PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Nickatina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickatina comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina ~ Blood In My Hair . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nickatina
vs
Danzig

195 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Nickatina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nickatina shoots in and gets a takedown into Danzig's guard.
Nickatina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickatina slips nicely into half guard.
Nickatina trying to mount his opponent but Danzig defends it.
Nickatina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danzig does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Danzig won't allow Nickatina to pass to mount.
Nickatina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danzig is trying to stand up here but Nickatina is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickatina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nickatina trying to control from Danzig's half guard. Danzig has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nickatina scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Nickatina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nickatina trying to control but Danzig is working from the bottom.

Nickatina drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Danzig dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nickatina wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickatina pulls Danzig in to control the position.
Danzig wants to control from the top but Nickatina keeps moving.
Danzig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nickatina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickatina is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Glenn Danzig.
Danzig throws a sloppy head kick and Nickatina moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nickatina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Glenn Danzig has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickatina lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danzig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danzig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nickatina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danzig's waist but Danzig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nickatina off to one side.
Danzig on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Danzig looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nickatina fails with a takedown attempt.
Nickatina fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Nickatina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickatina misses with a low kick.
Danzig misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Nickatina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickatina passes Danzig's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Danzig is staying active underneath Nickatina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nickatina thows a huge punch but Danzig dodges it nicely.
Danzig is staying active underneath Nickatina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Nickatina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Danzig's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nickatina feints and then cracks Danzig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danzig down.
Nickatina lands with a good body shot.
Danzig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danzig misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Nickatina counters with a shoot takedown. Danzig fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickatina tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig is retaining full guard.
Danzig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickatina controls the pace.
Nickatina wants to pass the guard but Danzig is keeping the position.

Nickatina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nickatina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danzig is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Nickatina from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danzig is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickatina is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Nickatina from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Nickatina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nickatina throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nickatina counters with a straight right hand.
Nickatina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danzig misses with a wild body shot.

Nickatina shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Danzig manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nickatina wants to pass the guard but Danzig is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.
Nickatina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danzig wants to stand but Nickatina is controlling the position.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Nickatina from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Nickatina.
Danzig blocks a head kick by Nickatina.
Nickatina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danzig but Danzig pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nickatina drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nickatina tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Nickatina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Danzig's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nickatina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danzig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Nickatina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nickatina gets a takedown into half guard.
Nickatina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danzig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nickatina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Nickatina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nickatina is trying to control. Danzig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickatina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickatina is keen to just control but Danzig is a slippery customer.
Nickatina passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nickatina raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nickatina wants to control the pace but Danzig is squirming around nicely.
Glenn Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickatina takes Danzig's back.
Nickatina trying to control.
Danzig is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nickatina off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Danzig is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Andre Nickatina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Nickatina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickatina 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Nickatina!