PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Yaazzout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichols comes to the cage accompanied by War-The Process. Yaazzout has chosen act a fool remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nichols
vs
Yaazzout

200 cm
20
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Nichols!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knock Yaazzout!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaazzout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nichols with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Yaazzout.
Nichols shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yaazzout takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yaazzout throws a right hand that Nichols ducks under and follows up with a left that Nichols also avoids with ease.
Nichols scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Yaazzout clinches up with Nichols and pushes him back against the cage.
Yaazzout misses with some punches.
Yaazzout connects with a knee to the head.
Nichols blocks an uppercut.
Yaazzout misses with the head strike.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout scores with a shot to the side of Nichols's head.
Nichols wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaazzout has him pressed against the cage.

Nichols manages to break the clinch.
Nichols lands with an uppercut that bounces Yaazzout off the cage and back into rage.
Yaazzout tries to clinch up but Nichols circles away and keeps his distance.
Nichols avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaazzout swinging wilding here.
Donk. Nichols catches Yaazzout right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Knock Yaazzout has been cut.
Yaazzout misses with a series of wild punches.
Nichols scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nichols misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaazzout tries to clinch but Nichols moves out of range.
No joy there for Yaazzout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yaazzout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nichols paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knock Yaazzout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaazzout fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yaazzout looks gassed!
Yaazzout throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nichols counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yaazzout misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nichols manages to break the clinch.

Nichols has Yaazzout up against the cage in a clinch.

Nichols escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaazzout tries to clinch but Nichols moves away

and Nichols counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nichols looking to pass the guard.
Nichols postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nichols stands up over Yaazzout, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nichols wants to pass the guard but Yaazzout is keeping the position.
Yaazzout working a defensive guard here.

Yaazzout is working an open guard so Nichols takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Nichols gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nichols is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols has had enough of the clinch but Yaazzout keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Yaazzout has him pressed against the cage.
Nichols wants to break free but Yaazzout has control.
Yaazzout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nichols wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Yaazzout has him pressed against the cage.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaazzout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaazzout has double underhooks.
Nichols wants to break free but Yaazzout has control.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Nichols blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaazzout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yaazzout fails to land.
Yaazzout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaazzout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaazzout lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Yaazzout throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nichols.
Yaazzout looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yaazzout looking to throw knees to the head but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout stops a takedown attempt from Nichols.
Yaazzout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaazzout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Yaazzout.
Nichols has had enough of the clinch but Yaazzout keeps him there for the moment.
Nichols wants to break free but Yaazzout has control.
Nichols tries to break the clinch but Yaazzout is controlling the position.

Nichols breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nichols has managed to clinch.
Nichols looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Nichols. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaazzout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nichols.
Nichols has had enough of the clinch but Yaazzout keeps him there for the moment.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nichols wants a takedown.
Yaazzout prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Yaazzout lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yaazzout fails to land.

Nichols manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Yaazzout as Nichols shoots in.
Yaazzout wants to clinch
and Nichols counters with a left and a right that stings Yaazzout.
Yaazzout misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nichols punishes Yaazzout's body with a nice straight punch.

Nichols gets a clinch.
Yaazzout lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout lands a right hand.
Nichols blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout lands a nice uppercut.

Nichols is rocked!
Nichols wants to break free but Yaazzout has control.
Oh Nichols is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nichols takes a shot to the head.
Yaazzout lands a knee to the head.
Yaazzout lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nichols to his knees! Yaazzout keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Yaazzout!
Knock Yaazzout is the new super heavyweight champion!