PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2107 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 297 p4p, 288 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nimoy
vs
Zhao

185 cm
27
185
14 - 9 - 0

185 cm
26
187
10 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nimoy.
Zhao lands a jab.
Nimoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nimoy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy clobbers Zhao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Nimoy has Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy throws a shot to the body.
Zhao throws a head kick but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nimoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zhao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nimoy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zhao scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao throws a head kick but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy tries to clinch there but Zhao circles away.
Zhao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Nimoy tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhao misses with a few strikes there.
Zhao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhao scores with a head kick. Nimoy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nimoy works over Zhao's head and body with a nice combination.
Zhao throws a head kick but Nimoy moves out of range.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Nimoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Nimoy avoids the head kick by Zhao.
Zhao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Nimoy.
Zhao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Zhao misses with a head kick.
Nimoy jabs at Zhao's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Zhao avoids them all with ease.
Nimoy misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Nimoy.

Zhao is rocked!
Zhao ducks into an uppercut from Nimoy and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Nimoy!