PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicious Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixon Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nixon
vs
Red

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
Perkele!

Perkele!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vicious Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nixon Red!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Red clinches with his opponent.
Nixon is trying to break free.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Red avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Nixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Nixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nixon digs a good hook to Red's body.
Red lands with a good body shot.
Nixon swinging wildly here.
Red throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Red pushes Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Red landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nixon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Nixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Red.
Nixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Red throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Red swinging wildly here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nixon.
Red cracks Nixon with a good jab.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Red - the referee stops the clock and Nixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Red. Nixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nixon tests Red's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Red lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red moves out of range of the strikes.
Red fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Red misses.
Red throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Red cracks Nixon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Red tries to bum rush Nixon with a series of wild strikes but Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Red gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Red displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nixon up against the cage.
Red missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Red as the two fighters clinch.

Red breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Red.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon is looking to wear down Red with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Red jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Red counters with a solid body kick.
Red scores with a kick to the body.
Red throws a front kick that sends Nixon stumbling back into the cage.
Red lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nixon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Red throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Red darts in and clinches Nixon up against the cage.
Red is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Red crunches a lovely knee into Nixon's ribcage.
Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Red pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Red lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nixon doesn't seem phased though.
Red stalks Nixon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nixon's face. Nixon staggers backwards, shaken.
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Red clinches up against the cage.
Red unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Red is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
Red scores a nice knee to the body.
Red lands a knee to the body.
Red landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Red lands a damaging elbow.

Red breaks the clinch.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Red lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nixon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Red to score with a decent uppercut.
Red moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nixon Red dominated that round.
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.

Nixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Red does no damage.
Red scores with a head kick. Nixon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Red takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nixon will feel that in the morning.
Nixon Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red throws out a powerful jab.
Red slips a straight right by Nixon.
Red connects with an inside leg kick.
Red scores with a punch to the head.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Red punishes Nixon's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Red darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Red slams his shin into Nixon's torso.
Red bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nixon misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Nixon throws a shot from downtown. Red moves away and avoids it.
Nixon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Red's head.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red dips to his left and cracks Nixon with an uppercut!
Red connects with a right hand. Nixon shakes it off.
Red catches Nixon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nixon throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
Red scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
Red scores with a body shot.
Red scores with a three punch combo!
Nixon Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Red lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Red.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Red moves into the clinch.
Nixon Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Red missing with knees to the body.

Red manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Red does it's job there.
No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nixon walks into a straight right hand from Red.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
Red dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Red throws a one two combo.
Nixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Red.
Nice uppercut there from Red.
Nixon drops his hands momentarily and Red takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nixon needs to keep his hands up - Red had a free shot at his head there.
Red blocks a jab.
Red throws a front kick that sends Nixon stumbling back into the cage.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red misses with a two punch combination.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nixon throws a sloppy body shot
and Red makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nixon really felt that one!
Red lands with an overhand left.

Red has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Red lands a good knee to the midsection. Nixon won't want to take too many of those.
Nixon takes a knee to the side of the body.

Red breaks the clinch.

Red drives through and clinches with Nixon against the cage.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red lands an elbow inside.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Red thuds his right hand into Nixon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Red.
Red scores with a nice head shot.
Red lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.

Red moves into the clinch successfully.
Red misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Red breaks the clinch.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Red lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Red takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Red has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nixon Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Red looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Nixon takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.

Red has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.
Nixon is trying to force a seperation but Red has the dominant position.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Red is pushing Nixon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Red trying to land knees to the body.
Red lands a good knee to the midsection. Nixon won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Red.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Red crunches a lovely knee into Nixon's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Red.
Red utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Red is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Red breaks from the clinch.
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!
Nixon slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Red thows a body kick. Nixon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nixon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Red lands a jab to the head.
Nixon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Red scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Red lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nixon will feel that in the morning.

Red has closed the distance and engaged Nixon in a clinch.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Red.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nixon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Red. That one must have hurt.
Red throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Red slips a jab from Nixon.
Red explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Red connects with a looping right hand.
Red darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Red throws a series of punches but Nixon avoids them all with ease.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Red connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nixon scrambles back to his feet.
Nixon swinging wildly here.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon misses with a body shot
and Red counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left and a right from Red both land. Nice combination.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Red throws a series of strikes that have Nixon backpedaling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Red.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nixon misses with a few strikes there.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon with a jab.
Red throws a head kick that half lands.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Red can pounce on him.
Red thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nixon if he has to take too many more of those.
Nixon swings for the body but Red moves out of range.
Red lands a nice looking body kick.
Red scores with a nice strike.
Nixon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nixon Red is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Vicious Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red trying to land knees to the body.

Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nixon Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Red has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

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