PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazer comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lazer
vs
Nickson

190 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Major Lazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nickson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lazer shoots in for a double leg but Nickson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lazer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lazer showed some decent athleticism there.
Nickson is trying to stand up here but Lazer is controlling him well.
Lazer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nickson is looking to escape.
Lazer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lazer passes to full mount!
Lazer looking to finish Nickson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nickson!
Lazer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickson is looking to escape.
Lazer with the ground and pound from mount.
Nickson tries to hold on but Lazer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazer lands a heavy elbow.
Lazer lands with some strikes.
Lazer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nickson is looking to get to half guard.
Nickson is in a horrible position here. Lazer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lazer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lazer working Nickson over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nickson is bucking up trying to escape but Lazer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lazer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nickson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lazer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lazer 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lazer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nickson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nickson tries to get to full guard but Lazer has control of the leg.
Lazer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nickson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lazer lands a heavy elbow.
Lazer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Lazer.
Nickson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lazer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Nickson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nickson is still in real trouble! Can Lazer finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lazer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nickson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lazer won't let Nickson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lazer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nickson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lazer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lazer stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Major Lazer!
During a confident post fight interview, Major Lazer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.