PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kadian Aitkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Nagy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aitkens
vs
Nagy

180 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
173 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hardcore Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kadian Aitkens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tibor Nagy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagy slips a straight right by Aitkens.
Nagy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aitkens counters with a straight right hand.
Nagy throws out a loose jab but Aitkens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagy throws the left hand but Aitkens avoids the punch easily.
Nagy swats away the attempt to clinch by Aitkens.
Aitkens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aitkens misses with a left hand
and Nagy counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagy.
Aitkens throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagy lands with a good body shot.
Aitkens throws a looping overhand right but Nagy ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitkens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagy moves out of range of the strikes.
Aitkens misses with a body shot.
Aitkens takes a swing at Nagy's ribcage but misses.
Aitkens throws out a loose jab but Nagy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Aitkens takes the fight into the clinch.

Nagy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nagy drops Aitkens with a beautiful combination! Aitkens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nagy is looking for the KO!

It looks like Kadian Aitkens has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Aitkens.
Nagy throws a nice looking combination but Aitkens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nagy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aitkens manages to avoid it.
Nagy wants to clinch.
Nagy slips a jab from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
Aitkens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nagy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aitkens.
Nagy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aitkens's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens throws a right and a left that Nagy avoids nicely.
Aitkens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aitkens loads up on a big right hand but Nagy slips the punch.
A jab from Aitkens misses.

Aitkens instigates a clinch.
Aitkens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aitkens struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagy controls his hands.
Aitkens is leaning against Nagy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nagy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagy blocks an uppercut.
Aitkens working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aitkens fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nagy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aitkens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagy on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Aitkens as he connects with a hook.
Aitkens throws a right hand that misses
letting Nagy counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Aitkens misses its intended target.
Kadian Aitkens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aitkens clinches.

Aitkens breaks from the clinch.
Aitkens digs a good hook to Nagy's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aitkens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nagy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aitkens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tibor Nagy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kadian Aitkens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nagy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aitkens swinging wildly here.
Aitkens throws a hook but Nagy blocks it.
A head kick misses from Aitkens.
A low kick from Nagy misses
and Aitkens counters with a left to the body.
Aitkens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aitkens.
Nagy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aitkens was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagy.
Aitkens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nagy looks to score with a jab to the body but Aitkens is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagy dodges the punch combination from Aitkens.
Aitkens looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagy is just out of range.
Tibor Nagy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Aitkens rushes Nagy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aitkens keeps control of Nagy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagy blocks a body shot from Aitkens.
Nagy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aitkens gets through Nagy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aitkens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aitkens prevents a body shot from Nagy.
Nagy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens prevents a body shot from Nagy.
Aitkens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aitkens tries to throw a body punch but Nagy avoids it by throwing Aitkens back against the cage.
Aitkens lands a shoulder strike.
Aitkens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aitkens taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nagy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aitkens's elbow.
Nagy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nagy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aitkens.
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!
A body shot lands from Aitkens.
Aitkens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aitkens.
Nagy can't break the clinch.
Aitkens has Nagy pressed against the cage, preventing Nagy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nagy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagy misses with the head strike.

Aitkens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Aitkens misses its intended target.
Nagy defending well as Aitkens loads up on a big left hand.
Aitkens cracks Nagy with an open hand slap.
Aitkens is looking to clinch but Nagy is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Nagy misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens throws an off balance right hand
and Nagy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aitkens misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Nagy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aitkens was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagy.
Aitkens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aitkens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
Aitkens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aitkens scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagy should have avoided that one.
Aitkens misses with an uppercut.
Aitkens lands a nice shot that snaps Nagy's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadian Aitkens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kadian Aitkens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aitkens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nagy moves away from the strike by Aitkens.
Aitkens throws out a loose jab but Nagy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aitkens misses with a wild combination.
Aitkens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nagy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagy wants to clinch.
Aitkens cracks Nagy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aitkens misses with a double jab
and Nagy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aitkens scores with a jab.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
Aitkens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Nagy is rocked!
Aitkens misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Aitkens misses.
Aitkens looks to land a left hand but Nagy moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Aitkens.
A big left from Nagy misses.
Aitkens missing with a left hand there. Nagy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aitkens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagy slips a jab from Aitkens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy looks to clinch
and Aitkens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aitkens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aitkens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aitkens.
Nagy slips under a jab from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a wild body shot.
Nagy slips a jab and a cross from Aitkens.
Aitkens is looking to clinch but Nagy is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aitkens misses the shot to the body.
Aitkens lands a jab to the head.
Nagy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aitkens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Nagy misses with a double jab
and Aitkens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aitkens digs a good hook to Nagy's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kadian Aitkens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aitkens 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadian Aitkens!