PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 1519 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Kimo Apolo (ranked 194 p4p, 146 weight class). Nemkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Сектор газа - Лирика. Kimo Apolo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduradr Nemkov's chin.

Nemkov
vs
Apolo

179 cm
23
198
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
189
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov swings for the body but Apolo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Apolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nemkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nemkov lands the left hand.
Nemkov misses with a straight left.
Nemkov throws a right and a left that Apolo avoids nicely.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
Apolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nemkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apolo thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Apolo counter with a right hand.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apolo throws a body punch but Nemkov moves out of range.
Apolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nemkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apolo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Apolo swinging wildly here.
Apolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemkov.
Apolo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nemkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Nemkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Apolo moves away from the strike by Nemkov.
Apolo throws out a counter right but Nemkov avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Nemkov.
A slow jab from Nemkov misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Apolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov jabs at Apolo's body.
Apolo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Apolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolo needs to keep his hands up - Nemkov had a free shot at his head there.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Nemkov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Apolo tests Nemkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nemkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nemkov throws a hook but Apolo avoids it easily.
Apolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nemkov with a body shot.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Apolo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Apolo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Apolo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nemkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolo moves away.
Apolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nemkov misses with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a right hand to the body.
Apolo misses with a body shot.
Nemkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Apolo should have avoided that one.
Nemkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov sizes up Apolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Nemkov catches Apolo right on the button with a cross.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Apolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nemkov with a body shot.
Apolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nemkov has Apolo up against the cage in a clinch.

Apolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apolo avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
It seemed like Apolo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Apolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.

Nemkov takes the fight into the clinch.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduradr Nemkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Apolo slips a straight right by Nemkov.
A cross from Nemkov lands.
Nemkov misses with a straight right.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.

Apolo drops Nemkov with a beautiful combination! Nemkov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Apolo is looking for the KO!
Nemkov throws the left hand but Apolo avoids the punch easily.
Nemkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Apolo's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemkov cracks Apolo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Apolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemkov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov is looking to counter punch.
Apolo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Apolo misses the target.
Apolo jabs at Nemkov's body.
Apolo moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolo moves away.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Apolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
A little jabbing left from Apolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apolo misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Nemkov.
Nemkov misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apolo! But no joy.
Apolo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Nemkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apolo cracks Nemkov with a good jab.
Nemkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nemkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apolo misses with a straight left.
Apolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apolo blocks a jab.
Nemkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nemkov thinking.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a straight right hand.

Nemkov is rocked!
Apolo throws a right and a left that Nemkov avoids nicely.
Apolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nemkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Apolo scrambles back to his feet.
Apolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nemkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nemkov throws a jab when Apolo was well out of range.
Nemkov misses with a shot to the body
and Apolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Nemkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apolo punishes Nemkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nemkov misses with a left hand
and Apolo counters with a huge left! Nemkov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Apolo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nemkov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Apolo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Apolo!