PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Damian Nitschke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damian Nitschke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nitschke
vs
Whitecoat

181 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

178 cm
30
187 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke throws a big shot that misses.
Nitschke swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitecoat.
A punch combination from Nitschke misses.
Nitschke misses with a straight left.
Whitecoat scores with a punch to the head.
Whitecoat lands an overhand right.
Nitschke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whitecoat circles away.
Donk. Whitecoat catches Nitschke right on the button with a cross.

Whitecoat closes the distance and clinches.
Nitschke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitecoat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Nitschke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Whitecoat is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nitschke to the mat. Nitschke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Whitecoat trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitschke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitschke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitecoat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Nitschke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whitecoat sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nitschke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nitschke's back!
Nitschke trying to control the hands but Whitecoat won't let him.
I really don't envy Nitschke right now.
I would not like to be Nitschke right now.
Nitschke can't escape the position.
Whitecoat doesn't have the hooks in and Nitschke manages to turn into his guard.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Whitecoat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitecoat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nitschke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitecoat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nitschke has Whitecoat in his guard.
Nitschke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitecoat is pressing down on Nitschke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nitschke is fighting to break Whitecoat's control of his arms but Whitecoat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Nitschke drops back looking for a leg! Whitecoat is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whitecoat manages to kick Nitschke off! Nitschke jumps back into Whitecoat's guard.
Whitecoat trying to control the position.
Whitecoat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Whitecoat keeps moving.

Whitecoat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nitschke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitecoat keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Whitecoat looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitecoat, not yet.

Whitecoat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Whitecoat is looking for a triangle but Nitschke pushes his legs off easily.
Whitecoat is trying to hold Nitschke in close to prevent damage but Nitschke has managed to pass into half guard.
Whitecoat gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nitschke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nitschke throwing strikes but missing.

Nitschke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitecoat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nitschke has Whitecoat in his guard.
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!
Whitecoat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitschke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitecoat's guard.
Whitecoat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Nitschke has gone for a leg lock! Whitecoat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nitschke's guard.
Nitschke striking off his back but it's not causing Whitecoat any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Whitecoat 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.

Nitschke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitecoat stuffs the takedown attempt from Nitschke. Nitschke gets slowly back to his feet.
Nitschke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Whitecoat darts in and clinches Nitschke up against the cage.

Whitecoat breaks the clinch.
Whitecoat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nitschke.
Whitecoat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whitecoat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nitschke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitecoat. That snapped Nitschke's head back.
Nitschke throws out a loose jab but Whitecoat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitecoat lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitecoat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nitschke's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitecoat throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat moves away from the strike by Nitschke.
Whitecoat shoots in and drives through. Nitschke sprawls well.
Whitecoat misses with a low kick.
Nitschke looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitecoat is just out of range.
Nitschke throws a shot from downtown. Whitecoat moves away and avoids it.
Whitecoat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitecoat moves away.
Whitecoat throws a sloppy head kick and Nitschke moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Nitschke or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitecoat which made him look bad.
Whitecoat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitecoat moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nitschke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitecoat cracks Nitschke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nitschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitecoat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nitschke scrambles back to his feet.
Whitecoat fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitecoat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nitschke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitecoat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nitschke throws out the jab.
Whitecoat misses with a takedown attempt

and Nitschke counters with a single leg into guard. Whitecoat didn't expect that.
Whitecoat is breathing heavily.
Whitecoat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Nitschke trying to control but Whitecoat is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitecoat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nitschke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whitecoat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Nitschke stopping the sweep attempt from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Nitschke postures up in Whitecoat's guard and throws a big left but Whitecoat blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nitschke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Whitecoat tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nitschke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Nitschke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitecoat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whitecoat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nitschke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nitschke trying to control the position but Whitecoat is working away.

Nitschke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitecoat has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Nitschke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nitschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nitschke throws out the jab.
Whitecoat moves out of range as Nitschke strikes.
Nitschke throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Nitschke shoots in but Whitecoat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Whitecoat does it's job there.
Whitecoat with a hook.
Whitecoat lands with a hook. Nitschke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nitschke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitecoat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nitschke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitecoat finds it's way round the side to connect with Nitschke's head.
Whitecoat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whitecoat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nitschke. Whitecoat does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat ducks under a wild hook from Nitschke.
Whitecoat's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitecoat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Whitecoat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nitschke wants to sweep here but Whitecoat controlling him for the moment.
Nitschke is trying to keep Whitecoat in close.
Whitecoat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Nitschke is looking for a triangle but Whitecoat pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitecoat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Nitschke has his foot on Whitecoat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whitecoat works his way back into a safe position though.

Nitschke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitecoat slips a nice elbow through Nitschke's hands, connecting with Nitschke's forehead.
Whitecoat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Whitecoat tries to stand and escape but Nitschke is controlling the position.

Nitschke looking for submissions off his back.
Whitecoat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nitschke is looking to improve his position.
Whitecoat slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitecoat connects with a nice short shot to Nitschke's temple.
Whitecoat drops an elbow to the side of Nitschke's head.
Nitschke wants to control but Whitecoat is keeping busy.
Nitschke is staying active underneath Whitecoat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whitecoat is taking a breather. Nitschke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nitschke wants to get back to full guard.
Nitschke is pressing down on Whitecoat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Nitschke working for a triangle but Whitecoat defends it easily.
Whitecoat distracts Nitschke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke has momentary wrist control but Whitecoat slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitecoat stays in close to Nitschke's body and controls the position.
Whitecoat stopping the sweep attempt from Nitschke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitecoat postures up and lands a big shot to Nitschke's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nitschke working for a triangle but Whitecoat defends it easily.
Whitecoat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat is working Nitschke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Whitecoat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitecoat 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Whitecoat!
After winning the bout, Axel Whitecoat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.