PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havea Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logen Ninefingers (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?

Nice
vs
Ninefingers

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Havea Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logen Ninefingers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninefingers misses with a left hand
and Nice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ninefingers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Havea Nice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ninefingers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nice quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice is looking to control Ninefingers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nice avoid being mounted?
Ninefingers not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ninefingers.
Nice tries to get to full guard but Ninefingers has control of the leg.
Nice gets back to full guard.
Ninefingers wants to stand but Nice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice stops Ninefingers from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice prevents Ninefingers from improving his position.
Nice slips a nice elbow through Ninefingers's hands, connecting with Ninefingers's forehead.
Ninefingers has hold of Nice's hands but Nice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninefingers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ninefingers is trying to stand up here but Nice is controlling him well.
Ninefingers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ninefingers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ninefingers defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice prevents Ninefingers from improving his position.
Nice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninefingers is looking to control Nice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ninefingers avoid being mounted?
Nice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ninefingers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ninefingers tries to kick Nice off but Nice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ninefingers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninefingers wants to control but Nice is keeping busy.
Nice slips a nice elbow through Ninefingers's hands, connecting with Ninefingers's forehead.
Ninefingers pushes Nice off looking to stand but Nice dives back in and keeps control.
Ninefingers is trying to get back to full guard.
Ninefingers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ninefingers is looking to improve his position.
Ninefingers is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ninefingers can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ninefingers is trying to stand.
Nice works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ninefingers taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nice with shots to the head and body - Ninefingers looks very uncomfortable down there.

Nice working for a submission but Ninefingers is keeping him at bay.
Ninefingers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nice raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ninefingers wants to hold on but Nice pushes him away.
Nice unloading with bombs!
Nice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ninefingers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ninefingers tries to lock up and control but Nice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ninefingers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nice is landing with some decent strikes but Ninefingers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers can't escape the position.
Nice landing strikes from the mount and Ninefingers is in trouble!
The referee warns Ninefingers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ninefingers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nice scoring with strikes but Ninefingers is staying in there.
Ninefingers looks gassed!
Nice is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nice dominating with strikes here.
Nice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ninefingers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nice working the ground and pound effectively.
Nice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nice with a couple of short strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers tries to hold on but Nice pushes him away.
Ninefingers is desperately trying to improve his position but Nice has a good base and remains in mount.
Nice lands a nice shot to the head.
Nice with the ground and pound from mount.
Ninefingers wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ninefingers tries to hold on but Nice postures up.
Ninefingers is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nice is staying active.
Nice lands a big shot there that rocks Ninefingers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nice breaks from Ninefingers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ninefingers hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice lands a big elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nice landing punches.
Nice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ninefingers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Logen Ninefingers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice landing strikes from the mount.
Nice postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ninefingers looks a forlorn figure.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ninefingers?
Ninefingers wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ninefingers is desperately trying to improve his position but Nice has a good base and remains in mount.
Nice with shots to the head and body - Ninefingers looks very uncomfortable down there.

Ninefingers defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nice.
Ninefingers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Havea Nice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Ninefingers really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nice lands with some strikes.
Ninefingers is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Havea Nice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Havea Nice!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Havea Nice!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Havea Nice!

Havea Nice wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Havea Nice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.