PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damon Nickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon Nickleson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nickleson
vs
Nukem

176 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damon Nickleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spenser Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickleson scores with the left hand. Nukem knows he should have avoided that one.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickleson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nukem tries to clinch there but Nickleson circles away.
Nukem wants to clinch but Nickleson slips to the side
and Nickleson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nukem moves in looking to clinch but Nickleson pushes him off.
Nickleson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nukem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nukem's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nickleson managing to block the knees to the body from Nukem.
Nickleson is working for takedown but Nukem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nickleson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nickleson tries to break the clinch but Nukem is controlling the position.
Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickleson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem stalling in the clinch.
Nukem continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nickleson is trying to pull guard but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nukem trying to land knees to the body.
Nickleson blocks a body shot from Nukem.
Nukem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nickleson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Nickleson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickleson tries to break the clinch but Nukem is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Nukem.
Nickleson blocks a body shot from Nukem.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
Nukem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickleson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nickleson looking to stall.
Nukem can't find room to land a body shot as Nickleson controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Nickleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nickleson is looking to control Nukem's arms but Nukem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nickleson has his back to the cage.
Nukem taking a breather.
Nukem trying to land knees to the body.
Nukem stalling the fight.
Nickleson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nukem misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nickleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Knees to the body from Nukem.
Nickleson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem landing knees to the body.
Nickleson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nukem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nukem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nukem lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickleson won't want to take too many of those.
Nukem lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickleson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nukem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nukem obliges.
Nukem prevents Nickleson from breaking the clinch.
Nickleson blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickleson won't want to take too many of those.
Nukem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nukem misses with a knee strike.
Nickleson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Nickleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Nukem.
Nickleson prevents a body shot from Nukem.
Nukem lands an elbow just above Nickleson 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spenser Nukem dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nickleson throws a right hand that Nukem ducks under and follows up with a left that Nukem also avoids with ease.
Nickleson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Nickleson throws a series of punches but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickleson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nickleson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.
Nickleson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nukem wants to clinch up but Nickleson keeps it at a distance.
Nickleson connects with a body shot that sends Nukem's belly button to the back.
Nukem is looking to clinch but Nickleson is avoiding it.
Nickleson feints a jab promting Nukem to slip. Nickleson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nukem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Spenser Nukem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nukem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickleson's elbow.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickleson's defenses.
Nukem avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickleson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nukem after a bit of a struggle.
Nukem lands a damaging elbow.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickleson's defenses.
Nukem scores with a knee to the head.
Nukem misses with a body punch.
Nukem has Nickleson pressed against the cage, preventing Nickleson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Nickleson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nukem scores with a knee to the head.

Nickleson is rocked!
Nickleson blocks a body shot from Nukem.
Oh Nickleson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a knee to the body.
Nickleson seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nickleson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nukem to keep the fight standing.
Nickleson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nukem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Nickleson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nukem lands an elbow that stopped Nickleson in his tracks for a moment.
Nukem has Nickleson pressed against the cage, preventing Nickleson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nickleson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nukem won't allow it.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickleson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nickleson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nukem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickleson jumps guard but Nukem turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nickleson tries to circle away but Nukem has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Nickleson avoids the damage to the body.
Nukem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nickleson can't break the clinch.
Nukem controlling the action here for a moment.
Nukem keeps control of Nickleson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickleson is trying to stall.
Nickleson tries to break the clinch but Nukem is controlling the position.
Nickleson working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a knee to the head.
Nickleson is trying to break the clinch but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nickleson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
A frustrated look appears on Nickleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nukem as Nickleson tries to tie him up.
Nukem lands a nice elbow.
Nickleson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickleson tries to pull guard but Nukem holds him up against the cage and eventually Nickleson drops back down to his feet.
Nukem landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Spenser Nukem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nickleson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nickleson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickleson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickleson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nukem wants to clinch up but Nickleson keeps it at a distance.
Nukem is looking to clinch but Nickleson is avoiding it.
Nukem tries to clinch but Nickleson is having none of it.

Nukem clinches up with Nickleson and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Nukem to work.
Nickleson tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Nickleson back against the cage.
Nickleson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nickleson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Nukem fails to land.
Nukem can't find room to land a body shot as Nickleson controls the action.
Nukem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem connects with a knee to the head.
Nukem crunches a lovely knee into Nickleson's ribcage.
Nukem looking to throw knees to the head but Nickleson is blocking nicely.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
Nukem missing with knees to the body.
Nickleson is trying to maintain a safe position but Nukem gets an underhook and turns Nickleson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickleson's defenses.
Nukem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nukem landing knees to the head.
Nickleson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nukem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nickleson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nickleson is trying to break the clinch but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nickleson tries to work over Nukem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nukem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nickleson's efforts to push away.
Nukem controlling the action here for a moment.
Nukem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nickleson managing to block the knees to the body from Nukem.
Nukem working Nickleson over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Nukem slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a nice elbow.
Nukem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nickleson jumps guard but Nukem stands there with Nickleson around his waist. Nickleson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nukem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nickleson working hard to break the clinch.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Nickleson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nukem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damon Nickleson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spenser Nukem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nukem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
Spenser Nukem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nukem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spenser Nukem!