PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov comes to the cage accompanied by "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nazarov
vs
Devlin

187 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

179 cm
21
197 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin tries to clinch there but Nazarov circles away.
Nazarov scores with the left hand. Devlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Devlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarov. Those never looked like landing.
Devlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Devlin scores with a hook.
Nazarov lands a glancing blow to the side of Devlin's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Devlin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Devlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Nazarov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Devlin.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Devlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazarov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Devlin.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Devlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nazarov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nazarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nazarov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Devlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarov lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Devlin misses
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devlin looks winded!
Nazarov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Devlin in his tracks.
Nazarov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Devlin on the side of the head.
Nazarov scores with a nice strike.
Devlin wants to clinch
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Nazarov does it's job there.
Nazarov throws a nice looking combination but Devlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Nazarov there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Devlin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Devlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Nazarov.
Devlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Nazarov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nazarov.
Devlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Devlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.

Devlin clinches up against the cage.
Nazarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Devlin works on Nazarov's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Devlin.
Devlin blocks a body shot from Nazarov.
Devlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov lands a nice uppercut.
Nazarov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Devlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice cross by Nazarov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nazarov.
Nazarov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Nazarov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Devlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov connects with a right hand. Devlin shakes it off.
Devlin misses with a shot to the body
and Nazarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarov.
Devlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Devlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Nazarov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Devlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazarov digs a good hook to Devlin's body.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Devlin is out of range.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devlin.
Nazarov scores with a hook.
Devlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Devlin avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Devlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Devlin.
Devlin lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarov throws a good cross that connects.
Nazarov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Devlin is rocked!
Nazarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarov finish him?
BOOM! Nazarov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Devlin. Devlin tries to recover but Nazarov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Devlin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Nazarov!
Vadim Nazarov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vadim Nazarov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.