PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix has chosen Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wilhelm
vs
Nix

190 cm
25
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm swinging wildly here.
Wilhelm throws a nice looking combination but Nix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilhelm tries to clinch but Nix is having none of it.
Wilhelm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Nix misses.
Wilhelm throws a low kick, looking for Nix's leg but Nix calmly moves out of range.
Wilhelm ducks right into an uppercut from Nix.
Nix misses with a looping left.
Wilhelm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wilhelm!
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.
Good work by Nix as he checks the leg kick.
Wilhelm misses with a body kick.
Wilhelm looks to land a right hand but Nix moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nix misses.
Wilhelm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nix misses with a body shot.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Nix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nix takes one to the side of the head.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Wilhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Nix. That snapped Wilhelm's head back.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up.
Wilhelm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilhelm doesn't manage to clinch there - Nix circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nix counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilhelm looks to score with a jab to the body but Nix is just out of range.
Nix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilhelm doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilhelm throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Nix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix lands a body shot.
Wilhelm is breathing heavily.
Nix lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Nix misses.
Wilhelm tries to clinch there but Nix circles away.
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.
Wilhelm misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilhelm to the mat! Wilhelm manages to get full guard.
Nix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nix throws a strike but Wilhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nix has Wilhelm pulled in close to control his posture.
Nix wants to improve his position but instead Wilhelm has moved into half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm wants to pass to mount but Nix is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Wilhelm seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nix keeping hold of Wilhelm's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Nix will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nix was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilhelm.
Nix lands a lovely overhand right.
Nix misses the shot to the body.
Wilhelm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nix backs up against the cage.
Nix blocks the body kick.
Nix lands with a good body shot.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilhelm connects with a single shot there.
Nix fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nix.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nix.
Wilhelm manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wilhelm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilhelm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nix trying to control but Wilhelm postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nix won't allow Wilhelm to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilhelm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilhelm misses with an uppercut. Nix saw that one coming.
Wilhelm throws a leg kick but Nix sees it coming and moves out of range.

Nix fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilhelm sprawls well initially but Nix persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilhelm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nix is working away from the top position though.
Wilhelm wants to get back to full guard.
Wilhelm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nix working over Wilhelm with some ground and pound. Wilhelm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilhelm manages to get to full guard.
Nix throwing strikes from guard but Wilhelm blocks nicely.
Nix trying to move into half guard but instead Wilhelm has managed to sweep!
Nix controls Wilhelm momentarily but Wilhelm frees himself.
Wilhelmis looking to pass into half guard but Nix pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nix is in guard.
Nix throws and elbow that misses. Wilhelm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nix's guard. Nice move by Wilhelm!
Wilhelm throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilhelm wants to control from the top but Nix keeps moving.
Wilhelm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilhelm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilhelm throws a strike but Nix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nix throws a strike but Wilhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilhelm wants to control from the top but Nix keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Wilhelm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm looks to throw a body kick

and Nix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilhelm wants to get back to full guard.
Nix trying to pass the guard but Wilhelm defending well.
Nix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilhelm's head.
Nix wants to pass to mount but Wilhelm is defending the position.
Nix is nestled in close to Wilhelm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilhelm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nix.
Wilhelm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nix is pressing down on Wilhelm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilhelm is holding on for now.
Wilhelm wants to control but Nix is keeping busy.
Nix prevents Wilhelm from improving his position.
Wilhelm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nix is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilhelm has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilhelm misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilhelm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victor Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nix blocks a head kick by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm lands a front kick.
Nix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilhelm tries a head kick but it misses.
Nix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilhelm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up.
Victor Wilhelm is winning the standup battle so far.
Nix shoots in for a takedown but Wilhelm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilhelm scoring well with a low kick there.
Nix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilhelm rather than just go for the knockout.
Nix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nix's head.
Wilhelm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilhelm wants to clinch up but Nix keeps it at a distance.
Nix misses with a body shot.
Nix lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Nix throws a good cross that connects.
Wilhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilhelm swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm scores with a jab. Nix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nix looks for a takedown but Wilhelm sprawls well.
Wilhelm misses with a leg kick.
Nix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor Wilhelm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nix.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilhelm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nix counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nix throws an elbow but Wilhelm slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nix looks up at the clock and then as Wilhelm takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Wilhelm clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilhelm misses with a looping left.
Nix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilhelm misses with a body kick.
Nix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilhelm.
Nice shot by Nix.
Nix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilhelm looks for the body kick but Nix saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nix!
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Nix's shoulder, as Nix tries to avoid the shot.
Wilhelm looks to throw the jab but Nix is out of range.
Wilhelm throws a chopping leg kick but Nix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilhelm at a distance.
Wilhelm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wilhelm throws a combination that misses
and Nix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nix shoots in for a double leg but Wilhelm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilhelm wants to clinch.
Nix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nix decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilhelm's guard.
Nix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilhelm looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilhelm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nix throws a strike but Wilhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilhelm is pushing down on Nix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nix is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilhelm has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilhelm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.
Wilhelm wants to take a breather but Nix is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws a strike but Nix avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Nix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilhelm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilhelm throwing strikes from guard but Nix blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilhelm misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nix throws a body punch but Wilhelm moves out of range.
Wilhelm moves forwards but Nix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilhelm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilhelm is looking to chop away at Nix's legs.
A big left from Wilhelm misses.
Wilhelm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilhelm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilhelm misses with the combination.
Wilhelm stuffs the takedown attempt from Nix. Nix gets slowly back to his feet.
Nix lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Nix dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Wilhelm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nix misses with a wild combination.
Wilhelm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses the body punch
and Wilhelm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nix avoids the head kick by Wilhelm.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wilhelm!

Nix darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm trying to control from the bottom.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nix is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilhelm!
Nix thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nix in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilhelm bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wilhelm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nix wants to sweep here but Wilhelm controlling him for the moment.
Wilhelm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilhelm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm tries to free his leg and advance position but Nix is retaining full guard.
Jimmy Nix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Nix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilhelm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilhelm postures up in Nix's guard and throws a big left but Nix blocks it.
Nix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilhelm is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Nix does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilhelm misses with a hook to the body
and Nix counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Nix.
Nix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nix.
Nix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilhelm defends it nicely.
Wilhelm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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

Wilhelm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nix to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilhelm is on top in guard.
Nix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilhelm controls the pace.
Nix manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Nix.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nix!