PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Nuclear has chosen Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass 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.

Washington
vs
Nuclear

185 cm
30
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a body punch
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Nuclear throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Nuclear misses.
Nuclear is looking to land body kicks.
Nuclear connects with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Nuclear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuclear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuclear scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuclear punishes Washington's body with a nice straight punch.
Nuclear misses with a body kick.
Nuclear keeps Washington at a distance using the push kick.
Nuclear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Nuclear is looking to clinch.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Nuclear's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Nuclear lands an impressive looking overhand right. Washington doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Washington catches Nuclear right on the button with a cross.

Nuclear closes the distance and clinches.
Nuclear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.

Nuclear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nuclear slips under a jab from Washington.
Nuclear tries to clinch up.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Nuclear's head.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuclear avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Washington lands a head shot.
Nuclear thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington throws out a leg kick but Nuclear moves out of range and Washington only half commits.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Nuclear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuclear scoring well with a low kick there.
Nuclear throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nuclear fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nuclear closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nuclear breaks from the clinch.
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Nuclear moves out of range as Washington throws a body kick.
Nuclear tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuclear dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nuclear is looking to clinch.
Washington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington cracks Nuclear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Nuclear.
Nuclear is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Washington misses with a straight left.

Washington rushes Nuclear and presses him up against the cage.
Nuclear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nuclear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nuclear with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington is breathing heavily.

Nuclear breaks the clinch.
Nuclear moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Nuclear.
Washington misses with a low kick as Nuclear jumps back.
Nuclear explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nuclear jabs Washington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuclear pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Washington throws a leg kick but Nuclear sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nuclear lands with a shot to the body.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuclear lands a really nice looking cross but Washington seems unphased.
Nuclear bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nuclear pushes Washington away with a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nuclear.
Nuclear scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Nuclear moves into the clinch.
Nuclear is pushing Washington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nuclear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuclear throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nuclear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Washington takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Nuclear has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuclear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Leonard Washington's cut is getting worse.

Nuclear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nuclear has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Nuclear avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nuclear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Nuclear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington'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.

Nuclear gets a clinch.

Nuclear manages to break the clinch.
Washington takes a swing at Nuclear's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Washington misses.
Nuclear blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nuclear.
Nuclear scores with a crisp jab that stopped Washington in his tracks.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Washington.
Nuclear lands a hook 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!
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nuclear as Washington tries to tie him up.
Washington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Nuclear - that landed with a thud.
Nuclear connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuclear scores with a knee to the head.
Nuclear has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Washington - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nuclear, and another! Washington is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). David Nuclear!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Nuclear waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.