PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Nitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nitrovic has chosen Children (Dream version) by Robert Miles as his entrance music. Drazen Nitrovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dyer
vs
Nitrovic

156 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drazen Nitrovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitrovic.
Nitrovic tries to clinch there but Dyer circles away.
Nitrovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nitrovic moves in looking to clinch but Dyer pushes him off.
Dyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nitrovic is looking to clinch but Dyer is avoiding it.
Nitrovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dyer.
Nitrovic wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nitrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyer feints and then cracks Nitrovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nitrovic down.
Dyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dyer misses with a wild combination.
Dyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dyer misses with a body kick.
Dyer looks to land a combination. Nitrovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nitrovic counters with a straight right hand.
Dyer looks to land a combination but Nitrovic avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nitrovic wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Nitrovic looks to land a combination but Dyer avoids it well.
Nitrovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nitrovic tries to clinch there but Dyer circles away.
Dyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nitrovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dyer.
Dyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nitrovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nitrovic is looking to clinch.
Nitrovic is looking to clinch.
Nitrovic moves in looking to clinch but Dyer pushes him off.
Dyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nitrovic's hands.
Nitrovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nitrovic looks gassed!
Dyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitrovic.
Nitrovic scores with a three punch combo!
Nitrovic avoids the head kick by Dyer.
Dyer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitrovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dyer throws a one two combo.
Dyer scores with a hook to the body. Nitrovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nitrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nitrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Nitrovic counters with a three punch combo that has Dyer backing up. Dyer nods at Nitrovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Dyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Nitrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nitrovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dyer.

Nitrovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dyer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nitrovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nitrovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Nitrovic.
Dyer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nitrovic prevents it.
Nitrovic can't break the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer punishes Nitrovic's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Nitrovic.
Dyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nitrovic wants to clinch.
Nitrovic misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Nitrovic misses.
Nitrovic throws a one two combo.

Dyer is rocked!

It looks like Nick Dyer has been cut.

Nitrovic pushes Dyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Dyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nitrovic tries to break the clinch but Dyer is controlling the position.

Nitrovic manages to break the clinch.
Dyer throws a shot to the body.
Nitrovic slips a jab and a cross from Dyer.
Dyer lands a high kick!

Nitrovic is rocked!
Dyer dances in with a quick combination. Nitrovic is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Dyer snaps Nitrovic's head back. Nitrovic stumbles backwards against the cage. Dyer steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Nitrovic's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Nitrovic just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Dyer!