PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ The Prodigy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicko
vs
The Prodigy

176 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilios Nicko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ The Prodigy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Prodigy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Prodigy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicko moves away.
BJ The Prodigy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for The Prodigy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Prodigy swinging wilding here.
The Prodigy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Prodigy fails to land with a series of punches.

Nicko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nicko lands in his opponent's guard.

The Prodigy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nicko stacks The Prodigy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nicko!
Nicko tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Prodigy is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Prodigy manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The Prodigy with the active half guard here but Nicko passes nicely into side control.
The Prodigy looks gassed!
Nicko tries to advance to mount but The Prodigy denies him.
The Prodigy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nicko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Prodigy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nicko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The Prodigy is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicko controlling the position easily from mount.
The Prodigy is looking to get to half guard.
Nicko controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prodigy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Prodigy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Prodigy tries to improve his position but instead Nicko has taken his back!
Nicko controlling the position well here. The Prodigy rolled but Nicko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nicko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The Prodigy is in bad spot here.
Nicko trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure The Prodigy doesn't escape.
The Prodigy is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Nicko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nicko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nicko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nicko takes The Prodigy's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, The Prodigy is in trouble.
Nicko biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nicko is hanging on to The Prodigy's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What can The Prodigy do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nicko controlling well, preventing The Prodigy from escaping the position.
The Prodigy is breathing heavily.
Nicko controls the position.
Nicko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vasilios Nicko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Prodigy looks to land a right hand but Nicko moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Nicko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Prodigy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nicko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The Prodigy is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prodigy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nicko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The Prodigy is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicko controlling the position easily from mount.
Nicko manages to capitalize on a mistake by The Prodigy to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nicko biding his time, looking for the opening.
The Prodigy is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Nicko 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.

The Prodigy throws out a loose jab but Nicko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nicko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Prodigy to the mat! The Prodigy manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Prodigy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nicko dives into side control.
Nicko takes a little break here. The Prodigy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nicko gets to mount! The Prodigy was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nicko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Prodigy working to try and regain half guard.
The Prodigy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Prodigy regains half guard.
Nicko controlling the pace.

The Prodigy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The Prodigy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nicko pulls his head out easily.

That's two 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.
Nicko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Prodigy is trying to get back to full guard.

The Prodigy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nicko pulls his head out easily.
Nicko is taking a breather. The Prodigy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prodigy is looking for a sweep. Nicko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nicko trying to control the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vasilios Nicko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nicko feints and as The Prodigy raises his hands in defense, Nicko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The Prodigy is looking for a triangle here but Nicko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nicko advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicko controlling the position easily from mount.
Nicko manages to capitalize on a mistake by The Prodigy to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicko controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Prodigy looks to land a left hand but Nicko moved out of range nicely.

Nicko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nicko moves into full mount!
The Prodigy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nicko biding his time, controlling The Prodigy.
Vasilios Nicko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Prodigy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
I really don't envy The Prodigy right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Nicko.
Nicko has the hooks in. The Prodigy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The Prodigy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nicko slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on The Prodigy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nicko controlling the positon.
Nicko has the hooks in. The Prodigy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The Prodigy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nicko.
Nicko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Prodigy for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vasilios Nicko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Prodigy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Prodigy throws out the jab.

Nicko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

The Prodigy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nicko pulls his head out easily.
Nicko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Prodigy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nicko jumps into side control!
Nicko controlling the position.
The Prodigy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nicko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicko taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Nicko had his way with BJ The Prodigy in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nicko scores with a takedown into The Prodigy's guard.

Nicko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nicko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nicko stopping the sweep attempt from The Prodigy.
The Prodigy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Prodigy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nicko stopping the sweep attempt from The Prodigy.
Nicko stays in close to The Prodigy's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vasilios Nicko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nicko dodges the punch combination from The Prodigy.

Nicko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nicko lands in his opponent's guard.
Nicko is stalling in the full guard.
Nicko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Prodigy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The Prodigy with the active half guard here but Nicko passes nicely into side control.
The Prodigy seems a little lost for a moment, as Nicko dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Prodigy is trying to get back to half guard.
Nicko slows the pace down.
The Prodigy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nicko controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Nicko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nicko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Nicko!
Vasilios Nicko retains his lightweight title!