PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Axel Whitecoat had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Whitecoat
vs
Nitschke

178 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

181 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke misses with a hook
and Nitschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Whitecoat throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nitschke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whitecoat is in Nitschke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whitecoat is stalling in the full guard.

Nitschke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whitecoat passes into half guard.
Nitschke tries to roll over but Whitecoat keeps him under control.
Nitschke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whitecoat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitecoat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nitschke trying to get back to full guard but Whitecoat takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Whitecoat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat avoids the attempt from Nitschke to control.
Whitecoat tries to control but Nitschke wriggling away.
Nitschke is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Whitecoat.
Nitschke wants to control but Whitecoat is having none of it.
Nitschke is bucking up trying to escape but Whitecoat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whitecoat working Nitschke over with strikes here.
Nitschke is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nitschke hang on?
Whitecoat landing punches.
Whitecoat avoids the attempt from Nitschke to control.
Whitecoat trying to control but Nitschke is having none of it.
Whitecoat dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Whitecoat.
Nitschke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nitschke tries to hold on but Whitecoat pushes him away.
Whitecoat with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Whitecoat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke can't escape the position.
Whitecoat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nitschke working to try and regain half guard.
Nitschke tries to hold on but Whitecoat pushes him away.
Nitschke looks gassed!
Nitschke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nitschke punching from the bottom.
Whitecoat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nitschke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Nitschke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitecoat working the head and body with strikes.
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. Whitecoat connects with a nice short shot to Nitschke's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke is looking to control Whitecoat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nitschke avoid being mounted?
Whitecoat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nitschke is trying to maintain the position but Whitecoat is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitecoat is trying to control the action in half guard but Nitschke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitecoat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nitschke trying to hold on to Whitecoat's head to control him but Whitecoat postures up.
Whitecoat 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.
Whitecoat is keen to just control but Nitschke is a slippery customer.

Nitschke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Whitecoat prevents Nitschke from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nitschke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitecoat swivels and escapes.
Whitecoat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitecoat swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitschke.
Nitschke shoots in for a takedown but Whitecoat shows good takedown defense.
Nitschke tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves away

and Whitecoat counters by clinching up.

Nitschke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nitschke closes the distance looking to clinch

and Whitecoat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat wants to get back to striking at distance but Nitschke won't allow it.
Nitschke missing with knees to the body.
Whitecoat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nitschke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nitschke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whitecoat tries to avoid it but Nitschke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whitecoat to the ground. Whitecoat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Axel Whitecoat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Nitschke.
Nitschke tries to clinch
and Whitecoat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitecoat lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitecoat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nitschke tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves away

and Whitecoat counters with a shoot takedown. Nitschke fights it but they end up in guard.
Axel Whitecoat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nitschke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nitschke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whitecoat passes into half guard.
Nitschke tries to roll over but Whitecoat keeps him under control.
Whitecoat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Nitschke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Whitecoat controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke taking some punishment here, with Whitecoat in his half guard.
Nitschke is trying to get back to full guard.
Nitschke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Whitecoat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Nitschke looking for a guillotine here but Whitecoat defends easily.
Whitecoat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whitecoat won't allow Nitschke to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Whitecoat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nitschke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nitschke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitecoat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitecoat is stalling in the full guard.
Nitschke tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat wants to control from the top but Nitschke keeps moving.
Whitecoat preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Whitecoat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nitschke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nitschke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whitecoat!
Nitschke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nitschke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitecoat is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Whitecoat dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nitschke misses with an uppercut. Whitecoat saw that one coming.
Nitschke darts in trying to clinch
and Whitecoat counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitecoat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Axel Whitecoat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nitschke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitecoat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nitschke wants to clinch
and Whitecoat counters with a series of strikes. Nitschke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nitschke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whitecoat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitschke moves in looking to clinch but Whitecoat pushes him off.
Nitschke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nitschke instigates a clinch.
Nitschke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitecoat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nitschke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nitschke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nitschke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nitschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whitecoat counters with a three punch combo that has Nitschke backing up. Nitschke nods at Whitecoat to acknowledge the strikes.
Nitschke looks to clinch
and Whitecoat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nitschke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nitschke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nitschke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitecoat counters with a straight right hand.
Whitecoat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nitschke wants to clinch

and Whitecoat counters by moving into the clinch.
Whitecoat is trying to push Nitschke away but Nitschke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Nitschke lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Whitecoat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nitschke is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Nitschke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whitecoat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nitschke.
Whitecoat regains full guard. Nicely done.

Whitecoat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nitschke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nitschke stays in close to Whitecoat's body and controls the position.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nitschke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nitschke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nitschke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nitschke thows a big elbow that misses.

Nitschke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitecoat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nitschke has Whitecoat in his guard.
Nitschke is trying to control the position but Whitecoat postures up.
Whitecoat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Axel Whitecoat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitecoat throws a big right hand that misses.
Nitschke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitecoat's guard.
Whitecoat controlling the position.

Nitschke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Whitecoat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Whitecoat keeps moving.
Whitecoat working a defensive guard here.
Whitecoat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Damian Nitschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Nitschke.
Well Whitecoat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Whitecoat!