PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nixon Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Red
vs
Svensson

190 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nixon Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Red is out of range.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Svensson pushes Red up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Red lands a knee to the body.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson wants to clinch.
Red misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Red looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
Good work by Svensson as he checks the leg kick.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svensson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Svensson scores with a jab. Red acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Red.
Red misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Red.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Red swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red misses with a double jab

and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svensson's efforts to push away.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson takes an elbow to the temple.
Svensson takes an elbow to the temple.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike from Red.
Red utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson misses with the head strike.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Red wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Red uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.

Svensson moves into the clinch.

Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Red throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a double jab.
Svensson slips under a jab from Red.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Red circles away and keeps his distance.
Red misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a three punch combo that has Red backing up. Red nods at Svensson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nixon Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Red catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Red misses with a body kick.
Red throws a low kick, looking for Svensson's leg but Svensson calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red misses with a double jab
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nixon Red will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svensson will feel that in the morning.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Red circles away.
Red lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Red throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Red manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Red circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon Red is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.
Svensson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Red jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red!
Red's jab looks to have found its range, popping Svensson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Svensson clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Svensson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svensson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Red.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Red circles away.
Svensson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Red misses with a body kick.
Svensson needs to keep his hands up - Red had a free shot at his head there.
Svensson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Red seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Red is avoiding it.
Red throws a nice head kick!

Svensson moves into range and clinches up with Red.
Svensson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
Svensson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reds head.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.
Red prevents Svensson from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Svensson avoiding damage as Red throws knees to the body.
Red unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svensson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Svensson clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red lands an elbow just above Svensson 's eye.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson working aggressively here.
Red gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Red lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nixon Red dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Red.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Red swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Nixon Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Svensson.
Svensson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Red scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Red.
Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Red misses.
Red moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Red throws an off balance right hand

and Svensson counters by clinching up.
Svensson is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Red throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Red scores with a nice body kick.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Red does no damage.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Red.
Red feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Red then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red misses with a head kick.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Red avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Red missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Red pushes him off.
Svensson with a nice cross.

Red darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Red.
Red tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Red lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Red.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Red rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Svensson misses with a straight right.

Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Red taking a breather.
Red blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Red's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Red lands an elbow just above Svensson 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon Red has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red working hard to break the clinch.
Red tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Red walks into a stiff left hand from Svensson.
Svensson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Red on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson cracks Red with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Red misses with a head kick.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nixon Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Red tries to clinch up
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.

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 Nixon Red.
Well Red 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nixon Red!