PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Nemov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekseyi Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Nemov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nemov
vs
Bakradze

196 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Nemov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alekseyi Bakradze!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nemov closes the distance and clinches.
Bakradze throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nemov throws an elbow that misses.
Bakradze throws an elbow that misses.
Bakradze lands a damaging elbow.
Nemov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bakradze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nemov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bakradze tries a knee to the head but Nemov blocks it.
Bakradze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakradze throws an elbow but misses.
Nemov avoids a wild elbow strike from Bakradze.
Nemov lands an elbow that stopped Bakradze in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Alekseyi Bakradze has been cut.
Nemov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bakradze takes an elbow to the temple.
Bakradze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nemov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bakradze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakradze lands an elbow that stopped Nemov in his tracks for a moment.
Nemov lands a nice knee to the body.
Bakradze misses with a knee to the head.
Bakradze blocks an elbow strike from Nemov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemov scores with a knee to the head.
Nemov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bakradze tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemov avoids the damage to the body.
Bakradze looks winded!
Bakradze misses with a knee strike.
Bakradze pushes off an throws an elbow but Nemov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nemov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nemov lands a damaging elbow.
Nemov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nemov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bakradze throws an elbow but it misses.
Nemov tries a knee to the head but Bakradze blocks it.
Nemov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bakradze avoids the elbow strike from Nemov, against the cage.
Nemov connects with a knee to the head.
Nemov scores a nice knee to the body.
Nemov lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemov crunches a lovely knee into Bakradze's ribcage.
Nemov misses with an elbow strike.
Nemov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nemov scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nemov.
Nemov lands an elbow that stopped Bakradze in his tracks for a moment.
Nemov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nemov lands an elbow inside.
Nemov lands an elbow that stopped Bakradze in his tracks for a moment.
Nemov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bakradze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nemov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nemov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bakradze is rocked!
Nemov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakradze's defenses.
Bakradze is still on wobbly legs! Can Nemov finish him?
Nemov lands an elbow just above Bakradze 's eye.
Nemov lands a big knee to the head and Bakradze goes down! Nemov pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Nemov!