PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgaard comes to the cage accompanied by Bad To The Bone. Nurse has chosen Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asgaard
vs
Nurse

189 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Male Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asgaard.

It looks like Male Nurse has been cut.
Nurse throws a lazy head kick
letting Asgaard counter with a right hand.
Asgaard blocks a head kick by Nurse.
A big right from Asgaard misses.
Asgaard checks a leg kick.
Asgaard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurse misses with a head kick.
Asgaard throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asgaard connects with the punch.
Asgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurse moves away from the strike by Asgaard.
Asgaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Asgaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurse.
Asgaard misses with a right hand
and Asgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurse throws a sloppy head kick and Asgaard moves out of range easily.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurse throws a sloppy head kick and Asgaard moves out of range easily.
Nurse throws a sloppy head kick and Asgaard moves out of range easily.

Asgaard moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asgaard.

Asgaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Asgaard - just one landing.
Asgaard lands with a good body shot.
Nurse looks gassed!
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurse throws a sloppy head kick
and Asgaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nurse is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard misses with a straight left.
Nurse is still on wobbly legs! Can Asgaard finish him?
Nurse slips a jab from Asgaard.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
Nurse seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurse moves out of range of the body kick.
Asgaard cracks Nurse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asgaard checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Asgaard misses.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Asgaard slips the punch.
Asgaard misses with a straight right.
Asgaard avoids the head kick by Nurse.
A slow jab from Asgaard misses its intended target.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asgaard misses with the combination.
Asgaard swings widly with a right hand
and Asgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asgaard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nurse gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Asgaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Asgaard closes the distance and clinches.
Asgaard tries a body shot but Nurse blocks it.

Asgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
Asgaard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nurse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyr Asgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse walks into a stiff left hand from Asgaard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard throws a big shot that misses.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Asgaard.
Asgaard throws a hook to the side of Nurse's head but Nurse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asgaard lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the cage and back into range.
A head kick by Nurse misses
and Asgaard counters with a stiff right hand.

Asgaard has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Asgaard.
Asgaard scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Asgaard.
Asgaard misses with the head strike.
Nurse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asgaard blocks it with crossed arms.

Asgaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Asgaard blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Male Nurse's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Asgaard misses with a wild combination.
Asgaard misses with a looping right.
Asgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Asgaard throws a hook but Nurse avoids it easily.
Asgaard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asgaard throws a right hand that misses
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asgaard connects with a body shot.
Asgaard misses with a combination
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Nurse misses
and Asgaard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asgaard blocks a head kick by Nurse.
Asgaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nurse.
Nurse is breathing heavily.
Nurse ducks right into an uppercut from Asgaard.
Nurse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asgaard avoids the head kick by Nurse.
Asgaard throws an overhand right that lands on Nurse's shoulder, as Nurse tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Nurse.
Asgaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asgaard throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asgaard throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurse is out of range.
Jab, jab by Asgaard - just one landing.
Asgaard throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asgaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurse looks to score with a jab to the body but Asgaard is just out of range.

Asgaard feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nurse sprawling to the canvas! Nurse rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Asgaard finish him?!
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asgaard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That has opened up Male Nurse's cut even more.
Asgaard throws a leg kick that misses.
Asgaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurse can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Asgaard misses.
Nurse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asgaard momentarily.
Nurse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asgaard throws an overhand right that lands on Nurse's shoulder, as Nurse tries to avoid the shot.
Asgaard swinging wildly here.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Nurse.
Asgaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses

and Asgaard counters by clinching up.
Asgaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Asgaard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asgaard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Asgaard.
Asgaard scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asgaard obliges.
Asgaard lands with a light punch inside.
Asgaard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asgaard lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgaard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Asgaard.
Asgaard is working Nurse over against the cage.
Nurse being controlled against the cage.
Asgaard pushes Nurse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asgaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
Asgaard lands an uppercut.
Asgaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurses head.
Asgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Male Nurse's cut.
That's time! Asgaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nurse throws a low kick, looking for Asgaard's leg but Asgaard calmly moves out of range.
Asgaard scores with a punch to the head.
Asgaard avoids the head kick by Nurse.
Asgaard steps in with a hook that catches Nurse right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Asgaard follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nurse looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyr Asgaard!
Tyr Asgaard took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.