PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretiak has chosen Soviet/ USSR Anthem as his entrance music. Nikita Tretiak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alexander
vs
Tretiak

190 cm
21
224 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikita Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tretiak tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander lands the left hand.

Alexander moves into the clinch.
Tretiak throws an elbow that misses.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath Tretiak's ribcage. Tretiak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tretiak looks gassed!
Tretiak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexander walks away with a smile on his face. Tretiak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tretiak closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander scores with a nice head shot.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander lands a nice hook to Tretiak's body. Tretiak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander scores with a sloppy right hand. Tretiak should have avoided that one.
Alexander throws out a powerful jab.
Tretiak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Alexander gets a clinch.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander stalks Tretiak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tretiak's face. Tretiak staggers backwards, shaken.
Alexander with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander digs a good body shot into Tretiak's ribs.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tretiak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tretiak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alexander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Alexander as the two fighters clinch.
Tretiak letting Alexander take a breather here.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Tretiak off the cage and back into rage.
Tretiak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alexander.
Tretiak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tretiak doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Alexander clinches.
Alexander pushes Tretiak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Alexander lands a nice hook to Tretiak's body. Tretiak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexander connects with a jab.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.
Tretiak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alexander lands a head shot.
Alexander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Alexander moves into the clinch.
Alexander cracks Tretiak with a nice body shot.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander controlling the action here for a moment.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander scores with a jab. Tretiak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tretiak momentarily.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Tretiak off the cage and back into rage.

Alexander clinches up with Tretiak and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alexander closes the distance and pushes Tretiak back into the cage.
Alexander gets through Tretiak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexander is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
Tretiak is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Tretiak backwards.
Good body shot from Alexander.
Tretiak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander presses Tretiak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alexander closes the distance and pushes Tretiak back into the cage.
Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexander is leaning against Tretiak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
Alexander presses Tretiak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Tretiak down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Alexander dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alexander connects with a right hand. Tretiak shakes it off.
Nikita Tretiak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Alexander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tretiak, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tretiak backwards.
Tretiak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tretiak jumps guard but Alexander stands there with Tretiak around his waist. Tretiak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.

Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Alexander cracks Tretiak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tretiak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tretiak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexander scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Tretiak in a clinch.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tretiak can do to turn this around?
Alexander lands with a light punch inside.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Alexander breaks from the clinch.

Alexander rushes Tretiak and presses him up against the cage.
Alexander stalling against the cage.
Alexander presses Tretiak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tretiak letting Alexander take a breather here.
Tretiak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Alexander.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath Tretiak's ribcage. Tretiak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tretiak is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Tretiak's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak wants a takedown.
Michael Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Tretiak.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander lands an uppercut.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alexander - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Alexander.
Tretiak jumps guard but Alexander stands there with Tretiak around his waist. Tretiak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tretiak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexander walks away with a smile on his face. Tretiak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.

Alexander gets a clinch.

Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexander lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander with a jab.
A left lands for Alexander.
Michael Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander lands a nice shot that snaps Tretiak's head back.
A left and a right from Alexander both land. Nice combination.
Alexander scores with a nice strike.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tretiak at a distance.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexander thuds a left hand into Tretiak's body.

Alexander moves into range and clinches up with Tretiak.
Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tretiak jumps guard but Alexander stands there with Tretiak around his waist. Tretiak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tretiak or not.
Tretiak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexander.
Alexander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Tretiak backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
Alexander presses Tretiak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexander pushes Tretiak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alexander.
Tretiak wants a takedown.
Tretiak misses with the head strike.

Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tretiak throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander with a hook.
Alexander scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Alexander dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alexander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tretiak's sensitive parts.
Alexander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tretiak momentarily.
Alexander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tretiak misses with a double jab
and Alexander counters with a thumping low kick.
Tretiak tries to move into range but Alexander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tretiak walks into a straight right hand from Alexander.

Alexander clinches up against the cage.

Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tretiak tries to clinch but Alexander moves away
and Tretiak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Tretiak in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tretiak wants a takedown.

Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander instigates a clinch.

Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tretiak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tretiak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexander.
Alexander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Alexander clinches.

Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander works Tretiak's body with a nice hook.
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tretiak on the side of the head.
Alexander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alexander, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tretiak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexander scores with a hook.
Alexander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alexander throws a leg kick which misses Tretiak's front leg but catches the back leg as Tretiak tries to avoid it.
Alexander lands a head shot.
Nice shot lands for Alexander.
Alexander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tretiak walks into a stiff left hand from Alexander.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Michael Alexander has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Alexander breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander counters with a left to the body.
Tretiak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alexander.
Tretiak being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alexander for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Tretiak's head.
Alexander pushes Tretiak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tretiak backwards.
Alexander has Tretiak pressed against the cage.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tretiak takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alexander moves into the clinch successfully.
Tretiak tries to pull guard but Alexander holds him up against the cage and eventually Tretiak drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Alexander.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander scores with a jab to the head.
Nikita Tretiak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Alexander catches Tretiak right on the button with a cross.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Tretiak off the cage and back into rage.
Tretiak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander lands a jab to the nose.
Tretiak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tretiak drops his hands momentarily and Alexander takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alexander!