PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cope Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset has chosen Murder By Numbers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Two
vs
Nesset

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cope Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two misses with a low kick.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Two sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Two has closed the distance and engaged Nesset in a clinch.
Two is pressed up against the cage. Nesset has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Two down to the mat. Two avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nesset fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Two takes one on the button.
Two lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Arnfinn Nesset has been cut.

Two rushes Nesset and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Two breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two avoids the body shot from Nesset.
Two misses with a takedown attempt - Nesset sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Two does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nesset blocks a low kick nicely.
Nesset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nesset bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Two's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesset pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Two misses with a straight right.
Two walks into a straight right hand from Nesset.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two misses with a few strikes there.
Nesset lunges at Two with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Two's hand.
Nesset swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Two.
Two defending well as Nesset loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Two.
Nesset looks gassed!

Two pushes Nesset up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Two on the inside.
Two creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Two breaks the clinch.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Two fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nesset on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Two gets a clinch.
Nesset drops down looking for an ankle pick but Two pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nesset takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Two scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Two moves into range and clinches up with Nesset.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Two clobbers Nesset with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Two bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Two misses.
Nesset thuds a left hand into Two's body.
Two's corner calls for a 1-2. Two obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Two fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cope Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab-cross combination lands for Two and sends Nesset crashing to the mat! Two follows him down to the mat - Nesset regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Nesset is rocked!
Two is trying to control the action in half guard but Nesset is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Two wants to stand but Nesset has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nesset won't allow Two to pass to mount.
Nesset is trying to stand up here but Two is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Two jumps into side control!
Nesset really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Two. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Two decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nesset to his feet.

Two drives through and clinches with Nesset against the cage.

Two breaks the clinch.
Two will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Two throws a leg kick but Nesset moved away.
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Two cracks Nesset with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nesset throws a hook to the side of Two's head but Two sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nesset looks to land a right hand but Two moved out of range.
A big right from Two misses.
Two scores with a spinning back kick!

Two clinches up against the cage.
Nesset prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two stalling.

Two breaks from the clinch.
Nesset circles away from the clinch attempt.
Two uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
Two swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Two gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Two looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nesset lands a slapping body shot.
Nesset misses with a jab, cross combination.
Two throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Two.
Nesset showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Two.

Two gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cope Two dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnfinn Nesset's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Two takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Two gets the takedown into side control.
Two trying to control the action but Nesset is working from the bottom.
Nesset is trying to get back to half guard.

Two is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nesset knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Two trying to control the action but Nesset is working from the bottom.
Nesset wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two is looking to take a break and control but Nesset is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Two is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nesset is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Two in side control, throwing shots but Nesset defends.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Two misses with a double jab
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Two avoids a punch combination nicely.
Two looks to land a combination but Nesset avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Two.
A combination from Nesset does no damage.
Nesset connects with a jab.
Nesset misses with a straight right.
Two swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nesset is breathing heavily.

Two has managed to clinch.
Nesset tries for a takedown but Two manages to get underhooks.

Nesset is fighting off a takedown attempt but Two is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nesset to the mat. Nesset regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Two drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nesset manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Two has Nesset in his guard.
Nesset looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset trying to control but Two is working from the bottom.
Nesset is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Two looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nesset is one step ahead there.

Two working for a triangle but Nesset defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Two looking for a sweep. Not yet Two, not yet.

Two had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nesset is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Two Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nesset's back instead.
Two misses with punches from the back.
Nesset has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Nesset is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cope Two dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnfinn Nesset's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nesset swinging wilding here.
Two looks to land a combination but Nesset avoids it well.
Nesset throws the left hand but Two avoids the punch easily.

Two closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Two breaks the clinch.
Two takes a jab right on the kisser.
Two throws a right and a left that both miss.
Two is looking to slow Nesset down with leg kicks.
Two jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Two looks to land a combination. Nesset sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nesset paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cope Two is winning the standup battle so far.
Nesset avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.

Two clinches up against the cage.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Nesset's takedown attempt.
Two can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Two breaks the clinch.
Nesset throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesset throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Two closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Two is working for takedown but Nesset is calmly controlling the position for now.

Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nesset misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Two.
Nesset dodges the punch combination from Two.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.

Two rushes Nesset and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Two escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Two throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Two rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nesset moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Two throws a low kick, looking for Nesset's leg but Nesset calmly moves out of range.
Cope Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset lunges at Two with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Two's hand.
Two swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesset slips under a jab.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
Two shoots for a double leg takedown but Nesset sprawls well. He's pushed Two's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cope Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nesset scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Two misses with a combination
and Nesset counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nesset scores with a jab. Two acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Two clinches up with Nesset and pushes him back against the cage.

Two breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Nesset. That snapped Two's head back.
Two misses with a body kick.
Nesset misses the shot to the body.
Nesset jabs at Two's body.
Nesset throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Two stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Two wants to clinch.
Two shoots in looking for a takedown. Nesset tries to sprawl out of it but Two keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nesset manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nesset wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nesset scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Two tries to clinch up but Nesset circles away and keeps his distance.
Nesset works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Two clobbers Nesset with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Two, right into the meat.
Two misses with a double jab.
Nesset misses the body punch

and Two counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Two content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nesset is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arnfinn Nesset has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Two looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nesset slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Two looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nesset is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cope Two showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Two 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cope Two!