PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kirovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Nakadai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Kirovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kirovski
vs
Nakadai

190 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
28
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Kirovski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Nakadai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakadai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kirovski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kirovski wants to pass the guard but Nakadai is keeping the position.
Kirovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakadai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nakadai uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Nakadai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nakadai misses with a wild combination.
Kirovski shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakadai tries to sprawl out of it but Kirovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakadai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakadai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Alex Kirovski has been cut.
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Nakadai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirovski .
Nakadai throws a series of punches but Kirovski avoids them all with ease.
Kirovski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakadai throws a right hand that Kirovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirovski also avoids with ease.
Kirovski tries to clinch but Nakadai moves out of range.
Kirovski connects with a leg kick. Nakadai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakadai looks to land a combination but Kirovski avoids it well.
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Nakadai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakadai looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakadai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirovski takes a swing at Nakadai's ribcage but misses.
Nakadai throws a series of punches but Kirovski moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski misses with a takedown attempt - Nakadai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Kirovski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakadai misses with the combination.
Alex Nakadai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirovski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakadai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Nakadai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirovski moves in looking to clinch but Nakadai pushes him off.
Kirovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakadai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakadai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kirovski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nakadai!
Nakadai is not content to let Kirovski control the position.

Kirovski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakadai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kirovski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nakadai is trying to get back to his feet.

Kirovski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakadai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirovski prevents Nakadai from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirovski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nakadai fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakadai stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirovski . Kirovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakadai throws a right hand that Kirovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirovski also avoids with ease.
Nakadai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakadai swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirovski .
Nakadai throws a nice looking combination but Kirovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirovski shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Nakadai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Kirovski 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kirovski dodges the punch combination from Nakadai.
Alex Kirovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakadai misses with the combination.
Kirovski slips a jab and a cross from Nakadai.
Sloppy strikes from Nakadai. Those never looked like landing.
Nakadai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakadai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Nakadai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakadai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirovski counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakadai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakadai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakadai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirovski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakadai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakadai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Kirovski has closed the distance and engaged Nakadai in a clinch.

Kirovski is trying to trip Nakadai. He has hold of a leg but Nakadai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kirovski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nakadai is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakadai is keeping the position for now.

Kirovski stands and steps away. Nakadai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some wild striking there from Nakadai.
Nakadai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kirovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirovski .
Nakadai is trying to pull guard but Kirovski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kirovski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirovski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kirovski trying to keep a closed guard but Nakadai is proving a slippery customer.

Kirovski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakadai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirovski , not yet.
Nakadai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirovski is proving hard to escape from.

Nakadai stands and steps away. Kirovski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kirovski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakadai throws a right hand that Kirovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirovski also avoids with ease.
Kirovski is looking to clinch.
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Kirovski wants to clinch up but Nakadai keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Nakadai does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakadai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Alex Nakadai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kirovski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kirovski wants to pass the guard but Nakadai is keeping the position.
Nakadai is wriggling around but Kirovski manages to pass to half guard.
Kirovski slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Kirovski just wasn't active enough.
Kirovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakadai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakadai misses with a double jab
and Kirovski counters with a left and a right that stings Nakadai.
Nakadai throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kirovski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirovski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakadai's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirovski stops Nakadai from getting back to his feet.
Nakadai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirovski . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kirovski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Kirovski 's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nakadai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirovski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Nakadai. Those never looked like landing.
Kirovski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakadai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirovski somewhat.
Nakadai misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakadai misses with a double jab
and Kirovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Nakadai as Kirovski shoots in.
Nakadai throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Nakadai does no damage.

Kirovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakadai is trying to maintain a safe position but Kirovski gets an underhook and turns Nakadai into the cage.
Kirovski looking to throw knees to the head but Nakadai is blocking nicely.

Kirovski 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nakadai.
Kirovski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Kirovski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakadai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakadai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakadai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice combination there by Nakadai.
A combination from Nakadai does no damage.

Kirovski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kirovski wants to control but Nakadai is keeping him busy.
Kirovski tries to score with some ground and pound. Nakadai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirovski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nakadai tries to bum rush Kirovski with a series of wild strikes but Kirovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakadai throws a right hand that Kirovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirovski also avoids with ease.
Nakadai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirovski .
Kirovski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakadai misses with a few strikes there.
Kirovski wants to clinch up but Nakadai keeps it at a distance.
Kirovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakadai.
Nakadai swinging wildly here.

Kirovski looking to score a takedown here. Nakadai is defending well but Kirovski drives through and ends up in Nakadai's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakadai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirovski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirovski works over Nakadai with some ground and pound from guard.
Kirovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakadai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirovski passes Nakadai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kirovski wants to pass the guard but Nakadai is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakadai looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski trying to mount his opponent but Nakadai defends it.
Kirovski is trying to control. Nakadai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nakadai has one foot on Kirovski 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakadai misses with a double jab.
Kirovski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakadai avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kirovski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirovski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Kirovski !