PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Markus Nolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Caps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nolin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal . Gary Caps is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nolin
vs
Caps

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Nolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Caps!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Nolin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Caps to the mat! Caps manages to get full guard.
Caps keeping moving, preventing Nolin from controlling successfully.
Nolin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nolin wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.
Caps trying to control the position.
Nolin wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.

Caps looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Nolin.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Caps.
Caps in the domination position with Nolin hanging on.
Nolin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nolin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caps's best efforts.

Caps is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nolin defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nolin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Caps tries for a takedown but Nolin circles away easily

and Nolin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nolin stays in close to Caps's body and controls the position.
Nolin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caps is keeping the position for now.
Nolin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nolin works over Caps with some ground and pound from guard.
Caps looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nolin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caps keeping full guard, as Nolin tries to pass.

Caps working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nolin has passed into half guard!
Nolin slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Nolin.
Caps misses with a takedown attempt

and Nolin counters with a shoot takedown. Caps fights it but they end up in guard.
Markus Nolin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Caps.
Caps looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolin wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.

Caps has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nolin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Nolin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nolin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nolin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Nolin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caps tries to roll over but Nolin keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolin content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caps is looking for a sweep. Nolin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nolin passes to full mount!
Caps is desperately trying to improve his position but Nolin has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nolin content just to control the position here.
Nolin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nolin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caps tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nolin controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caps tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caps sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Nolin.
Caps shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nolin counters with a single leg into guard. Caps didn't expect that.
Caps is breathing heavily.
Nolin controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Nolin dominated that second round.
That's time! Nolin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Caps gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nolin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nolin.
Nolin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nolin preventing the sweep.
Markus Nolin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nolin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Nolin.
Caps lands a high kick!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nolin.
Caps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee asks Nolin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nolin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nolin lands a nice forearm strike.
Nolin controls the position.
Caps looks to move to half guard but instead Nolin has passed into mount! Damn!
Nolin controlling the position easily from mount.
Caps is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nolin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolin scoring with strikes but Caps is staying in there.
Markus Nolin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nolin controlling from the full mount.
Caps is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caps wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nolin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Nolin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nolin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Nolin!