PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. Star has chosen Ringo Starr's It Don't Come Easy as his entrance music. Ringo Star will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nesset
vs
Star

191 cm
29
201 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

210 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ringo Star!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.

Star closes the distance and clinches.
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nesset.
Nesset wants to break the clinch but can't.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nesset's defenses.
Nesset tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Star smiles and moves away.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset is having none of it.
Nesset throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nesset digs a good hook to Star's body.
Nesset swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Nesset throws a sloppy body shot

and Star counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Star.
Nesset takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nesset jumps guard but Star turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nesset jumps guard but Star turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnfinn Nesset. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star misses with an elbow over the top.
Nesset jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Star walks away with a smile on his face. Nesset gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nesset throws a sloppy body shot
and Star counters with an inside leg kick.
Star tries to clinch up.
Nesset lands with a hook. Star tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nesset, right into the meat.
Star takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nesset circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Star closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
and Nesset counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses the body punch
and Star counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Nesset misses
and Star counters with a head kick. That will keep Nesset thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nesset is looking to wear down Star with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Star is looking to clinch but Nesset is avoiding it.
Nesset looks to land a left hand but Star moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Nesset.
Nesset misses with a jab to the body

and Star counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Star taking a breather.
Nesset is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Star to keep the fight standing.
Nesset jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Star walks away with a smile on his face. Nesset gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the body from Nesset misses

and Star counters by clinching up.
Star tries to land knees in the clinch but Nesset avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Star.
Star is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Star.
A frustrated look appears on Nesset's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nesset.
Star is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nesset tries to pull guard but Star forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nesset takes a knee to the side of the body.
Star is trying to maintain a safe position but Nesset gets an underhook and turns Star into the cage.
Nesset is trying to pull guard but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Nesset is trying to pull guard but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Nesset tries to pull guard but Star holds him up against the cage and eventually Nesset drops back down to his feet.
Nesset tries to pull guard but Star forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Star looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nesset jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Star walks away with a smile on his face. Nesset gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Star fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nesset, pushing him back against the cage.
Nesset tries to pull guard but Star holds him up against the cage and eventually Nesset drops back down to his feet.
Star tries to stall but Nesset uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Star throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesset blocks an elbow strike.
Star tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nesset tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Star throws an elbow but it misses.

Nesset manages to break the clinch.
Nesset is looking to score with low kicks.
Nesset swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset moves out of range.
Star lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Nesset.
Nesset scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesset avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Star tries to clinch up.
Star tries to clinch there but Nesset circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ringo Star will probably get the nod.
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.

Nesset misses with a hook to the body
and Star counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nesset circles away from the clinch attempt.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Nesset pushes him off.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesset keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesset feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Nesset swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Nesset fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Star looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Star slips a jab from Nesset.
Star steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star is looking to clinch.
A big right from Nesset misses.
Nesset misses with a wild body shot.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesset tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Star was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesset.
Nesset throws a sloppy body shot
and Star counters with a good, hard body kick but Nesset shrugs it off.
Star moves to clinch but Nesset breaks away
and Nesset counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Nesset. Those never looked like landing.
Star moves to clinch but Nesset breaks away
and Nesset makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Star doesn't manage to clinch there - Nesset circles away.
Nesset swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
Nesset avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Star staying out of range there.
Star on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Star on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Star closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nesset manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Star tries to clinch there but Nesset circles away.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesset paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nesset scores with a decent looking hook.
Star takes one to the side of the head.
Nesset thows a body shot but no joy.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Star takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nesset swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Star moves away.
Star misses with a head kick.
Star misses with a head kick.
Star shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nesset digs a good hook to Star's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nesset blocks a leg kick.
Nesset throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Nesset pushes him off.
Star fails with an attempt to clinch.
Star avoids the body shot from Nesset.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnfinn Nesset dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Star displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nesset throws out the jab.
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesset fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Star tries to clinch up.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset is having none of it.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Star wants to clinch.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Nesset misses with a leg kick
and Star counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nesset's knee momentarily.
Nesset lands with a good body shot.
Star tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset throws a nice looking combination but Star bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nesset misses with a looping left.
Nesset lands a jab to the head.
Nesset misses the body punch
and Star makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick there by Star.
Nesset misses with a hook to the body
and Star counters with a low kick, right behind Nesset 's knee.
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesset paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Nesset throws a predictable looking body shot
and Star counters with a left to the body.
Star is looking to clinch but Nesset is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Nesset. Beautiful body shot.
Star tries to clinch up.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Nesset lands a slapping body shot.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Nesset lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesset misses with a wild body shot.
Nesset stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Star.
Nesset circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nesset wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Star sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Star tries to clinch there but Nesset circles away.
Star cracks Nesset with a good jab.
Nesset takes a swing at Star's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Nesset.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Nesset swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Star motions for Nesset to come forward. Star throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nesset misses with a hook
and Star counters with a nice leg kick.
Nesset fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Star checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nesset is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesset misses with a shot to the body
and Star counters with a good low kick that Nesset was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Star takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Star keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nesset misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Star counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesset on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset moves out of range.
Nesset lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star tries to clinch but Nesset is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arnfinn Nesset.
I think Nesset has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
Post fight, Arnfinn Nesset stared into the camera and said 'Where are all the moderate muslims speaking out against the 'extremists'..... Exactly, they kill if we draw a cartoon but stay silent when they rape white children'.