PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Nakhimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Nakhimov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Karamazov's chin.

Nakhimov
vs
Karamazov

200 cm
18
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Nakhimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamazov tries to bum rush Nakhimov with a series of wild strikes but Nakhimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karamazov throws a one two combo.
Nakhimov thumps Karamazov with a low kick.
Karamazov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karamazov fails with the takedown.
Nakhimov swinging wilding here.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Nakhimov moves out of range easily.
Nakhimov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakhimov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karamazov defends it nicely.
Karamazov misses with a few strikes there.
Nakhimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karamazov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakhimov looks for a takedown but Karamazov sprawls well.
Karamazov has his takedown stuffed
and Nakhimov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karamazov looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Karamazov.
Nakhimov avoids the body shot from Karamazov.
Nakhimov misses with a looping right.
Nakhimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Karamazov misses.
Karamazov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karamazov throws a lazy head kick
and Nakhimov counters with a good low kick that Karamazov was not able to check.
Nakhimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakhimov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karamazov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karamazov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nakhimov.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses

and Nakhimov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakhimov.

Nakhimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Karamazov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakhimov misses with a head kick.
Nakhimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Karamazov circles away.
Karamazov is looking to clinch.
Karamazov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakhimov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karamazov is able to avoid easily.
Karamazov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pavel Nakhimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Karamazov.
Karamazov scores with a hook.
Nakhimov keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Karamazov.
Nakhimov avoids the head kick by Karamazov.
Karamazov tries to clinch up but Nakhimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakhimov tries to clinch there but Karamazov circles away.
Karamazov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakhimov breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Nakhimov as Karamazov shoots in.
Karamazov shoots in for a takedown but Nakhimov shows good takedown defense.
Danga de danga de dang - Karamazov scores with a four punch combination!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakhimov.

Nakhimov stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov fails to land the takedown.

Nakhimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karamazov, pushing him back against the cage.
Karamazov working hard to break the clinch.
Karamazov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakhimov just stands there and leans against the cage.

Nakhimov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakhimov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karamazov misses with a wild combination.
Nakhimov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karamazov's waist but Karamazov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakhimov off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karamazov swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Nakhimov clinches with his opponent.
Karamazov can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Nakhimov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
Nakhimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakhimov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karamazov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakhimov's head.
Karamazov throws a leg kick
and Nakhimov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nakhimov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karamazov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakhimov on the side of the head.
Karamazov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nakhimov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakhimov ducks right into an uppercut from Karamazov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karamazov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pavel Nakhimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamazov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakhimov.
Karamazov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakhimov is fending him off so far but Karamazov persists. Nope, Nakhimov circles away and we're back to standing.
Karamazov misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karamazov shoots in and drives through. Nakhimov sprawls well.
Pavel Nakhimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Karamazov.
Nakhimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakhimov swinging wilding here.
Karamazov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karamazov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karamazov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakhimov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakhimov wants it to stay on the feet.

Nakhimov moves into the clinch successfully.
Karamazov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakhimov just stands there and leans against the cage.

Nakhimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakhimov shoots in looking for a takedown. Karamazov tries to sprawl out of it but Nakhimov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karamazov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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.
Karamazov looks to land a combination but Nakhimov avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Nakhimov. No joy for Karamazov on that attempt.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses
and Nakhimov counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Nakhimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karamazov swinging wilding here.
Karamazov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakhimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Karamazov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nakhimov to the mat! Nakhimov manages to get full guard.
Nakhimov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karamazov is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov 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.
Nakhimov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karamazov stands up over Nakhimov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karamazov lands a couple of elbows.
Karamazov lands a couple of elbows.
Karamazov is in close to Nakhimov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakhimov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karamazov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakhimov's head.
Karamazov wants to pass the guard but Nakhimov is keeping the position.
Karamazov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamazov postures up in Nakhimov's guard and throws a big left but Nakhimov blocks it.
Karamazov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakhimov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karamazov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Karamazov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
Nakhimov misses with a body shot.
Nakhimov is looking to clinch.
Pavel Nakhimov is winning the standup battle so far.

Karamazov drops Nakhimov with a beautiful combination! Nakhimov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karamazov is looking for the KO!

It looks like Pavel Nakhimov has been cut.
Karamazov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakhimov as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Karamazov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakhimov dodges the punch combination from Karamazov.
Karamazov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakhimov counters with an outside leg kick.

Nakhimov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Karamazov has one foot on Nakhimov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov lands a jab to the head.
Karamazov misses with a head kick.
Karamazov swinging wilding here.
Nakhimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karamazov with a poor takedown
and Nakhimov counters with a series of strikes. Karamazov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakhimov is looking to clinch but Karamazov is avoiding it.
Nakhimov is looking to wear down Karamazov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karamazov!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Karamazov.
Nakhimov prevents Karamazov from moving into mount.
Karamazov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov prevents Nakhimov from escaping the position.
Karamazov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karamazov landing a few strikes.
Nakhimov wants to get back to his feet but Karamazov drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakhimov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakhimov trying to remain calm as Karamazov controls from the top position.
Nakhimov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nakhimov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karamazov connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nakhimov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Karamazov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses
and Nakhimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Karamazov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karamazov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakhimov's waist but Nakhimov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karamazov off to one side.
Pavel Nakhimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Karamazov.
Karamazov slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakhimov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov fails with a takedown attempt.
Karamazov misses with a hook.
Nakhimov throws a combination that misses
and Karamazov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karamazov lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Nakhimov as Karamazov shoots in.
Nakhimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakhimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karamazov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakhimov but Nakhimov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karamazov slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Karamazov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karamazov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

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