PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Nakhimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nakhimov
vs
Roy

200 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Nakhimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Roy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakhimov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nakhimov content just to control the position here.
Nakhimov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nakhimov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Nakhimov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Roy turns into him and now he's in Nakhimov's guard.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
Roy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roy wants to control from the top but Nakhimov keeps moving.
Roy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakhimov is keeping the position for now.
Roy forces his way into half guard.
Roy controlling the pace.
Nakhimov is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roy trying to pass the guard but Nakhimov defending well.
Nakhimov is trying is best to control the position here.
Nakhimov is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakhimov won't allow Roy to pass to mount.
Nakhimov is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakhimov manages to get to full guard.
Roy is fighting to break Nakhimov's control of his arms but Nakhimov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Roy wants to control from the top but Nakhimov keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy pushes down on Nakhimov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nakhimov is trying to stand back up but Roy is controlling him
Nakhimov is breathing heavily.
Nakhimov is trying to control but can't.
Nakhimov is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roy in particular looking to stall.
Nakhimov won't allow Roy to pass to mount.
Nakhimov trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roy thows a huge punch but Nakhimov dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakhimov swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy.
Roy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakhimov defends it nicely.
Nakhimov connects with a high kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakhimov with a poor takedown

so Roy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakhimov is trying to keep Roy in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce Roy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Roy rushes Nakhimov and presses him up against the cage.
Roy fails to pull guard.
Roy jumps guard but Nakhimov stands there with Roy around his waist. Roy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Nakhimov pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nakhimov working for submissions but it's allowed Roy to get to half guard.
Nakhimov wants to get back to full guard.
Nakhimov trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakhimov trying to control but Roy postures up.
Roy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roy is pressing down on Nakhimov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakhimov is holding on for now.
Nakhimov is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakhimov is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Nakhimov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakhimov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakhimov tries to control but Roy wriggling away.
Roy tries to hold on but Nakhimov postures up.
Roy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roy tries to hold on but Nakhimov pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Roy wants to control but Nakhimov is having none of it.
Nakhimov controlling from the full mount.
Nakhimov tries to control but Roy wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakhimov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nakhimov trying to control but Roy is having none of it.
Roy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakhimov landing strikes from the mount.
Roy tries to hold on but Nakhimov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Nakhimov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakhimov slips a jab from Roy.
Roy tries to clinch but Nakhimov is having none of it.
Nakhimov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Roy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Roy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakhimov walks away with a smile on his face. Roy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakhimov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roy.
Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nakhimov clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nakhimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakhimov throws a right and a left that Roy avoids nicely.
Nakhimov has his takedown stuffed

and Roy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakhimov controlling Roy's posture.
Nakhimov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakhimov trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
Nakhimov wants to stand up but Roy is controlling him.
Nakhimov wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.

Roy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nakhimov, up you get!
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakhimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavel Nakhimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Nakhimov.
Pavel Nakhimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Roy.
Nakhimov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roy counters with a big head kick but Nakhimov shrugs it off.
Roy tries to clinch up but Nakhimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakhimov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakhimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy tries to clinch but Nakhimov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to clinch but Nakhimov moves out of range.
Nakhimov pushes Roy away with a front kick.
Roy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakhimov but Nakhimov pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nakhimov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nakhimov in particular looking to stall.
Nakhimov wants to stand up but Roy manages to regain full guard.
Nakhimov looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakhimov trying to control the position.
Roy pushing down on Nakhimov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roy wants to control but Nakhimov is keeping him busy.

Nakhimov pushes Roy off and gets back to his feet.
Nakhimov stuffs the takedown.
Nakhimov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakhimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Roy.
I think Roy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Roy!