PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Nickatina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cod kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All I Do Is Win. Nickatina has chosen Andre Nickatina ~ Blood In My Hair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manny Cod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cod
vs
Nickatina

185 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Cod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Nickatina!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nickatina drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nickatina tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cod is not content to let Nickatina control the position.
Cod wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickatina on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Cod's face as Nickatina controls the position.
Nickatina throws a strike aimed at the side of Cod's head but Cod avoids it well.
Nickatina trying to control the position but Cod is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nickatina.
Cod on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cod tries to get out of the position.
Cod struggling a bit here.
Cod stops Nickatina from passing to mount.
Cod being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Nickatina has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
Nickatina fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Nickatina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nickatina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cod is letting Nickatina control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Nickatina might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andre Nickatina wasn't active enough on the ground.

Cod gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cod is breathing heavily.
Nickatina controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nickatina advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Nickatina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nickatina works his way into side control.

Nickatina in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cod is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Nickatina!