PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 4962 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Shot Of Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoatea Nuku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shot Of Coke's chin.

Nuku
vs
Of Coke

192 cm
16
260
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shot Of Coke!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Coke is looking to clinch but Nuku is avoiding it.
Of Coke wants to clinch up but Nuku keeps it at a distance.
Nuku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Coke.
Nuku sets himself, and Of Coke steps forward looking for the clinch! Nuku avoids it this time.
Of Coke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Of Coke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nuku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Of Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of Coke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nukus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Of Coke looks to throw the jab but Nuku is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nuku.
Of Coke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuku slips a jab from Of Coke.
Nuku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nuku lands a slapping body shot.
Of Coke closes the distance but Nuku moves to the side
and Nuku counters with a nice body shot.
Nuku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Coke moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Nuku throws a solid leg kick but Of Coke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nuku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nuku misses with a straight right.
Of Coke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku avoids the body shot from Of Coke.
A quick step to the side and Nuku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Coke wants to clinch.
Of Coke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nuku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Coke.
Of Coke tries to clinch but Nuku moves out of range.
Nuku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Of Coke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nuku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Of Coke misses with a hook
and Nuku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuku swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Coke.
Nuku dips to his left and cracks Of Coke with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Of Coke misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Coke tries to clinch but Nuku is having none of it.
Of Coke misses the shot to the body.
Of Coke tries to clinch up.
Of Coke misses with a series of wild punches.
Nuku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Coke.
Nuku looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Of Coke throws an overhand right that lands on Nuku's shoulder, as Nuku tries to avoid the shot.
Of Coke wants to clinch.
Nuku throwing a counter right hand but Of Coke manages to avoid it.
Of Coke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nuku counters with a low kick, right behind Of Coke 's knee.
Of Coke moves in looking to clinch but Nuku pushes him off.
Nuku misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku throws a hook to the side of Of Coke's head but Of Coke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Coke walks into a straight right hand from Nuku.
Of Coke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nuku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Coke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Coke shoots in for a takedown but Nuku shows good takedown defense.
Of Coke looks to throw the jab but Nuku is out of range.
Of Coke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Coke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Coke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Coke misses with a hook.
Of Coke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Coke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Coke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nuku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Coke cracks Nuku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku scores with a leg kick.
Of Coke misses with a wild body shot.
Nuku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shot Of Coke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Coke doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuku circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nuku misses its target.
Some wild striking there from Nuku.
Nuku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Of Coke under the eye.
Nuku swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Coke.
Of Coke wants to clinch.
Of Coke lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aoatea Nuku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Coke throws a right hand that misses
and Nuku counters with a nice uppercut.
Nuku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Coke can do to turn this around?
Of Coke moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Nuku sets himself, and Of Coke steps forward looking for the clinch! Nuku avoids it this time.
Of Coke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nuku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Coke thinking.
Of Coke misses with a double jab.
Nuku scores with a nice strike.
Of Coke tries to clinch up.
As Of Coke looks to move away, Nuku throws a big counter combo but Of Coke just gets out of the way.
Of Coke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuku manages to avoid it.
Of Coke walks into a stiff left hand from Nuku.
Nuku scores with a hook to the body. Of Coke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Nuku both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Coke misses with a body shot.
Nuku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Coke.
A little feinted left hand from Nuku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Of Coke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuku.
Of Coke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Of Coke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuku.
Of Coke is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku slips under a jab.
Of Coke throws a combination that misses
and Nuku counters with a right hand to the body.
Nuku throws a lazy right hand but Of Coke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Nuku.
Of Coke tries to clinch but Nuku moves out of range.
It looked like Nuku was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A lazy left from Nuku finds it's target.
Of Coke tries to clinch up.
Of Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuku keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Of Coke misses
and Nuku counters with a leg kick.
Nuku misses with a looping left.
Of Coke moves forwards but Nuku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Of Coke wants to clinch
and Nuku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Coke thinking.
Nuku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Of Coke ducks right into an uppercut from Nuku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Coke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nuku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Of Coke circles away quickly and effectively.
Nuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Coke is just out of range.
Of Coke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Coke is just out of range.
Of Coke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nuku.
Nuku cracks Of Coke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Nuku catches Of Coke right on the button with a cross.
Of Coke tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuku misses with a wild body shot.
Nuku throws a right hand that misses

and Of Coke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Of Coke pushes Nuku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Coke.
Of Coke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Coke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Coke is leaning against Nuku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Of Coke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Of Coke lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Coke throws a head punch that misses.
Nuku struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Coke controls his hands.
A short right from Nuku.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Coke working aggressively here.
Nuku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Coke blocks a body shot from Nuku.
Nuku is trying to break free.
Of Coke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Nuku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Coke's elbow.
Nuku tries to throw a body punch but Of Coke avoids it by throwing Nuku back against the cage.
Of Coke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nuku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Of Coke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Nuku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Coke misses with a jab to the body
and Nuku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab from Nuku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuku tries to score with a low kick but Of Coke moves his leg out of the way.
Of Coke tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nuku misses with a body shot.
Of Coke tries to clinch up but Nuku circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuku keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Coke blocks a leg kick.
Of Coke wants to counter with a clinch but Nuku pushes him away.
Nuku lands a head shot.
Of Coke wants to clinch up but Nuku keeps it at a distance.
Nuku keeps the fight on the outside.
Of Coke is looking to clinch.
Of Coke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Coke cracks Nuku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Of Coke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Of Coke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aoatea Nuku dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nuku feints and then cracks Of Coke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Coke down.
Of Coke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Of Coke looks to throw the jab but Nuku is out of range.
Nuku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Of Coke.
Aoatea Nuku is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Coke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Of Coke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nuku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Coke wants to clinch but Nuku slips to the side
and Nuku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Coke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nuku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nuku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Of Coke misses.
Of Coke moves to clinch but Nuku breaks away
and Nuku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Coke blocks a head kick by Nuku.
Of Coke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nuku's corner calls for a 1-2. Nuku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuku ducks under a wild hook from Of Coke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Of Coke.

Of Coke rushes Nuku and presses him up against the cage.
Nuku throws a head punch that misses.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Coke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Nuku.
Nuku misses with some punches.
Nuku cracks Of Coke with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Nuku.

Nuku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Coke moves away.
Of Coke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nuku finds it's way round the side to connect with Of Coke's head.
Nuku shoots in for a double leg but Of Coke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nuku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Of Coke checks it well.
A big left from Nuku misses.
Nuku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shot Of Coke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Of Coke closes the distance and clinches.
Nuku misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuku lands a body shot.
Of Coke blocks an uppercut.
Nuku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Of Coke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku lands with a light punch inside.
Nuku scores with a shoulder strike.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Coke has a couple of punches blocked by Nuku.
Of Coke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuku lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Coke.
Of Coke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuku lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Nuku on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nuku.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuku misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuku tries to work over Of Coke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Of Coke or not.
Nuku presses Of Coke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nuku tries to throw a body punch but Of Coke avoids it by throwing Nuku back against the cage.
Nuku lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Coke prevents a body shot from Nuku.
Of Coke blocks an uppercut.
Of Coke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Coke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuku.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Coke throws a head punch that misses.
Of Coke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nuku misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuku tries a body shot but Of Coke blocks it.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Of Coke can't find room to land a body shot as Nuku controls the action.
Aoatea Nuku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Of Coke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuku's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nuku.
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Of Coke.
Of Coke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Coke.
Nuku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nuku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Of Coke blocks an uppercut.
Nuku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Coke working aggressively here.
Aoatea Nuku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuku misses with a punch to the body.
Of Coke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Coke blocking some punches.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Coke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Coke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Of Coke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuku lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aoatea Nuku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nuku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoatea Nuku!
A very excited looking Aoatea Nuku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.