PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Nadal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Medved
vs
Nadal

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Viktor Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhael Nadal!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side

and Medved counters by clinching up.
Nadal blocks an elbow strike.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.
Nadal blocks the elbow strike.

Medved breaks from the clinch.
Nadal throws a sloppy head kick and Medved moves out of range easily.
Nadal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nadal misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Medved misses

and Nadal counters by moving into the clinch.
Nadal blocks the elbow strike.
Nadal fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nadal as Medved tries to tie him up.
Medved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Medved looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadal avoids a wild elbow strike from Medved.
Medved pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Medved looking to throw knees to the head but Nadal is blocking nicely.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Medved pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Medved misses with an elbow over the top.
Medved is pressed up against the ropes. Nadal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Medved down to the mat. Medved avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Medved thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nadal if he has to take too many more of those.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Medved counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nadal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nadal can't find room to land a body shot as Medved controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved gets underhooks to prevent Nadal's takedown attempt.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Medved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nadal tries to stall but Medved uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nadal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Medved smiles and moves away.
Nadal throws a lazy head kick
and Medved counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nadal looks gassed!
Nadal tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Medved counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nadal is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nadal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medved blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadal dodges an elbow strike from Medved.
Medved with a knee to the head.
Nadal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Medved fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Medved takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadal darts in trying to clinch
and Medved counters with a head kick.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side
and Medved counters with a low kick, right behind Nadal 's knee.
Medved throws a head kick that misses
and Nadal counters with a body kick that stops Medved in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Medved counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nadal fails with a takedown attempt.
Medved throws a head kick that misses

and Nadal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nadal pulls Medved into guard.
Nadal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nadal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Medved knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nadal on the ground.
Medved postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadal 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.
Medved postures up in Nadal's guard and throws a big left but Nadal blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Medved dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nadal darts in trying to clinch
and Medved counters with a nice body kick.
Nadal throws a head kick that Medved semi-blocks.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side
and Medved counters with a left to the body.
Medved throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadal tries to clinch

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Medved.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Medved throws an elbow but it misses.
Nadal wants a takedown.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Medved lands an elbow inside.
Nadal looking to throw knees to the head but Medved is blocking nicely.

Medved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Medved throws a sloppy head kick
and Nadal counters with a nice body kick.
Nadal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Medved moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side
and Medved counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadal wants to clinch up but Medved keeps it at a distance.
Nadal throws a lazy head kick
and Medved counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
Nadal moves to clinch but Medved breaks away

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.
Nadal blocks an elbow strike.
Medved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nadal's defenses.
Nadal is pushing Medved up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nadal is trying to break free.
Nadal blocks an elbow strike from Medved.
Nadal is looking to control Medved's arms but Medved gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nadal has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadal is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Nadal tries to pull guard but Medved holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nadal drops back down to his feet.
Nadal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Medved is keeping busy.
Medved looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medved misses with an elbow over the top.
Medved lands a nice elbow.
Nadal avoids a wild elbow strike from Medved.
Medved pushes off an throws an elbow but Nadal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nadal blocks an elbow strike from Medved.
Nadal blocks an elbow strike.
Nadal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medved walks away with a smile on his face. Nadal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal tries to clinch up.
Mikhael Nadal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side
and Medved counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nadal is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medved circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nadal is looking to clinch.
Medved avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nadal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Medved swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadal wants to clinch

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Medved.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Medved dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Medved keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nadal wants to clinch
and Medved counters with a head kick. That will keep Nadal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Nadal misses
and Medved counters with a big head kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
Nadal tries to clinch up

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Medved comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nadal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Medved can't break the clinch.
Nadal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nadal is trying to stall.
Nadal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medved backwards.
Medved throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Medved throws an elbow but misses.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Nadal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Medved gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Medved throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nadal is working for takedown but Medved is calmly controlling the position for now.
Medved throws an elbow but it misses.
Nadal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal fails to pull guard.
Nadal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Medved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nadal avoids a wild elbow strike from Medved.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Nadal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medved connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nadal's face.

Nadal breaks the clinch.
Nadal wants to clinch up but Medved keeps it at a distance.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Medved counters with a head kick. That will keep Nadal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nadal tries to clinch but Medved is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadal tries to clinch

and Medved counters by clinching up.

Nadal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Medved is trying to keep an underhook but Nadal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Medved misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Nadal seems content to control.
Nadal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Medved defending well though.
Nadal is looking to take a break and control but Medved is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nadal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nadal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Medved!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medved tries to hold on but Nadal postures up.
Nadal trying to control but Medved is having none of it.
Nadal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Nadal stands up from mount. Strange move.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Medved.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Medved, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Viktor Medved!

Viktor Medved wins by unanimous decision!