PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alexandersson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lasse Dahlquist - Jolly Bob från Aberdeen. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alexandersson
vs
Borschev

197 cm
25
269 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

201 cm
31
255 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Conviction
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev thuds his shin into the meat of Alexandersson's side.
Alexandersson throws a leg kick but Borschev moved away.
Alexandersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexandersson.
Alexandersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borschev.
Borschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexandersson throws a front kick aimed at Borschev's knee but Borschev avoids it well.
Borschev throws an overhand right that lands on Alexandersson's shoulder, as Alexandersson tries to avoid the shot.
Alexandersson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Borschev just manages to avoid it.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Alexandersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Borschev.

Borschev closes the distance and pushes Alexandersson back into the cage.
Borschev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borschev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandersson is trying to push Borschev away but Borschev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexandersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borschev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev just leaning against Alexandersson, taking a breather.
Alexandersson tries to work over Borschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Borschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borschev lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandersson backwards.
Alexandersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borschev backwards.
Alexandersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borschev misses with the head strike.
Alexandersson works on Borschev's body with a couple of short punches.
Borschev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandersson backwards.

It looks like Gymer Alexandersson has been cut.
Alexandersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Borschev misses with the head strike.
Borschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borschev takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandersson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Borschev fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson clobbers Borschev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borschev fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Borschev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alexandersson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borschev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Borschev throws a big shot that misses.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Alexandersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexandersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Borschev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borschev cracks Alexandersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alexandersson tries to clinch but Borschev is having none of it.
Borschev walks into a straight right hand from Alexandersson.
Borschev throws the kick towards the body but Alexandersson avoids it.
A big left from Alexandersson misses.
Borschev scores with a kick to the body.
Alexandersson walks into a jab.
Borschev slips a straight right by Alexandersson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev catches Alexandersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexandersson slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Alexandersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexandersson throws a leg kick
and Borschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexandersson with a jab.
Alexandersson throws a looping overhand right but Borschev ducks down to avoid it.
Borschev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexandersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Alexandersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borschev.
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexandersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Alexandersson has managed to clinch.
Borschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandersson.
Alexandersson working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borschev backwards.
Alexandersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Borschev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borschev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson pushes Borschev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borschev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borschev lands a shoulder strike.
Borschev is working Alexandersson over against the cage.
Alexandersson is breathing heavily.

Borschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borschev slips under a jab from Alexandersson.
Borschev replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alexandersson blocks it well.
Borschev works Alexandersson's body with a nice hook.
Alexandersson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexandersson blocks the body kick.
Alexandersson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexandersson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alexandersson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borschev - the referee stops the clock and Alexandersson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borschev. Alexandersson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexandersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandersson. That did some damage!
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandersson moves away.
Borschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gymer Alexandersson'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.

Alexandersson takes one to the chin there.
Borschev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexandersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borschev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexandersson misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Alexandersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Borschev tries to keep at a distance but Alexandersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexandersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borschev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Borschev has double underhooks.
Borschev blocks an uppercut.
Gymer Alexandersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Alexandersson - that landed with a thud.
Alexandersson misses with some punches.
Borschev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexandersson.
Borschev blocking some punches.
Alexandersson misses with some punches.
Alexandersson lands an uppercut.
Alexandersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borschev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borschev.

Gymer Alexandersson's cut is getting worse.
Borschev tries a body shot but Alexandersson blocks it.
Alexandersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Borschev has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borschev.
Borschev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Alexandersson.
Borschev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Alexandersson on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Borschev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev pushes Alexandersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandersson blocks an uppercut.
Borschev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexandersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandersson prevents a body shot from Borschev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandersson's elbow.
Borschev tries to throw a body punch but Alexandersson avoids it by throwing Borschev back against the cage.
Borschev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Alexandersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borschev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexandersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from Alexandersson.
Borschev throws a leg kick which misses Alexandersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandersson tries to avoid it.
Alexandersson throws a head kick that misses.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Alexandersson looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev connects with a jab.
Alexandersson avoids the body shot from Borschev.
Alexandersson throwing a counter right hand but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Borschev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandersson misses with a hook.
Borschev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexandersson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Borschev lands a big head kick that sends Alexandersson tumbling to the mat! Borschev takes a step backwards and waves Alexandersson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Alexandersson is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Borschev. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Borschev throws a pinpoint strike between Alexandersson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Alexandersson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Borschev scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Borschev!
After winning the bout, Dmitry Borschev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.