PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes into the arena with Victory by Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Nygma has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Ozbourne as his entrance music. Edward Nygma acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mathers
vs
Nygma

177 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Nygma!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nygma lands a two punch combo.

Nygma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nygma tries to stand and escape but Mathers is controlling the position.
Nygma prevents Mathers from improving his position.
Nygma stalling away here and it's allowed Mathers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mathers working a defensive guard but Nygma passes into half guard.
Nygma prevents Mathers from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mathers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nygma.
Mathers is holding on to half guard well.
Nygma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Edward Nygma hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mathers throws a head kick that Nygma semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nygma misses the shot to the body.
Mathers throws a nice looking combination but Nygma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nygma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Nygma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Nygma off balance momentarily.
Mathers is looking to chop away at Nygma's legs.
Nygma throws a series of punches but Mathers avoids them all with ease.
Nygma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mathers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nygma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mathers!
Mathers is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nygma controlling from mount.
Nygma thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mathers taking shots to the head.
Nygma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mathers is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mathers is looking to escape.
Nygma controlling his opponent.
Mathers working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Nygma will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nygma fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mathers to the ground. Nygma is now in Mathers's guard.
Nygma is pushing down on Mathers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mathers is fighting to maintain full guard but Nygma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mathers is not content to let Nygma control the position.
Mathers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Nygma decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a wild combination.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Nygma.
Edward Nygma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mathers.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
Nygma connects with a body shot.
Mathers cracks the inside of Nygma's front leg.
Mathers looks for the body kick but Nygma saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nygma checks a leg kick.
Mathers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathers is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries a low kick but Nygma avoids it.
Nygma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nygma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nygma misses the shot to the body.
Nygma throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
Mathers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nygma is out of range and Mathers settles back down.
Nygma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mathers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nygma won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nygma is looking for a sweep.
Nygma is not content to let Mathers control the position.
Mathers slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to reverse the position.
Mathers working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marshall Mathers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathers 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 Nygma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nygma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nygma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma throws a series of punches but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nygma swivels and escapes.
Nygma blocks a head kick by Mathers.

Nygma throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mathers was covering up waiting for the punch and Nygma finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mathers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nygma trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nygma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mathers under the eye.
Nygma lands with a good body shot.
Mathers moves out of range of the body kick from Nygma.
Mathers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nygma misses with a double jab
and Mathers counters with a big head kick but Nygma shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathers 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 Nygma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nygma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygma misses with a series of wild punches.
Nygma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mathers rather than just go for the knockout.
Nygma throws a shot from downtown. Mathers moves away and avoids it.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.

Nygma shoots in and gets a takedown into Mathers's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma prevents Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Mathers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mathers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Nygma gets to his feet. Mathers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Nygma looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nygma trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma looking to pass the guard.
Mathers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nygma wants to pass the guard but Mathers is keeping the position.
Mathers has a closed guard, preventing Nygma from standing up.
Mathers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mathers striking off his back but it's not causing Nygma any problems.
Mathers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nygma throws a series of punches but Mathers avoids them all with ease.

Nygma looking to score a takedown here. Mathers is defending well but Nygma drives through and ends up in Mathers's guard.
Nygma trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nygma stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mathers has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Nygma manages to get his head free but now Mathers has transitioned to an armbar! Nygma grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mathers! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marshall Mathers!