PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nolty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes into the arena with Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance blaring out of the sound system. Nolty has chosen TUF as his entrance music. Nick Nolty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mayweather
vs
Nolty

185 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Hashed Fight Attire

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Mayweather !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Nolty!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Nolty misses.
Nolty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolty throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
Nolty throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily.
Nolty throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Mayweather thuds his right hand into Nolty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nolty misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Nolty has knocked Mayweather down with a huge combo! Nolty steps away and waves a wobbly Mayweather back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Mayweather is rocked!

It looks like Floyd Mayweather has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Mayweather is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather thuds his right hand into Nolty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mayweather seems to have got his legs back now.
Nolty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nolty misses with a few strikes there.
Nolty walks into a left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather .
Nolty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mayweather stuns Nolty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nolty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nolty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Nolty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather works Nolty's body with a nice hook.
Nolty tries to move into range but Mayweather moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nolty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nolty misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather slips under a jab.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Nolty avoids nicely.
Nolty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Nolty ducks under and follows up with a left that Nolty also avoids with ease.
Mayweather checks the leg kick.
Mayweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayweather cracks Nolty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Nolty.
Nolty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather .
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Nolty avoids nicely.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.
Nolty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nolty looks gassed!
Mayweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nolty lands with a nice combination. Mayweather backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Mayweather there.
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nolty doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayweather lands with a hook. Nolty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nolty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mayweather gets tackled into the ropes by Nolty. Nolty maintains the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Nolty has the dominant position.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather avoids a wild elbow strike from Nolty.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nolty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayweather 's brow.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Nolty won't allow it.
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolty pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nolty throws an elbow that misses.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Nolty keeps him there for the moment.
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nolty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather 's efforts to push away.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Nolty, against the ropes.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nolty has Mayweather pressed against the ropes, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Nolty is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nolty throws an elbow but misses.
Nolty prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Nolty, against the ropes.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nolty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Floyd Mayweather 's cut is getting worse.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike from Nolty.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Nolty has him pinned against the ropes.
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayweather dodges an elbow strike from Nolty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nolty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Nolty has Mayweather pressed against the ropes, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Nolty has double underhooks.
Nolty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nolty lands a damaging elbow.

Floyd Mayweather 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Nolty, against the ropes.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Nolty, against the ropes.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nolty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Nolty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nolty misses with a wild combination.
Nolty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather lands the left hand.
Nolty misses with a leg kick.
Nolty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nolty throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nolty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Mayweather .
Nolty misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nolty's head backwards.
Nolty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Mayweather .
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayweather lands an overhand right.
Nolty misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nolty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nolty misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nolty instigates a clinch.
Mayweather avoids a wild elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather 's efforts to push away.
Mayweather is trying to push Nolty away but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather dodges an elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nolty misses with an elbow strike.
Nolty pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nolty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Nolty keeps him there for the moment.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nick Nolty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nolty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nolty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nolty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayweather dodges an elbow strike from Nolty.
Mayweather avoids a wild elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nolty has him pressed against the ropes.
Nolty throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nolty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayweather 's brow.
Mayweather avoids a wild elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty misses with an elbow strike.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Floyd Mayweather 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nolty lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Nolty has him pinned against the ropes.
Mayweather dodges an elbow strike from Nolty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nolty throws an elbow but misses.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Nolty is controlling him.
Nolty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nolty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayweather wants to break free but Nolty has control.
Nolty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Nolty has the dominant position.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nolty keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nolty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.
Mayweather tries to break free but Nolty pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather avoids a wild elbow strike from Nolty.
Nolty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nolty throws an elbow but it misses.
Nolty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Nolty won't allow it.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Mayweather 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Nolty!
After winning the bout, Nick Nolty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.