PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

The Nanny
vs
Regis

191 cm
25
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny The Nanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Regis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The Nanny shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Nanny was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Nanny content just to control the position here.
Regis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The Nanny landing strikes from the mount and Regis is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regis is trying to stand.
The Nanny scoring with strikes but Regis is staying in there.
Regis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The Nanny controlling from the full mount.
Regis is trying to stand.
The Nanny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regis hang on?
You get the feeling that Regis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The Nanny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The Nanny working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Regis hang on?
You get the feeling that Regis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The Nanny controlling the pace for now.
The Nanny won't let Regis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The Nanny lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny controlling his opponent.
Regis wants to get back to his feet.
The Nanny landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Regis wants to try and get back to his feet.
The Nanny controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Mike Regis has been cut.
Regis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Nanny controlling from mount.
Regis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Regis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Nanny raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny The Nanny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Regis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Nanny doesn't manage to clinch there - Regis circles away.

That has opened up Mike Regis's cut even more.

The Nanny feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Regis wants to stand up but The Nanny is controlling him.
The Nanny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Regis wants to stand but The Nanny is controlling the position.
The Nanny thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Regis is looking to stand up but The Nanny isn't so interested in that idea.
Regis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Nanny moves out of range of the strikes.
The Nanny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Regis's waist but Regis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Nanny off to one side.
Regis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Regis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Nanny was well out of range. Poor timing from Regis.
The Nanny fails with a takedown attempt.

The Nanny moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Regis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Nanny just stands there and leans against the cage.
Regis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Regis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Nanny.
Regis looking to stall.
The Nanny lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from The Nanny.
Regis is breathing heavily.

Regis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Nanny regains guard.
The Nanny wants to sweep here but Regis controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Nanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regis looking to sit in guard and control but The Nanny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Nanny is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Regis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Nanny dives into side control.
Regis taking a bit of punishment here - The Nanny scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Regis wants to get back to his feet but The Nanny is dominant here and he's now got Regis's back!
Regis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The Nanny looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny The Nanny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Regis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Nanny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Nanny is working Regis over against the cage.
Regis trying to control the position but instead, The Nanny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Regis into the cage.
The Nanny lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Mike Regis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Regis being controlled against the cage.
Regis gets through The Nanny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Nanny lands a nice shot to the body.
Regis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Nanny is keeping busy.
Regis can't find room to land a body shot as The Nanny controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Regis.
A shot in the inside from The Nanny.
Regis stalling.
The Nanny landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Regis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Nanny leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for The Nanny.
The Nanny landing knees to the head.

The Nanny has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Regis is trying to keep an underhook but The Nanny manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nanny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Nanny tries to pass to full mount but Regis defends it.
The Nanny is controlling the pace.
The Nanny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Nanny content to control rather than advance.
The Nanny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regis defending well though.

That's two 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.
The Nanny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regis defending well though.
Regis is trying to stand.
The Nanny slips a nice elbow through Regis's hands, connecting with Regis's forehead.
Manny The Nanny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Nanny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Nanny passes to side control.
The Nanny 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.
The Nanny landing a few strikes.

Mike Regis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Regis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manny The Nanny!