PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Vinicius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nix
vs
Vinicius

172 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius scores with a shot to the body.
Nix throws a combination that misses
and Vinicius counters with a series of strikes. Nix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Nix. Those never looked like landing.

Vinicius gets tackled into the cage by Nix. Nix maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nix.
Vinicius is trying to break free.
Nix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nix wants to break free but Vinicius has control.
Vinicius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Nix.
Nix slowing the pace effectively.
Nix lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vinicius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinicius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nix throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinicius counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinicius lands with a shot to the body.
Vinicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nix digs a right hand underneath Vinicius's ribcage. Vinicius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinicius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nix walks away with a smile on his face. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vinicius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vinicius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nix swings for the body but Vinicius moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nix throws the left hand but Vinicius avoids the punch easily.

Nix instigates a clinch.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nix slows down the pace here.
Vinicius is trying to pull guard but Nix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hakeem Nix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Vinicius.
Vinicius prevents a body shot from Nix.
Nix controlling the action here for a moment.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix holds him up against the cage and eventually Vinicius drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix works on Vinicius's body with a couple of short punches.
Nix pushes Vinicius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinicius working hard to break the clinch.
Nix tries to break free but Vinicius pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nix.
Nix has Vinicius pushed against the cage.
Nix lands with a left to the head.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vinicius jumps guard but Nix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nix is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinicius has double underhooks.
Vinicius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nix to keep the fight standing.
Nix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vinicius.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix holds him up against the cage and eventually Vinicius drops back down to his feet.
Nix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinicius tries to break the clinch but Nix is controlling the position.
Nix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Nix 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.

Vinicius misses with a wild body shot.
Nix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinicius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nix's hands.
Nix fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nix misses with a combination
and Vinicius counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Nix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix wants to clinch up but Vinicius keeps it at a distance.
Nix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nix misses with a double jab.
Vinicius misses with a two punch combination.
Vinicius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinicius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hakeem Nix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nix misses with an uppercut.
Vinicius scores with a body shot.
Nix misses with a combination
and Vinicius counters with a two punch combo.
Nix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a left and a right that stings Nix.
Vinicius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nix rushes Vinicius and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius fails to pull guard.
Vinicius is trying to break the clinch but Nix is controlling him.
Vinicius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinicius jumps guard but Nix stands there with Vinicius around his waist. Vinicius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nix as Vinicius tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Nix.
Nix lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinicius backwards.
Nix lands with a light punch inside.
Vinicius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nix to keep the fight standing.
Hakeem Nix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Vinicius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix won't allow it.
Nix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vinicius prevents Nix from breaking the clinch.
Nix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viniciuss head.
Nix wants to break free but Vinicius has control.
Nix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nix lands a right hand.
Nix keeps control of Vinicius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix stalling.
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!
Nix presses Vinicius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinicius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nix walks away with a smile on his face. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Nix dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Nix gets a clinch.
Nix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinicius up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nix tries to circle away but Vinicius has him pinned against the cage.

Nix manages to break the clinch.
Vinicius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nix avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix tries to break the clinch but Vinicius is controlling the position.
Vinicius is looking to control Nix's arms but Nix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vinicius has his back to the cage.
Vinicius jumps guard but Nix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nix working hard to break the clinch.
Vinicius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nix to keep the fight standing.
Vinicius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakeem Nix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Vinicius.
Vinicius is looking to break free of the clinch but Nix has double underhooks.
Vinicius working hard to break the clinch.
Nix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vinicius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix has Vinicius pressed against the cage.
Nix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nix presses Vinicius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but Nix holds him up against the cage and eventually Vinicius drops back down to his feet.
Vinicius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nix digs a right hand underneath Vinicius's ribcage. Vinicius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Nix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakeem Nix is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix misses with an uppercut. Vinicius saw that one coming.
Nix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
Nix swings for the body but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nix scores with a shot to the body.
Vinicius misses with a body kick.
Nix works over Vinicius's head and body with a nice combination.
Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nix.
Nix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinicius counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nix misses its intended target.
Vinicius stalks Nix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nix's face. Nix staggers backwards, shaken.
Nix swings for the body but Vinicius moves out of range.
Nix tries to clinch there but Vinicius circles away.
Nix is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vinicius's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinicius swinging wildly here.
Nix fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nix swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Nix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nix 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Nix!