PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jah Nino (ranked 3246 p4p, 5505 weight class) and Chinweike Idowu (ranked 366 p4p, 517 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nino
vs
Idowu

182 cm
20
180
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jah Nino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chinweike Idowu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nino lands with a right hand.
Idowu with a poor takedown
and Nino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Nino moves into the clinch.
Nino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nino lands with a short shot to the head.

Nino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nino throws a body shot but no joy.

Nino clinches.
Nino lands a hook that snaps the head of Idowu backwards.

Idowu is rocked!

It looks like Chinweike Idowu has been cut.
Nino jumps guard but Idowu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Idowu is trying to force a seperation but Nino has the dominant position.
Nino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nino jumps into guard, dragging Idowu to the mat.
Nino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Idowu's guard.

Nino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Nino gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idowu taking a breather.
Nino has Idowu pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nino.
Idowu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nino lands with a light punch inside.

Nino drags the fight down to the ground.
Nino wants to get back to his feet but Idowu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nino lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nino throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Idowu pushes Nino off and gets back to his feet.
Idowu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Idowu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nino lands a really nice looking cross but Idowu seems unphased.

Nino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Nino as the two fighters clinch.
Nino lands a shoulder strike.

Nino jumps guard and drags Idowu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nino wants to sweep but no luck.
Nino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nino wants to stand up but Idowu is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nino is thwarting Idowu's attempts to control the position.
Nino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Idowu's head.

Idowu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Idowu wants to get back to full guard.

Idowu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nino pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nino is trying to control the action in half guard but Idowu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nino prevents Idowu from improving his position.
Idowu is trying to maintain the position but Nino is very close to passing his half guard.
Idowu is looking to improve his position.
Nino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Idowu manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jah Nino has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Nino pulls guard effortlessly.
Nino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Nino wriggles free and stands up.

Nino moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Nino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nino pulls guard effortlessly.
Idowu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Idowu is looking to advance position but Nino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jah Nino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Idowu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idowu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Idowu trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Nino throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Idowu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Idowu really wants to buck Nino off and get back to his feet.
Idowu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idowu regains half guard.
Nino throwing shots but Idowu is blocking nicely.
Idowu is trying to control but can't.
We've been informed that Idowu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nino prevents Idowu from standing back up.
Idowu tries to get to full guard but Nino has control of the leg.
Idowu is trying to control but Nino passes into side control!
Nino working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idowu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Nino is working for a kimura but Idowu is defending it quite comfortably.
Nino throwing shots but Idowu is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Idowu is trying to control but Nino passes into side control!
The ground and pound from Nino seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nino gets to mount! Idowu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Idowu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Idowu tries to hold on but Nino postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Idowu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Nino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chinweike Idowu's cut.
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!

Nino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nino scores with a hook to the body. Idowu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nino gets a clinch.
Idowu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nino avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Idowu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nino lands with a light punch inside.
Nino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idowu backwards.
Idowu is still on wobbly legs! Can Nino finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nino has Idowu pushed against the cage.
Idowu seems to have recovered his senses.
Nino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Nino pulls guard.
Nino wants to stand up but Idowu is controlling him.
Idowu being controlled here momentarily.

Nino uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nino rushes Idowu and presses him up against the cage.
Idowu taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Nino manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Nino has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Idowu is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idowu is looking to control Nino's arms but Nino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idowu has his back to the cage.
Nino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Idowu tries to pull guard but Nino won't allow it.
Jah Nino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinweike Idowu.

Nino pulls guard.
Idowu stopping the sweep attempt from Nino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idowu looking to sit in guard and control but Nino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Idowu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Idowu wants to hit a sweep here but Nino passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Idowu there!
Idowu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Idowu because Nino loaded up on that one.
Idowu is desperately trying to improve his position but Nino has a good base and remains in mount.
Nino is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Idowu goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Nino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jah Nino!