PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole.. Salazar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suvorov
vs
Salazar

190 cm
28
201 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

183 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvorov lands a really nice looking cross but Salazar seems unphased.
Suvorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Suvorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Suvorov is avoiding it.
Suvorov dips to his left and cracks Salazar with an uppercut!

Suvorov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suvorov preventing the sweep.
Salazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suvorov trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Suvorov stopping the sweep attempt from Salazar.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salazar tries to clinch but Suvorov is having none of it.
Suvorov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salazar is looking to clinch.

Suvorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Suvorov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suvorov looking to ground and pound but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Salazar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suvorov wants to control the pace but Salazar is squirming around nicely.
Salazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salazar gets back to half guard.
Salazar trying to control but Suvorov postures up.
Salazar wants to improve his position but Suvorov is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salazar.
Suvorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suvorov looking to pass the guard.
Suvorov won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.
Salazar trying to strike off his back.
Suvorov won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suvorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salazar with a poor takedown
and Suvorov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suvorov lands with a straight right. Salazar didn't see that one coming.
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Suvorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar closes the distance but Suvorov moves to the side
and Suvorov counters with a left to the body.
Salazar throws a head kick that misses.
Salazar tries to clinch but Suvorov moves away
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salazar looks gassed!
Suvorov lands a jab to Salazar's midsection.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suvorov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Suvorov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salazar sprawls well initially but Suvorov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suvorov thows a huge punch but Salazar dodges it nicely.
Suvorov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salazar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suvorov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suvorov's back!
Suvorov tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar keeps control of the position as Suvorov tries to break free.
Salazar is looking to control Suvorov but Suvorov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Salazar misses with punches from the back.
Suvorov is really stuck here.
Salazar somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Suvorov covering up well under a series of strikes from Salazar.
Suvorov covering up well under a series of strikes from Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Suvorov dominated that round.
That's time! Suvorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salazar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suvorov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salazar tries to clinch

and Suvorov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Salazar's guard now.
Suvorov postures up.
Salazar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suvorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salazar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar wants to sweep but no luck.
Suvorov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Salazar wants to sweep but no luck.
Suvorov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salazar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salazar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suvorov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Salazar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Suvorov dives on top into guard.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Suvorov looking to pass the guard.
Suvorov is working Salazar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suvorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salazar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suvorov throwing strikes from guard but Salazar blocks nicely.
Suvorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salazar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salazar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suvorov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salazar holds on and takes a little breather.
Suvorov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suvorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salazar circles away quickly and effectively.
Suvorov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Suvorov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salazar won't be happy with that.
Suvorov grinds an elbow into Salazar's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salazar trying to control from the bottom.
Salazar gets full guard.
Salazar trying to control the position here.
Suvorov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suvorov trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suvorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suvorov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salazar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suvorov's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Suvorov keeps moving.
Salazar being controlled here momentarily.
Suvorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suvorov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar.

Salazar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Suvorov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Suvorov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Suvorov!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Suvorov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Suvorov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Suvorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salazar's guard.
Alexandr Suvorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suvorov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suvorov trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Suvorov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salazar controlling Suvorov's posture.
Suvorov throwing strikes from guard but Salazar blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salazar is on top in guard.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov trying to control the position.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar postures up in Suvorov's guard and throws a big left but Suvorov blocks it.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suvorov is on top in guard.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyquil Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salazar is on top in guard.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suvorov keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Suvorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salazar's guard.
Suvorov preventing the sweep.
Suvorov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salazar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Salazar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar controls Suvorov momentarily but Suvorov frees himself.
Suvorov wants to pass the guard but Salazar is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suvorov lands a body shot.

Suvorov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suvorov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salazar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suvorov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suvorov stopping the sweep attempt from Salazar.
Suvorov postures up in Salazar's guard and throws a big left but Salazar blocks it.
Alexandr Suvorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.
Salazar being controlled here, momentarily.
Suvorov trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazar, not yet.
Salazar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suvorov!
Suvorov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salazar clinches but Suvorov breaks the clinch
and Suvorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Suvorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suvorov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Suvorov!