PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemkov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ERA : enae Volare Mezzo. Oleg Nemkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nuts
vs
Nemkov

190 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Four-Twenty Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deez Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov throws a right hand that Nuts ducks under and follows up with a left that Nuts also avoids with ease.
Nemkov shoots for a takedown but Nuts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nemkov misses with a hook
and Nuts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nuts keeps the fight on the outside.
Nemkov shoots in for a double leg but Nuts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nuts moves in looking to clinch but Nemkov pushes him off.
Nuts misses with a takedown attempt - Nemkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nemkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nuts defends it nicely.
Deez Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Nuts counter with a right hand.
Nuts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nemkov leaves Nuts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nuts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuts dives in for a single leg takedown but Nemkov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nemkov tries to clinch but Nuts moves out of range.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nuts shoots in but Nemkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nuts looks for a takedown but Nemkov sprawls well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nuts prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nuts gets control of Nemkov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nuts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nemkov wants to stand but Nuts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nemkov looking to pass the guard.
Nemkov with a nice head shot there.
Nuts working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nemkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nuts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nemkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nuts is retaining full guard.

Nuts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nemkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nuts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Nuts misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nemkov misses the target.
Nemkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nuts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nemkov pinned against the cage. Nemkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nemkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuts manages to avoid it.
Nuts tries to clinch up.
Nemkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nuts.
Nuts is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts staying out of range there.
Nemkov misses with a left hand
and Nuts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nuts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nemkov but Nemkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nemkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nuts is looking to clinch.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Nuts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuts has a takedown stuffed.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Nuts moves away and avoids it.
Nuts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nemkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Nuts, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nemkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Deez Nuts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nuts dives in and grabs Nemkov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nemkov pushes down on Nuts's head and hops out.
Nemkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuts circles away.
Nuts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuts closes the distance and clinches up with Nemkov, looking for a takedown. Nuts pushes Nemkov against the cage but Nemkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nuts avoids the head kick by Nemkov.
Nuts feinted with a counter takedown.
Nuts slips under a jab from Nemkov.
Nemkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nuts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nuts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nemkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nemkov misses with a hook. Nuts ducked under it nicely.

Nuts has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuts tries to stall but Nemkov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Nuts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuts tries to clinch up but Nemkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nemkov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deez Nuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts defending well as Nemkov loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nemkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nuts darts in and clinches Nemkov up against the cage.
Nuts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nemkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
Nemkov letting Nuts take a breather here.
Nuts stops a takedown attempt from Nemkov.
Nemkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Nuts won't allow it.

Nuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deez Nuts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Nemkov with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuts's waist but Nuts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nemkov off to one side.

Nemkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nuts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuts wants to get back to his feet but Nemkov drags him back down.
Nuts throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Nuts struggling a bit here.

Nemkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nuts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Nuts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov working the ground and pound.

Nemkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nuts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nuts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nemkov thows a huge punch but Nuts dodges it nicely.
Nemkov wants to take a breather but Nuts is having none of it.

Nemkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nuts defends it well.
Nuts trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nemkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nuts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuts throws a nice head kick!
Nemkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuts tries to counter by clinching up but Nemkov breaks away and moves out of range.
Nuts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nuts clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Nemkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nemkov moves into range and clinches up with Nuts.

Nuts breaks the clinch.

Nuts tries to sprawl but Nemkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nuts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nemkov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nemkov.
Nemkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nuts has his hands clasped together around Nemkov's back. He's all about the action.
Nemkov lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nemkov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts is not content to let Nemkov control the position.
Nuts tries to roll over but Nemkov keeps him under control.

Nuts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nemkov pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuts tries to roll over but Nemkov keeps him under control.
Nuts is looking to control Nemkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nuts avoid being mounted?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nuts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nemkov throws a head kick but Nuts moves out of range.
Nuts shoots in looking for a takedown. Nemkov tries to sprawl out of it but Nuts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nemkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick and Nuts moves out of range easily.
Nemkov looks to land a combination but Nuts avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Nuts.
Nemkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuts is just out of range.
Nemkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nuts tries to sprawl out of it but Nemkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nuts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nemkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nuts swivels and escapes.
Nuts scores with a one two! Nemkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nuts!
Nemkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nemkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nemkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Nemkov fails with the takedown.
Deez Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Nuts blocks a head kick by Nemkov.
Nuts shoots for a takedown but Nemkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nemkov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nuts defends it well.
Nuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nemkov tries to bum rush Nuts with a series of wild strikes but Nuts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Nuts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nuts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nemkov but Nemkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nemkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuts manages to avoid it.
Nuts looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nemkov forces Nuts back against the cage and clinches.
Nemkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nemkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nuts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nuts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nemkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nemkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nuts is keeping busy.
Nuts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nemkov tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Nemkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nemkov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Nemkov!
Oleg Nemkov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Four-Twenty Nutrition, into his post fight interview.