PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nansen's entrance music is The Prodigy - Thunder. A fine choice. Austin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!

Nansen
vs
Austin

176 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
160 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Convicted

Demonic Drugs
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Nansen moves away from the strike by Austin.
Nansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Austin misses with the combination.
Nansen throws a head kick that half lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Austin, as that shot connected.
Austin misses with a hook.
Austin misses with a hook.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nansen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Austin takes a step back to recover.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Nansen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Austin both land. Nice combination.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nansen tries to bum rush Austin with a series of wild strikes but Austin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nansen.
Austin throws a lazy head kick
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nansen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Austin throws a leg kick but Nansen sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Nansen misses.
Austin throws a right and a left that Nansen avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Austin misses

and Nansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Nansen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Austin can't do much from the bottom here.
Austin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Nansen easily slips into full mount!
Nansen wants to control the pace but Austin is squirming around nicely.
Austin wants to control but Nansen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin holds on for dear life, controlling Nansen's posture momentarily.

Nansen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Nansen is working for a guillotine from mount but Austin frees his head quite easily.
Austin tries to hold on but Nansen postures up.
Nansen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Austin gets back to half guard.
Austin tries to roll over but Nansen keeps him under control.
Nansen wants to take a breather but Austin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin pulls Nansen in close to prevent any damage.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Nansen is proving a slippery customer.
Nansen won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Austin looks gassed!
Nansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Austin is keeping the position for now.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nansen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Austin.
Nansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin lands an overhand right.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A choreographed right hand from Austin misses the target.
The fighters circling - Nansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Nansen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Austin sprawls well initially but Nansen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nansen prevents Austin from improving his position.
Nansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Austin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Nansen seems to be working for a kimura but Austin defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Austin pulls Nansen in close to prevent any damage.
Austin can't keep his opponent in guard - Nansen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Austin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nansen wants to free his trapped foot but Austin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nansen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Austin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen trying to mount his opponent but Austin defends it.
Austin is trying to control but can't.

Nansen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Austin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin is pressing down on Nansen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nansen postures up.
Austin throws a couple of heel strikes.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Nansen is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nansen moves away from the strike by Austin.

Nansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Austin holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Nansen any problems.
Nansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nansen preventing the sweep.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nansen is one step ahead there.
Austin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big left from Austin misses.
Austin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Austin misses.
Nansen scores with a hook.
Nansen throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Nansen throws a nice looking combination but Austin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin connects with a looping right hand.
Austin slow jab from Nansen misses its intended target.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tor Nansen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nansen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Nansen moved out of range.
Nansen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A choreographed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Nansen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nansen throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a low kick, right behind Austin 's knee.
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen scores with a hook.
Nansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Austin.
Nansen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nansen duly obliges.
Nansen throws a jab when Austin was well out of range.
Nansen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Nansen misses.
Austin tries to land a leg kick but Nansen saw it coming and moves away.
Nansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Nansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Austin's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nansen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Austin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin looks to land a combination but Nansen avoids it well.
Nansen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
Nansen looks to land a body kick but Austin moved away.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Nansen looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Nansen jabs Austin right on the nose. Austin blinks but takes it well.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Austin misses with a double jab

and Nansen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Austin's guard now.
Nansen won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.

Nansen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Nansen's shoulder, as Nansen tries to avoid the shot.
Nansen lands with a straight right. Austin didn't see that one coming.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nansen.
Nansen misses with a leg kick
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Nansen.
Tor Nansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nansen scores with a head kick.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Nansen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Austin connects with a nice looking jab.
Nansen misses with a double jab.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Nansen is out of range.
Nansen checks the leg kick.
Nansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Austin.
Nansen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Nansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nansen working the head and body with strikes.
Tor Nansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin is trying to maintain the position but Nansen is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Nansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Austin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nansen.
Austin gets back to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nansen drops back looking for a leg! Austin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Austin manages to kick Nansen off! Nansen jumps back into Austin's guard.
Nansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Austin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nansen counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nansen slips nicely into half guard.
Nansen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Austin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin can't keep his opponent in guard - Nansen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Austin is looking to control Nansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?

Nansen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Austin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tor Nansen!