PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Radioactive. Alekseev has chosen Imperium as his entrance music. Oleg Alekseev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Miodek
vs
Alekseev

193 cm
28
255 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

190 cm
31
250 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bellum Dominum

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miodek scores with a leg kick.
Alekseev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miodek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miodek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alekseev checks it well.
Alekseev scores with a shot to the body.

Alekseev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miodek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alekseev is in Miodek's guard.
Miodek wants to sweep here but Alekseev controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Miodek working for a triangle but Alekseev defends it easily.
Alekseev trying to control the position from guard on top but Miodek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miodek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miodek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alekseev defends it easily.
Alekseev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Miodek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alekseev postures up and lands a big shot to Miodek's brow.
Alekseev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miodek keeping moving, preventing Alekseev from controlling successfully.
Alekseev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alekseev cracks Miodek with a solid left hand.
Alekseev with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alekseev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miodek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alekseev manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miodek trying to control but Alekseev is working from the bottom.

Alekseev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Miodek has passed into half guard!
Miodek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alekseev is not content to let Miodek control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek prevents Alekseev from improving his position.
Miodek slows the pace down in half guard.
Alekseev is positioning himself well to prevent Miodek advancing to mount.
Miodek tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alekseev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alekseev is looking to improve his position.

Alekseev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Miodek.
Alekseev is refusing to be controlled, as Miodek sits in half guard.
Alekseev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miodek in particular looking to stall.
Alekseev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alekseev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miodek.
Miodek trying to control the position from guard on top but Alekseev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miodek throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Alekseev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miodek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miodek swings widly with a right hand
and Alekseev counters with a straight right hand.
Miodek looks to throw the jab but Alekseev is out of range.
Miodek keeps the fight on the outside.
Oleg Alekseev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alekseev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alekseev looks for a takedown but Miodek sprawls well.
Miodek misses with a looping left.
Miodek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alekseev is able to avoid easily.
Alekseev jabs Miodek right on the nose. Miodek blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alekseev looks for a takedown but Miodek sprawls well.
Samson Miodek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Alekseev.
Alekseev fails to land the takedown.
Alekseev misses with a left hand
and Miodek counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Oleg Alekseev has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miodek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alekseev was well out of range. Poor timing from Miodek.
Miodek throws a low kick but Alekseev avoids it.
Alekseev cracks Miodek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miodek swats away the attempt to clinch by Alekseev.
A jab lands there for Miodek.
Miodek connects with a jab.
Alekseev is looking to clinch.
Miodek misses with a kick to the body.
Miodek is looking to land body kicks.
Alekseev connects with a crisp jab.
Miodek throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek stuffs the takedown.
Miodek delivers a nice body kick.

Miodek throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Alekseev tumbling to the canvas!

Alekseev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miodek throwing strikes from guard but Alekseev blocks nicely.
Miodek landing with the ground and pound.
Alekseev trying to keep a closed guard but Miodek is proving a slippery customer.
Alekseev keeping moving, preventing Miodek from controlling successfully.
Miodek postures up and lands a big shot to Alekseev's brow.
Miodek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Alekseev is looking for a triangle but Miodek pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alekseev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alekseev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alekseev looking for a sweep. Not yet Alekseev, not yet.

Alekseev is looking for a triangle but Miodek pushes his legs off easily.
Miodek trying to control but Alekseev is working from the bottom.
Miodek tries to free his leg and advance position but Alekseev is retaining full guard.
Miodek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Alekseev has his foot on Miodek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miodek works his way back into a safe position though.
Miodek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Alekseev has his foot on Miodek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miodek works his way back into a safe position though.
Miodek looking to sit in guard and control but Alekseev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Miodek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miodek keeping moving, preventing Alekseev from controlling successfully.
Miodek trying to control the position.
Miodek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Miodek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Alekseev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Miodek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Oleg Alekseev's cut even more.
Alekseev fails to land with a series of punches.
Alekseev looks to throw the jab but Miodek is out of range.

Miodek scores with a takedown into Alekseev's guard.
Oleg Alekseev has got the better of the ground game so far.

Alekseev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miodek passes into side control.
Miodek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alekseev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alekseev is trying to control Miodek's posture but Miodek avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alekseev is looking for a sweep.
Alekseev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alekseev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miodek's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev is refusing to be controlled, as Miodek sits in half guard.
Miodek throwing shots but Alekseev is blocking nicely.
Alekseev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alekseev is staying active underneath Miodek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miodek is looking to stall here but Alekseev recovers full guard.
Alekseev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miodek's guard.

Alekseev is fighting to break Miodek's control of his arms but Miodek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miodek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alekseev can do to turn this around?
Alekseev looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev trying to control the position from guard on top but Miodek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alekseev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miodek's head.

Miodek has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alekseev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miodek.
You can see the frustration on Miodek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miodek tries to buck Alekseev off but Alekseev is having none of it.
Alekseev trying to control the action but Miodek is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alekseev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alekseev working the ground and pound.

Alekseev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miodek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miodek is looking for a sweep.
Miodek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alekseev prevents Miodek from improving his position.
Miodek trying to hold on to Alekseev's head to control him but Alekseev postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alekseev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alekseev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Miodek is working to get back to half guard.
Alekseev landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miodek can't escape the position.
Alekseev lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miodek is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Alekseev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alekseev 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Alekseev!
Oleg Alekseev tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.