PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nic ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Nitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nitrovic has chosen Children (Dream version) by Robert Miles as his entrance music. Drazen Nitrovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

ola
vs
Nitrovic

179 cm
23
136 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Drazen Nitrovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ola fails with an attempt to clinch.
ola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nitrovic keeps the fight on the outside.
nic ola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ola misses with a head kick.
ola scores with a head kick.
Nitrovic throws a right hand that ola ducks under and follows up with a left that ola also avoids with ease.
ola tries to clinch up but Nitrovic circles away and keeps his distance.
ola throws a front kick that sends Nitrovic stumbling back into the cage.
ola moves in looking to clinch but Nitrovic pushes him off.
ola misses with a combination
and Nitrovic counters with a stiff right hand.
ola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nitrovic avoids the head kick by ola.
ola fakes the leg kick and cracks Nitrovic in the body.
ola fakes the leg kick and cracks Nitrovic in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nitrovic.
ola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nitrovic misses with a double jab
and ola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ola.
ola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nitrovic misses with a double jab

and ola counters by moving into the clinch.
Nitrovic looks gassed!
ola looking to throw knees to the head but Nitrovic is blocking nicely.
Nitrovic avoids a wild elbow strike from ola.
ola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
ola misses with a knee strike.
ola trying to land knees to the body.
ola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nitrovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ola crunches a lovely knee into Nitrovic's ribcage.
ola crunches a lovely knee into Nitrovic's ribcage.
ola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
ola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nitrovic avoids a wild elbow strike from ola.
Nitrovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
ola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for ola.
ola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nitrovic.
ola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nitrovic's face.
A knee to the head by ola.
ola missing with knees to the body.
ola tries a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks it.
ola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nitrovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nitrovic's efforts to push away.
ola tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nitrovic smiles and moves away.
Nitrovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for ola.
ola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
ola misses with a head kick.
ola throws a front kick that sends Nitrovic stumbling back into the cage.
ola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nitrovic swats away the attempt to clinch by ola.
ola feints and then cracks Nitrovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nitrovic down.
Nitrovic misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by ola.
Both fighters circling a little - ola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
ola darts in trying to clinch
letting Nitrovic counter with a right hand.
ola scores with a kick to the midsection.
ola pushes Nitrovic away with a front kick.
ola throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from ola lands but Nitrovic takes it in his stride.
ola swings for the body but Nitrovic moves out of range.
Nitrovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! ola slams his shin into Nitrovic's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

ola throws a head kick but Nitrovic moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from ola.
ola scoring well with a low kick there.
ola tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from ola.
ola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ola counters with a head kick.
ola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nitrovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
ola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitrovic manages to avoid it.
ola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
ola thumps Nitrovic with a low kick.
Nitrovic is breathing heavily.
ola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ola lands a head kick. Nitrovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
ola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nitrovic walks into a straight right hand from ola.
Nitrovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Nitrovic does no damage.
Nitrovic swats away the attempt to clinch by ola.
ola has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nitrovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nitrovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

ola clinches up against the cage.
Nitrovic managing to block the knees to the body from ola.
Nitrovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ola is keeping busy.
ola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
ola tries a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks it.
ola tries a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks it.
A knee to the head by ola.
Nitrovic tries to break free but ola pushes him back against the cage.
ola misses with an elbow strike.
Nitrovic tries to break free but ola pushes him back against the cage.
ola tries a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks it.
ola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nitrovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ola misses with a knee to the head.
Nitrovic managing to block the knees to the body from ola.
ola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ola landing knees to the head.
ola looking to throw knees to the head but Nitrovic is blocking nicely.
ola tries a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks it.
ola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitrovic is defending well for now.
Nitrovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ola has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for ola.
Nitrovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nitrovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nitrovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nitrovic.
Nitrovic managing to block the knees to the body from ola.
Nitrovic is trying to break free.

Nitrovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nitrovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nitrovic throws a right hand that ola ducks under and follows up with a left that ola also avoids with ease.
Nitrovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
ola scores with a spinning back kick!

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.
Nitrovic looks to land a combination but ola avoids it well.

ola closes the distance and pushes Nitrovic back into the cage.
ola misses with a knee strike.
ola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitrovic is defending well for now.
ola lands a nice knee to the body.
ola missing with knees to the body.
ola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nitrovic.
ola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nitrovic avoids it.
ola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nitrovic is defending well for now.
ola looking to throw knees to the head but Nitrovic is blocking nicely.
ola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nitrovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nitrovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nitrovic throws a combination that misses
and ola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that second round.
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!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nitrovic.
ola throws a head kick that Nitrovic semi-blocks.
ola thuds his shin into the meat of Nitrovic's side.
ola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nitrovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
ola throws a head kick that half lands.
ola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ola tries to clinch there but Nitrovic circles away.
Nitrovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from ola.
ola dodges the punch combination from Nitrovic.
Nitrovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for ola.
ola thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nitrovic if he has to take too many more of those.
nic ola is winning the standup battle so far.
Nitrovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
nic ola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ola throws a head kick that misses.
Nitrovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from ola.
A good leg kick by ola.
ola lands a jab-cross combination.
ola throws a head kick but Nitrovic moves out of range.
ola throws a head kick that Nitrovic semi-blocks.
ola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola lands with a slapping head kick.
ola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nitrovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
ola scores with a kick to the midsection.

ola moves into range and clinches up with Nitrovic.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ola obliges.
ola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ola tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
ola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ola landing knees to the head.
Nitrovic dodges an elbow strike from ola.
ola misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
ola lands a nice knee to the body.
ola tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
Drazen Nitrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ola throws a knee to the head but misses.
ola tries to land knees in the clinch but Nitrovic avoids the damage to the body.
ola prevents Nitrovic from breaking the clinch.
Nitrovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitrovic managing to block the knees to the body from ola.
Nitrovic can't break the clinch.
ola lands a good knee to the midsection. Nitrovic won't want to take too many of those.
Nitrovic tries to break free but ola pushes him back against the cage.
nic ola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nitrovic wants to get back to striking at distance but ola won't allow it.
ola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nitrovic avoids it.
ola missing with knees to the body.
ola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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.
ola tries to land knees in the clinch but Nitrovic avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ola obliges.
ola landing knees to the head.
A short right from Nitrovic.
ola tries to land knees in the clinch but Nitrovic avoids the damage to the body.

ola pulls guard.
ola looking to control.

ola has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nitrovic 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 ola.
ola is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
nic ola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ola 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nic ola!