PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Nickols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickols comes into a darkened arena with his song building. steady mobbin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy George could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Nickols's chin.

George
vs
Nickols

195 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Attliction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Nickols!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

George shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than George was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
George tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
George avoids the attempt from Nickols to control.
Nickols is looking to get to half guard.
George looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George looking to control but Nickols is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickols regains half guard.
George wants to control but Nickols is keeping him busy.
George lands strikes from half guard.
George prevents Nickols from standing back up.
Nickols manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickols can't keep his opponent in guard - George advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
George tries to stand and escape but Nickols is controlling the position.
George seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nickols does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
George winds up and cracks Nickols with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nickols strikes from the bottom but George passes into mount!
George won't let Nickols get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
George breaks from Nickols's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nickols tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickols is squirming around, avoiding George's attempts to control the action.
Nickols is working to get back to half guard.
George 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.
George cracks Nickols with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nickols is squirming around, avoiding George's attempts to control the action.

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.
George will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
George controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You get the feeling that Nickols really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nickols looks gassed!
George wants to control the pace but Nickols is squirming around nicely.
Nickols swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
George can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickols is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy George just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George scores with a takedown into Nickols's guard.
George trying to control but Nickols is working from the bottom.
George works a leg free and moves into half guard.
George trying to control from half guard but Nickols is working away.
George not doing much here.
George prevents Nickols from standing back up.
Nickols won't allow George to pass to mount.
George wants to control but Nickols is keeping him busy.
Nickols tries to get to full guard but George has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George is keen to just control but Nickols is a slippery customer.
Nickols wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

George scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

George wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nickols, who protects the arm well.
George is looking to take a break and control but Nickols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickols wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
George trying to control the action but Nickols is working from the bottom.
Nickols is trying to buck George off.
You can see the frustration on Nickols's face as George controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy George dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nickols lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nickols shoots and misses

so George counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
George wants to control from the top but Nickols keeps moving.

Nickols throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nickols keeping full guard, as George tries to pass.
George wants to control from the top but Nickols keeps moving.
Nickols wants to stand and escape but George is having none of it.
George pushes down on Nickols's leg and manages to get into half guard.
George wants to control but Nickols is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George working Nickols over with strikes.
George is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickols is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

George 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickols wants to improve his position but George is controlling well.
George wants to take a breather but Nickols is having none of it.
George works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nickols is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
George wants to control but Nickols has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
George is tying to control. Nickols wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy George just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nickols looks to land a combination. George sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nickols clinches but George breaks the clinch

and George counters with a shoot takedown. Nickols fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickols is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
George trying to control but Nickols is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George throws a big right hand that misses.
George wants to control from the top but Nickols keeps moving.
George stands and throws Nickols's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nickols taking a bit of punishment here - George scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickols is not content to let George control the position.
George cracks Nickols with a big right hand but Nickols just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
George controls the position.
Nickols is not content to let George control the position.
George taking a breather here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy George just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horrible takedown by George or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickols which made him look bad.
Nickols closes the distance but George moves to the side

and George counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nickols won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as George stalls from top position.
Nickols is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
George slows the pace down.
George trying to control the action but Nickols is working from the bottom.
George advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickols is bucking up trying to escape but George cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
George looking to control but Nickols is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
George working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy George dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

George fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

George moves into the clinch successfully.
George wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nickols manages to break the clinch.
George shoots in but no luck this time.

George fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nickols sprawls well initially but George persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nickols is trying to stand back up but George is controlling him
George seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nickols does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
George lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
George is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickols is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickols gets back to full guard.
George trying to control but Nickols is working from the bottom.
Nickols takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

George closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to control but Nickols is keeping him busy.

George is looking for a kimura here.
George is looking to take a break and control but Nickols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
George is really struggling to control Nickols but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nickols wants to get back to his feet.
George wants to control but Nickols is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nickols scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nickols scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Randy George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickols blocks a head kick by George.
Nickols fails with the takedown

and George counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickols is looking to reverse the position.
George controlling the position from side mount.
Nickols prevents George from improving position.
Nickols is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but George has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nickols tries to improve position but can't.
Nickols is trying to buck George off.
Nickols is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nickols looks to move to half guard but instead George has passed into mount! Damn!

George has control of Nickols's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nickols regains control of the situation pretty easily.
George trying to control but Nickols is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George landing strikes, looking to finish!
George wants to control the pace but Nickols is squirming around nicely.
George with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by George.
Nickols is squirming around, avoiding George's attempts to control the action.
George is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nickols is squirming around, avoiding George's attempts to control the action.
Nickols is in a horrible position here. George smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
George content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George blocks Nickols's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
George won't let Nickols get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
George fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
George wants to control the pace but Nickols is squirming around nicely.
Nickols is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nickols wants to get back to his feet.
George looking to control but Nickols is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickols is wriggling around trying to escape.
George wants to control the pace but Nickols is squirming around nicely.
Randy George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greg Nickols has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nickols is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for George, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy George!