PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Lianjie (ranked 23810 p4p, 428 weight class) and Lazar Nemirov (ranked 23417 p4p, 430 weight class). Lazar Nemirov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lianjie
vs
Nemirov

168 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

167 cm
25
141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Lianjie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazar Nemirov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lianjie at a distance.
Nemirov jabs at Lianjie's body.
Lianjie tries to clinch but Nemirov is having none of it.
No joy there for Nemirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lianjie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lianjie dives in and grabs Nemirov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nemirov pushes down on Lianjie's head and hops out.

Nemirov tries to sprawl but Lianjie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lianjie trying to control from half guard but Nemirov is working away.

Lianjie stands up out of the half guard.
Lianjie has his takedown stuffed
letting Nemirov counter with a right hand.
Lianjie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianjie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Lianjie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nemirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Nemirov misses.
Nemirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lianjie.
Lianjie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lianjie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nemirov dodges the punch combination from Lianjie.
Nemirov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lianjie under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nemirov misses.
Lianjie tries to clinch
letting Nemirov counter with a right hand.
Lianjie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lianjie misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Nemirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lianjie fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Lianjie lands but Nemirov takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lianjie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nemirov.
Nemirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lianjie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemirov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemirov.
Nemirov misses with a few strikes there.

Lianjie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nemirov, pushing him back against the cage.
Lianjie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nemirov to keep the fight standing.
Nemirov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nemirov scores with a shot to the side of Lianjie's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lianjie.
Nemirov throws a head punch that misses.
Nemirov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nemirov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nemirov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Lianjie jumps guard and drags Nemirov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nemirov looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nemirov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lianjie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nemirov controls the pace.
Nemirov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lianjie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemirov content to stall in guard here.

Nemirov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazar Nemirov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lianjie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nemirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nemirov connects with a body shot that sends Lianjie's belly button to the back.
Lianjie misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nemirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lianjie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li Lianjie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nemirov connects with a body shot that sends Lianjie's belly button to the back.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nemirov enables Lianjie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nemirov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lianjie trying to control the position from guard on top but Nemirov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemirov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nemirov, not yet.
Lianjie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lianjie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nemirov, up you get!
Lianjie shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Lianjie.
Nemirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lianjie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Nemirov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nemirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lianjie.
Lianjie fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nemirov just manages to avoid it.
Lianjie scores with a head kick.
Nemirov misses with an uppercut. Lianjie saw that one coming.
Nemirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lianjie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nemirov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lianjie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lazar Nemirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemirov stuns Lianjie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lianjie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lianjie misses with a takedown
and Nemirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Lianjie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov lands a jab to the nose.
Lianjie fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Nemirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Nemirov misses.
Nemirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nemirov blocks a head kick by Lianjie.
Nemirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nemirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lianjie.
Lianjie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nemirov defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nemirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lianjie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lianjie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nemirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lianjie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lianjie tries a low kick but Nemirov avoids it.
Lianjie tries to clinch there but Nemirov circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lianjie.
Lianjie thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lianjie shoots and misses
and Nemirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazar Nemirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lianjie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lianjie misses with a two punch combination.
Nemirov throws a big shot that misses.
Lianjie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemirov.
Lianjie throws a big counter combination but Nemirov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nemirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lianjie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemirov.
Lianjie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nemirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lianjie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie lands with a good body shot.
Lianjie doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemirov circles away.
Nemirov unleashes a big counter combination but Lianjie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nemirov digs a good hook to Lianjie's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lianjie looks for a takedown but Nemirov sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianjie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No luck for Lianjie with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemirov! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Lianjie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Nemirov finds it's way through Lianjie's defenses.
Nemirov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lianjie to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Nemirov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nemirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lianjie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nemirov circles away.
Nemirov connects with the punch.
Nemirov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lianjie tries to clinch
and Nemirov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Nemirov.
Nemirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lianjie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lianjie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nemirov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nemirov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lianjie is rocked!
Lianjie misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Nemirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nemirov looks to land a right hand but Lianjie moved out of range.
Lianjie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lianjie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lianjie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Nemirov misses.
Lianjie slips a jab and a cross from Nemirov.
Lianjie thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nemirov misses with a straight right.
Nemirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lianjie shoots in and drives through. Nemirov sprawls well.
Nemirov throws a looping overhand right but Lianjie ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Nemirov catches Lianjie right on the button with a cross.
Lianjie ducks right into an uppercut from Nemirov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lianjie is looking to clinch.
Nemirov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Lianjie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Nemirov! Lianjie is backing up but he can't get away as Nemirov lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Lianjie and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lazar Nemirov!