy slips under a jab.
It looked like Nimoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Archer.
Nimoy slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer throws a leg kick but Nimoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Archer throws the left hand but Nimoy avoids the punch easily.
Nimoy is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer cracks Nimoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Archer connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Nimoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nimoy.
Archer misses with a right hand
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nimoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nimoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archer misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Archer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy catches Archer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Archer lands with a hook. Nimoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nimoy at a distance.
Archer scores with a decent looking hook.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Archer catches Nimoy right on the button with a cross.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer misses with a looping left.
Archer with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Nimoy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Archer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nimoy thinking.
Archer misses with a looping right.
Nimoy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Nimoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Archer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nimoy doesn't seem phased though.
Archer jabs Nimoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer stuns Nimoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nimoy throws a leg kick but Archer moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Archer!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Archer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Archer throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nimoy looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimoy. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer slips a straight right by Nimoy.
Archer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer with a jab.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Archer, as that shot connected.
Nimoy blocks a jab.
Archer misses with the combination.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Nimoy. Those never looked like landing.
Nimoy misses with a hook.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nimoy throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Archer throws a jab when Nimoy was well out of range.
Archer throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Archer throws a solid leg kick but Nimoy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Archer.
It appears Nimoy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nimoy swinging wildly here.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Archer digs a good body shot into Nimoy's ribs.
Archer scores with a jab. Nimoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Archer throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Jonathan Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Archer misses its intended target.
It looked like Nimoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Archer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nimoy tries to move into range but Archer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Archer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Archer connects with a nice looking jab.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Nimoy moved out of range.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Nimoy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Archer with the inside leg kick.
Nimoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Archer can pounce on him.
Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Archer misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a jab but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Archer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer jabs at Nimoy's body.
Archer throws a leg kick
and Nimoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Archer is rocked!
Archer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nimoy lands with a slapping head kick.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimoy finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Archer.
Archer lands a jab to Nimoy's midsection.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimoy connects with an inside leg kick.
Archer misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Archer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Archer seems to have recovered his senses.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Nimoy thuds a left hand into Archer's body.
Archer cracks Nimoy with an open hand slap.
Archer connects with a right hand. Nimoy shakes it off.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nimoy counters with a nice body shot.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Nimoy as he checks the leg kick.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Nimoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.
Nimoy throws a leg kick that misses.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nimoy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nimoy scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Archer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nimoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
A punch combination from Archer misses.
Archer is looking to slow Nimoy down with leg kicks.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Nimoy slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nimoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimoy.
Nimoy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy moves forwards but Archer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Archer is predictable there
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimoy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Archer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nimoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Archer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Archer.
Archer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nimoy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Archer! Nimoy lets Archer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Archer throws a shot to the body.
Archer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nimoy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Archer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Nimoy!