PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Nutnini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by His very own Highlight Reel. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dekkers
vs
Nutnini

172 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paolo Nutnini!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutnini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nutnini fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dekkers wants to clinch.

Dekkers clinches up with Nutnini and pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Paolo Nutnini has been cut.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Nutnini blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Dekkers.
Nutnini blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nutnini up against the cage.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Nutnini blocks it.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Nutnini's ribcage.
Nutnini looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nutnini blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dekkers lands an uppercut.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers pushes Nutnini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dekkers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nutnini.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Nutnini.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dekkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Nutnini won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dekkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nutnini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Dekkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutnini blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Nutnini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dekkers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nutninis head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Nutnini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dekkers prevents it.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Dekkers.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nutnini dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Dekkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Nutnini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dekkers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dekkers throws an overhand right that lands on Nutnini's shoulder, as Nutnini tries to avoid the shot.
Nutnini connects with a right hand. Dekkers shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Dekkers as Nutnini shoots in.
Nutnini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Nutnini is having none of it.

Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Nutnini is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nutnini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers leaning against his opponent.
Dekkers taking a breather.
Dekkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dekkers avoiding damage as Nutnini throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Nutnini jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Nutnini around his waist. Nutnini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Nutnini.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Nutnini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutnini tries to pull guard but Dekkers won't allow it.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Nutnini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Nutnini won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Nutnini's ribcage.
Nutnini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dekkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nutnini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Nutnini tries to score a body lock takedown but Dekkers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutnini is trying to drag Dekkers to the mat but Dekkers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dekkers working Nutnini over with knees to the body.
Dekkers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nutnini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dekkers walks away with a smile on his face. Nutnini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dekkers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nutnini.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Nutnini moves out of range.
Dekkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramon Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nutnini slips under a jab from Dekkers.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dekkers. Nutnini shrugs it off though.

Dekkers moves into range and clinches up with Nutnini.
A body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Nutnini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Nutnini jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Nutnini around his waist. Nutnini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Dekkers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Nutnini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dekkers clinches up with Nutnini and pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutnini is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Nutnini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dekkers walks away with a smile on his face. Nutnini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dekkers closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Dekkers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nutnini can do to turn this around?
Nutnini looking for a takedown.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dekkers.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dekkers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers taking a breather.
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers gets underhooks to prevent Nutnini's takedown attempt.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Nutnini.
Dekkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nutnini blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Nutnini blocks with his arms.
Nutnini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Nutnini fails to pull guard.
Dekkers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nutnini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dekkers smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dekkers.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nutnini tries to pull guard but Dekkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Nutnini drops back down to his feet.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutnini avoids the elbow strike from Dekkers, against the cage.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers stops a takedown attempt from Nutnini.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nutnini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dekkers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Nutnini fails to land.
Dekkers slows down the pace here.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nutnini's face.
Dekkers is pressed up against the cage. Nutnini has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dekkers down to the mat. Dekkers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Nutnini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dekkers cracks the inside of Nutnini's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dekkers closes the distance and pushes Nutnini back into the cage.
Nutnini takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nutnini goes for a takedown attempt but Dekkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Nutnini keeps it at a distance.

Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Nutnini can't get the takedown.
Paolo Nutnini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutnini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dekkers 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Dekkers!