PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Nichols (ranked 282 p4p, 836 weight class) and Zark Muckerberg (ranked 35 p4p, 106 weight class). Paul Nichols has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nichols
vs
Muckerberg

187 cm
26
170
11 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
176
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zark Muckerberg!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Nichols misses the target.
Nichols misses with a hook. Muckerberg ducked under it nicely.
Muckerberg with a hook.
Nichols works Muckerberg's body with a nice hook.
Muckerberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Nichols instigates a clinch.
Nichols misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Muckerberg lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichols misses with a body punch.
Muckerberg dodges an elbow strike from Nichols.
A hook to the body from Muckerberg.
Nichols wants to stall.
Nichols leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nichols makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nichols fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nichols misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muckerberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
Muckerberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muckerberg avoiding damage as Nichols throws knees to the body.
Nichols tries to work over Muckerberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Muckerberg.
Muckerberg blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nichols throws an elbow but misses.
Nichols misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichols.
Nichols misses with a body punch.

Muckerberg pulls guard successfully.
Muckerberg is trying to hold Nichols in close to prevent damage but Nichols has managed to pass into half guard.
Muckerberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nichols's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nichols's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muckerberg keeps control of the position easily here as Nichols tries to buck him off.
Nichols definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Muckerberg is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Nichols taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Muckerberg.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zark Muckerberg!
Our winner, Zark Muckerberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.