PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieth Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nash
vs
Jardine

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieth Jardine!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine tries to move into range but Nash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nash enables Jardine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nash wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jardine is now in half guard.
Nash is trying to control but can't.
Jardine wants to pass to mount but Nash is defending the position.
Nash gets full guard.
Nash trying to control the position.
Jardine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jardine stopping the sweep attempt from Nash.
Nash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nash is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jardine won't allow Nash to sweep him here.
Nash looking to control.
Nash is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Nash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jardine defends it easily.
Jardine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jardine preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash controls Jardine momentarily but Jardine frees himself.
Jardine throwing strikes from guard but Nash blocks nicely.
Nash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jardine's guard.
Jardine wants to sweep here but Nash controlling him for the moment.
Nash throws a big elbow that misses.
Jardine keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash landing with the ground and pound.
Jardine looking for a sweep. Not yet Jardine, not yet.
Nash stays in close to Jardine's body and controls the position.
Jardine is trying to keep Nash in close.
Nash throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jardine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nash finds it's way round the side to connect with Jardine's head.
Nash takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jardine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nash trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nash throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nash is trying to control the position but Jardine postures up.
Nash managing to control the position.
Jardine won't allow Nash to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash pulls Jardine in close to his closed guard and prevents Jardine from doing any damage or advancing position.

We're going to have a standup here because Brutus Nash wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jardine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Nash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jardine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nash's guard.
Jardine advances to half guard.
Jardine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nash's head.
Jardine is thwarting Nash's attempts to control the position.
Nash is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jardine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nash is pressing down on Jardine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jardine preventing the sweep.
Nash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jardine's guard.
Nash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jardine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nash throwing strikes but missing.
Nash wants to pass the guard but Jardine is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nash trying to control but Jardine is working from the bottom.
Nash slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nash lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nash tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nash trying to control the action but Jardine is working from the bottom.
Brutus Nash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Nash politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nash prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nash trying to control the position but Jardine is working away.
Nash tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nash trying to control the action but Jardine is working from the bottom.
Jardine tries to bench press Nash off him but Nash keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to control the position but Jardine is working away.

Brutus Nash has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jardine slips a jab from Nash.
Nash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jardine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nash slips a jab and a cross from Jardine.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nash enables Jardine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nash wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nash working a defensive guard here.
Nash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardine taking some punishment here, with Nash in his half guard.
Nash 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jardine tries to kick Nash off but Nash keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jardine is breathing heavily.
Nash works his way into full mount!

Nash jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jardine is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jardine and Nash has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Nash dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Jardine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nash is working hard here to advance position.
Nash trying to control here.
Jardine thows a huge punch but Nash dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine controlling the action here.
Nash is looking to control Jardine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nash avoid being mounted?
Nash works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nash doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jardine!
Jardine is in a horrible position here. Nash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jardine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash controlling from mount.
Nash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jardine is looking to escape.
Nash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nash wants to control the pace but Jardine is squirming around nicely.
Jardine is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jardine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jardine is looking to escape.
Nash controlling his opponent.
Jardine is squirming around, avoiding Nash's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nash looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nash looking to control but Jardine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nash controlling the pace for now.
Nash trying to control but Jardine is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Nash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Nash!