PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Nolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolle Johnsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsen has chosen Black Sabbath - Snowblind as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nolter
vs
Johnsen

168 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Nolter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolle Johnsen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnsen pinned against the cage. Johnsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Nolter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nolter forces his way into half guard.
Johnsen looks like he's trying to stand up.

Johnsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Nolter.
Nolter stops Johnsen from getting back to his feet.
Nolter trying to mount his opponent but Johnsen defends it.
Johnsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nolter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nolter lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolter prevents Johnsen from standing back up.
Nolter is controlling the pace.
Nolter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Nolter there.
Nolter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnsen wants to get back to his feet.
Nolter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nolter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nolter landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nolter landing punches.
Nolter with the ground and pound from mount.
Nolter is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Rolle Johnsen has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnsen?

Nolter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnsen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnsen shrugs it off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nolter breaks from Johnsen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nolter lands a nice shot to the head.

Johnsen is rocked!
Nolter lands a big shot there that rocks Johnsen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnsen is still in real trouble! Can Nolter finish him?
A big strike lands for Nolter! That's really hurt Johnsen and he's turned his back - Nolter keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nolter jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Nolter!