PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Della Maddalena (ranked 5983 p4p, 4005 weight class) and Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 605 p4p, 511 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Della Maddalena
vs
Nemkov

180 cm
26
184
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
198
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Della Maddalena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Della Maddalena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
Della Maddalena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Della Maddalena in his tracks.
Nemkov misses the shot to the body.
Nemkov moves out of range as Della Maddalena strikes.

Nemkov has Della Maddalena up against the cage in a clinch.
Della Maddalena is trying to break the clinch but Nemkov is controlling him.

Nemkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Nemkov catches Della Maddalena right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Leo Della Maddalena has been cut.
Nemkov throws a shot to the body.
Nemkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Della Maddalena.
Nemkov tests Della Maddalena's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Nemkov as he connects with a hook.
Nemkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Della Maddalena.
Della Maddalena went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
Della Maddalena throws a sloppy head kick
and Nemkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Della Maddalena throws a low kick, looking for Nemkov's leg but Nemkov calmly moves out of range.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Della Maddalena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Della Maddalena misses with a few strikes there.
Della Maddalena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemkov.
Nemkov staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Della Maddalena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nemkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Nemkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Della Maddalena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nemkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Della Maddalena throws a right and a left that Nemkov avoids nicely.
Nemkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nemkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Della Maddalena off the cage and back into range.
Nemkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nemkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Della Maddalena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nemkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Della Maddalena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Della Maddalena seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Della Maddalena slips a jab from Nemkov.
Nemkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Maddalena slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nemkov.
Decent striking displayed by Nemkov there.
Nemkov catches Della Maddalena with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nemkov connects with a body shot.
Nemkov looks to land a combination but Della Maddalena avoids it well.
Nemkov throws a hook to the side of Della Maddalena's head but Della Maddalena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Della Maddalena.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nemkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Della Maddalena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nemkov scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Della Maddalena misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemkov cracks Della Maddalena with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nemkov thuds a left hand into Della Maddalena's body.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Della Maddalena!

It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Della Maddalena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nemkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Della Maddalena is rocked!
Della Maddalena gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Nemkov points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Della Maddalena wakes up just in time to hear Nemkov thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduradr Nemkov!
Eduradr Nemkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.