PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. Storm has chosen Jay Z - Moment of Clarity as his entrance music. Heydar Aliyev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aliyev
vs
Storm

179 cm
26
160 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lightning Storm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses the body punch
and Aliyev counters with a straight right hand.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm checks a low kick from Aliyev.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
letting Aliyev counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Aliyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aliyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm throws a leg kick but Aliyev moved away.
Aliyev thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Aliyev connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Aliyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aliyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Aliyev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a body kick the misses
and Aliyev counters with a thumping low kick.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aliyev.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Aliyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Aliyev cracks Storm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aliyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aliyev counters with a head kick.
That kick from Storm tenderised Aliyev's leg. Aliyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Storm looks to throw a body kick
and Aliyev counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aliyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Aliyev stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm looks gassed!
Aliyev thumps Storm with a low kick.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aliyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aliyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aliyev lands with a right hand.
Aliyev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Aliyev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aliyev misses the jab.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Aliyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aliyev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Aliyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Aliyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Aliyev.
Aliyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Aliyev tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Aliyev. That snapped Storm's head back.
Aliyev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm moves out of range of the leg kick from Aliyev.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aliyev.
Aliyev scores with a hook.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aliyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aliyev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Aliyev clinches with his opponent.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Aliyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking to stall.
Aliyev scores with a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Aliyev.
Aliyev wants to stall.
Aliyev missing with knees to the body.
Come on Storm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Storm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Aliyev has him pressed against the cage.
Aliyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Aliyev digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aliyev scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Aliyev's head back.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Aliyev counters with a two punch combo.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Aliyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aliyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Storm's head.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Aliyev counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
Aliyev misses with a body kick.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aliyev.
Aliyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aliyev.
A good leg kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm looks to throw a body kick
and Aliyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aliyev throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Storm tries to work over Aliyev's front leg with a kick but Aliyev checks it.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
Storm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aliyev is out of range.
Heydar Aliyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Aliyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Storm throws a combination that misses
enabling Aliyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Aliyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev wants to land a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Storm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aliyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev misses with a left hand
and Storm counters with a nice leg kick.
Aliyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Storm throws a leg kick but Aliyev moved away.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aliyev counters with a body kick.
Aliyev takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aliyev.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm slips a jab from Aliyev.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm looks to throw the jab but Aliyev is out of range.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aliyev tries to clinch up.
Storm scores with a nice right hand.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aliyev.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aliyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm jabs at Aliyev's body.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Aliyev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aliyev throws out a leg kick but Storm moves out of range and Aliyev only half commits.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aliyev doesn't seem bothered though.
Aliyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lightning Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev misses with an uppercut
and Storm counters with a left and a right that stings Aliyev.
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aliyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Aliyev swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Aliyev moves away from the strike by Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aliyev.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm checks a leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aliyev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with a hook
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Aliyev counters with a two punch combo.
Aliyev misses with a left hand
and Storm counters with an inside leg kick.
Storm throws a low kick but Aliyev moves out of range easily.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aliyev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aliyev scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aliyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aliyev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aliyev misses with a straight right.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Aliyev counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Storm. That's going to slow Aliyev down.
Aliyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aliyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aliyev avoids a kick to the body.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Aliyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aliyev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lightning Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev lands a body shot.
Aliyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Aliyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
Aliyev throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Aliyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aliyev wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Aliyev clobbers Storm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aliyev throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev connects with an inside leg kick.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aliyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
Storm thows a leg kick but Aliyev checks it
and Aliyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Storm slips a straight right by Aliyev.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm tries to land a leg kick but Aliyev saw it coming and moves away.
Storm takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a body punch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aliyev can pounce on him.
Aliyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Aliyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aliyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Storm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heydar Aliyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aliyev scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Aliyev moves his leg out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aliyev cracks Storm with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heydar Aliyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aliyev 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heydar Aliyev!