PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Putman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nietzsche's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dance Hall Days. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nietzsche
vs
Putman

190 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Nietzsche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Putman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nietzsche.
Putman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Putman lands a slapping body shot.
Putman misses with a straight left.
Nietzsche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Putman finds it's way through Nietzsche's defenses.
Putman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nietzsche takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putman takes a swing at Nietzsche's ribcage but misses.
Putman throws an overhand right that lands on Nietzsche's shoulder, as Nietzsche tries to avoid the shot.
Putman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up but Putman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Putman misses with an uppercut.
Putman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nietzsche.
Putman with a jab.
A slow jab from Putman misses its intended target.
Nietzsche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nietzsche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nietzsche.

Nietzsche shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Putman trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche trying to control but Putman is working from the bottom.
Nietzsche looking to sit in guard and control but Putman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nietzsche working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Putman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Putman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Putman trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Putman content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche working a defensive guard but Putman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nietzsche tries to bench press Putman off him but Putman keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Nietzsche's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nietzsche is letting Putman control him for a moment.
Nietzsche is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Putman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nietzsche keeps working.
Putman just content to control the position.
Nietzsche tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Putman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Putman connects with a nice looking jab.
Putman sizes up Nietzsche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Nietzsche closes the distance and clinches.
Putman tries a body shot but Nietzsche blocks it.

Putman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putman misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Putman dominated that 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.

Nietzsche slips under a jab.
Putman throws out a loose jab but Nietzsche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putman misses with a straight right.
Mike Putman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nietzsche slips under a jab from Putman.
Putman looks to throw the jab but Nietzsche is out of range.
Putman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Putman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nietzsche moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Putman throws a shot from downtown. Nietzsche moves away and avoids it.
Putman throws an overhand right that lands on Nietzsche's shoulder, as Nietzsche tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putman misses with an uppercut. Nietzsche saw that one coming.
Nietzsche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putman just misses with a punch to the body.
Putman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nietzsche ducks under a wild hook from Putman.
Putman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nietzsche takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nietzsche looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nietzsche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nietzsche throws an overhand right that lands on Putman's shoulder, as Putman tries to avoid the shot.
Putman missing with a left hand there. Nietzsche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nietzsche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putman.
Nietzsche moves out of range of the strikes.
Putman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Putman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putman moves away from the strike by Nietzsche.
Putman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Putman misses.
Putman throws a jab when Nietzsche was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putman swings for the body but Nietzsche moves out of range.
Putman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nietzsche closes the distance and clinches up with Putman, looking for a takedown. Nietzsche pushes Putman against the cage but Putman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nietzsche ducks under a wild hook from Putman.
Nietzsche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putman misses with a hook. Nietzsche ducked under it nicely.
Nietzsche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Putman misses the jab.
Nietzsche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putman.
Putman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nietzsche walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putman misses with a wild body shot.
Putman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Putman misses with an uppercut. Nietzsche saw that one coming.
Nietzsche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putman.
Putman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putman throws a right hand that Nietzsche ducks under and follows up with a left that Nietzsche also avoids with ease.
Nietzsche staying out of range there.
Nietzsche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nietzsche defending well as Putman loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Putman. No joy for Nietzsche on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Nietzsche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nietzsche needs to keep his hands up - Putman had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Putman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nietzsche blocks a jab.
Putman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nietzsche manages to avoid it.
Putman throws a nice looking combination but Nietzsche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putman throws out a loose jab but Nietzsche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putman misses with a straight left.
Putman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putman throws out a loose jab but Nietzsche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putman throws the left hand but Nietzsche avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putman just misses with a punch to the body.
Putman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nietzsche was well out of range. Poor timing from Putman.
Putman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nietzsche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nietzsche with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Putman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nietzsche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nietzsche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putman.
Putman clobbers Nietzsche with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nietzsche misses with a looping left.
Nietzsche wants to clinch up but Putman keeps it at a distance.
Putman throws a jab but it's blocked by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche ducks right into an uppercut from Putman.
Putman missing with a left hand there. Nietzsche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nietzsche was well out of range. Poor timing from Putman.
Putman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Putman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putman slips under a jab from Nietzsche.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nietzsche cracks Putman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Putman misses with a wild body shot.
Friedrich Nietzsche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putman thuds his right hand into Nietzsche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Putman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nietzsche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Putman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nietzsche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putman lands with a cross.
Putman throws a hook but Nietzsche avoids it easily.
Putman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nietzsche slips a jab from Putman.
Putman throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putman misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Nietzsche counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche lands a couple of elbows.
Putman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Nietzsche drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Putman dives on top into guard.
Nietzsche can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Putman controls the pace.
Nietzsche keeping moving, preventing Putman from controlling successfully.
Nietzsche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Putman's guard.
Putman is trying to control the position but Nietzsche postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Putman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nietzsche looking to sit in guard and control but Putman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nietzsche is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nietzsche looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Putman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nietzsche wants to get back to full guard but Putman has passed into side control.
Nietzsche is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Nietzsche.
I think Putman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Putman!