PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nimos Oiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oiky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. Pot has chosen HighWay Star! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oiky
vs
Pot

191 cm
28
169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimos Oiky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Pot!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot digs a good hook to Oiky's body.
Pot misses the shot to the body.
Pot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oiky circles away.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pot throws a body punch but Oiky moves out of range.
Pot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pot shoots in but no luck this time.
Pot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oiky counters with an outside leg kick.
Pot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oiky was well out of range. Poor timing from Pot.
Oiky walks into a stiff left hand from Pot.
Pot misses with a hook.
Oiky scores with a leg kick.
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oiky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corey Pot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pot throws the left hand but Oiky avoids the punch easily.
Nimos Oiky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
Pot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oiky.
Oiky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oiky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oiky ducks under a wild hook from Pot.
Oiky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pot.
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oiky throws a nice head kick!
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pot thows a body shot but no joy.
Oiky scores with a punch to the head.
Oiky cracks Pot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pot looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Oiky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oiky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pot manages to avoid it.
Oiky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pot. Oiky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oiky connects with a leg kick. Pot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Oiky. That snapped Pot's head back.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oiky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oiky rather than just go for the knockout.
Oiky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oiky connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oiky. That's going to slow Pot down.
Oiky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pot avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oiky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Oiky moves into range and clinches up with Pot.
Pot tries to circle away but Oiky has him pinned against the cage.

Oiky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oiky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pot. That did some damage!
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Oiky is just out of range.
Pot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pot throws an off balance right hand
and Oiky counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but Oiky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pot. Oiky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oiky lands with a straight right. Pot didn't see that one coming.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Oiky is just out of range.
Pot cracks Oiky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oiky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Pot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oiky counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oiky lands a high kick!
Pot misses with a wild body shot.
Pot misses with a takedown attempt - Oiky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oiky.
Oiky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pot misses with a left hand
and Oiky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pot missing with a left hand there. Oiky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oiky lands a head shot.
Nimos Oiky is winning the standup battle so far.
Oiky connects with a looping right hand.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oiky just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oiky thumps Pot with a low kick.
Pot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oiky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Oiky to counter with a crisp jab.
Oiky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pot's hands.
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Oiky is just out of range.
Oiky misses with a wild combination.
Oiky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pot throws out the jab.
Oiky works the jab nicely.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot throws a body punch but Oiky moves out of range.
Pot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oiky.
Pot throws a looping overhand right but Oiky ducks down to avoid it.
Oiky avoids the body shot from Pot.
Pot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oiky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiky connects with an inside leg kick.
Pot is breathing heavily.
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pot misses with a shot to the body
and Oiky counters with a good low kick that Pot was not able to check.
Oiky throws a nice head kick!
Pot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oiky counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pot throws a hook to the side of Oiky's head but Oiky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Oiky.
Pot shoots for a takedown but Oiky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oiky throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oiky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oiky lands with a slapping head kick.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Oiky works Pot's body with a nice hook.
Oiky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Oiky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pot misses with a wild body shot.
Oiky digs a good hook to Pot's body.
Oiky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oiky scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oiky scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Pot misses.
Oiky lands a leg kick that knocks Pot off balance momentarily.
Oiky stuffs the takedown attempt from Pot. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oiky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oiky lands with a hook. Pot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pot misses with a shot to the body
and Oiky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oiky connects with an inside leg kick.
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pot misses the body punch
and Oiky counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oiky cracks Pot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oiky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oiky, right into the meat.
Pot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Pot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Pot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A lazy left from Pot finds it's target.
Pot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pot cracks Oiky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oiky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Pot does no damage.
Pot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oiky stuffs the takedown attempt from Pot. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
Pot misses with a body shot.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oiky.
Oiky connects with a leg kick. Pot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oiky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pot shoots for a double leg takedown but Oiky sprawls well. He's pushed Pot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiky cracks the inside of Pot's front leg.
Oiky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oiky with a hook.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Pot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oiky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pot's calf.
Pot misses with a body shot
and Oiky counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oiky lands with a kick to the temple. Pot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pot misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pot swats away the attempt to clinch by Oiky.
Oiky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pot on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pot's sensitive parts.
Pot throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pot misses with a wild body shot.
Oiky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pot under the eye.
Oiky lands a slapping body shot.
Pot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oiky.
Oiky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pot.
Pot moves forwards but Oiky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Pot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
Oiky lunges at Pot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pot's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oiky.
Oiky blocks a jab.
Oiky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pot tries to move into range but Oiky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pot. Oiky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pot is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oiky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oiky.
Pot misses with a jab to the body
and Oiky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pot's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oiky, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pot swings for the body but Oiky moves out of range.
Oiky throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oiky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oiky.
Oiky lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pot.
Oiky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pot.
Oiky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pot's sensitive parts.
Oiky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oiky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pot misses with a wild body shot.
Pot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oiky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oiky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pot.
Pot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pot misses with a body shot.
Jab from Pot.
Oiky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pot.
Oiky cracks Pot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oiky lands a head kick!
Oiky swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oiky. That's going to slow Pot down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oiky.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Oiky is just out of range.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pot looks to land a combination but Oiky avoids it well.
Pot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oiky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Oiky as he connects with a hook.
Pot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oiky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pot somewhat.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
Oiky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pot doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Oiky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Pot tries to keep at a distance but Oiky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Oiky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Oiky to work.

Oiky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Pot does no damage.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Pot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oiky was well out of range. Poor timing from Pot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nimos Oiky had his way with Corey Pot in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Oiky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Oiky is just out of range.
Oiky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pot.
Pot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pot takes a swing at Oiky's ribcage but misses.
Pot throws a body punch but Oiky moves out of range.

Oiky has managed to clinch.
Pot blocks an uppercut.
Pot is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot misses with a wild body shot.

Oiky has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pot tries to score a body lock takedown but Oiky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nimos Oiky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nimos Oiky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot has Oiky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oiky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oiky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oiky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Pot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pot tries a body shot but Oiky blocks it.

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.
Oiky blocks a body shot from Pot.
Oiky prevents the takedown attempt.
Pot struggles to land a body shot inside as Oiky controls his hands.
Oiky tries to stall but Pot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pot tries to break the clinch but Oiky is controlling the position.
Pot tries a body shot but Oiky blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nimos Oiky.
Well Oiky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nimos Oiky!
Nimos Oiky retains his lightweight title!