PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imum comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Nixon has chosen Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Imum
vs
Nixon

185 cm
23
186 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
202 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Imum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dynamite Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imum misses with a body kick.
Nixon scores with a nice right hand.
Nixon has a takedown stuffed.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon shoots in looking for a takedown but Imum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nixon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Imum throws a jab when Nixon was well out of range.
Imum throws a leg kick but Nixon moved away.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Imum.
Imum wants to clinch.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nixon shoots in but Imum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Nixon.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Imum avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Imum.
Imum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon blocks an elbow strike from Imum.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Imum trying to land knees to the body.

Nixon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Imum wants to get back to full guard.
Imum is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum trying to control here.
Imum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imum trying to get back to full guard but Nixon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Nixon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Imum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Imum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Imum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Nixon as Imum shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Nixon as Imum shoots in.
Imum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Imum.
Imum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Imum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Imum throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nixon has his takedown stuffed

and Imum counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nixon!
Imum throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nixon because Imum loaded up on that one.
Nixon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Imum.
Imum landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Imum working for a guillotine from mount but Nixon is in no mood to give up.
Nixon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nixon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Imum trying to control from Nixon's half guard. Nixon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Imum looking to sit in guard and control but Nixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Imum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nixon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Imum unloads with some shots from mount but Nixon bucks and avoids them well.
Nixon regains half guard.
Imum trying to advance position but Nixon counters by regaining guard.
Imum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Imum dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nixon digs a good hook to Imum's body.
Nixon keeps the fight on the outside.
Nixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Imum is looking to wear down Nixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Imum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nixon swings for the body but Imum moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nixon tries to clinch
and Imum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nixon lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Decent striking displayed by Imum there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Imum is just out of range.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Imum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Nice body punch from Imum.
Imum throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum fails with the takedown

and Nixon counters with a shoot takedown. Imum fights it but they end up in guard.

Imum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nixon defends it easily.
Imum is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon stopping the sweep attempt from Imum.
Nixon advances to half guard.
Imum wants to control the action here but instead Nixon manages to pass to full mount!
Nixon cracks Imum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Imum is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Nixon really 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.

Nixon shoots in but no luck this time.
Crunch! Imum slams his shin into Nixon's torso.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon looks to throw the jab but Imum is out of range.
Imum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imum scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Nixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Imum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nixon's knee momentarily.

Nixon tries to keep at a distance but Imum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nixon wants a takedown but no success here.
Nixon pushes Imum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Imum misses with some punches.
Nixon lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Nixon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max Imum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Nixon.
A left hand lands to the body for Nixon.
Imum is trying to maintain a safe position but Nixon gets an underhook and turns Imum into the cage.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Imum.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Imum lands an elbow inside that Nixon shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Imum takes a shot to the head.
Nixon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Imum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Imum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Imum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Nixon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Imum can't fight it off and eventually Nixon manages to take the fight to the floor. Imum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nixon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Imum is looking for a triangle but Nixon pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Imum looking for subs off his back but Nixon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Imum is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nixon connects with a nice short shot to Imum's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Imum is trying to control but Nixon manages to pass to mount!
Imum is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nixon wants to control the pace but Imum is squirming around nicely.
Nixon looking to finish Imum with some ground and pound. This is bad for Imum!
Nixon lands with some strikes.
Nixon avoids the attempt from Imum to control.
Imum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Nixon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Imum.
Imum throws a head kick that misses.
Imum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nixon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon shoots and misses
and Imum counters with a head kick.
Nixon lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum misses with a body shot
and Nixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
Imum throws a leg kick

and Nixon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Imum looking for submissions off his back.
Imum has a hand on Nixon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nixon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum wants to control but Nixon is having none of it.
Imum tries to reverse the position but Nixon maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dynamite Nixon has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum regains half guard.
Nixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Imum's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Imum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Imum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nixon is one step ahead there.

Imum working for submissions but it's allowed Nixon to get to half guard.
Imum is looking to control Nixon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Imum avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Imum moves into full guard.
Imum wants to get back to his feet but Nixon passes into half guard.
Max Imum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imum tries to roll over but Nixon keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamite Nixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nixon 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamite Nixon! Dynamite Nixon retains his middleweight title!