PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

AtlaSon
vs
Nabijos

187 cm
29
207 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

187 cm
33
213 lbs
37 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon looks to land a combination. Nabijos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nabijos just misses with a punch to the body.
AtlaSon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nabijos loads up on a big right hand but AtlaSon slips the punch.
Nabijos throws a head kick but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon throws a right and a left that Nabijos avoids nicely.
Nabijos scores with a jab to the body.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
AtlaSon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabijos manages to avoid it.
Nabijos throws a front kick aimed at AtlaSon's knee but AtlaSon avoids it well.
Nabijos swings for the body but AtlaSon moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nabijos.
A telegraphed right hand from Nabijos misses the target.
Nabijos moves away from the strike by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
AtlaSon misses with a wild body shot.
AtlaSon misses with an uppercut.
AtlaSon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nabijos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
AtlaSon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nabijos throws a low kick but AtlaSon moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
Nabijos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nabijos throws a front kick that sends AtlaSon stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Nabijos does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AtlaSon avoids a kick to the body.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
Nabijos looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos checks a leg kick.
AtlaSon looks to land a left hand but Nabijos moved out of range nicely.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nabijos was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
Nabijos throws a sloppy head kick and AtlaSon moves out of range easily.
Nabijos lands a leg kick that knocks AtlaSon off balance momentarily.
Nabijos scoring well with a low kick there.
Nabijos is looking to slow AtlaSon down with leg kicks.
AtlaSon looks to land a body kick but Nabijos moved away.
AtlaSon checks a leg kick.
Nabijos lands a nice looking kick to the body. AtlaSon takes a step back to recover.
Nabijos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down AtlaSon rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Nabijos.
AtlaSon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract AtlaSon.
Nabijos thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Nabijos slams his shin into AtlaSon's torso.
Nabijos throws a sloppy head kick and AtlaSon moves out of range easily.
AtlaSon throws a push kick but Nabijos slaps the foot to one side.
AtlaSon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nabijos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nabijos wants to slow AtlaSon down by chopping away at his legs.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nabijos.
Nabijos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabijos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Nabijos.
AtlaSon is breathing heavily.
Nabijos avoids the body shot from AtlaSon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos delivers a nice body kick.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but AtlaSon sees it coming and moves out of range.
AtlaSon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nabijos.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
AtlaSon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts AtlaSon, as that shot connected.
Nabijos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
AtlaSon tries to work over Nabijos's front leg with a kick but Nabijos checks it.
AtlaSon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos throws a sloppy head kick and AtlaSon moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nabijos.
AtlaSon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
AtlaSon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

AtlaSon scores with the left hand. Nabijos knows he should have avoided that one.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nabijos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nabijos ducks under a wild hook from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon swings for the body but Nabijos moves out of range.
Nabijos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nabijos tries to score with a low kick but AtlaSon moves his leg out of the way.
Nabijos ducks under a wild hook from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nabijos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
AtlaSon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
AtlaSon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nabijos with a jab.
AtlaSon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but AtlaSon manages to avoid it.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nabijos. AtlaSon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Nabijos.
Nabijos looks to throw the jab but AtlaSon is out of range.
AtlaSon throws a leg kick but Nabijos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nabijos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AtlaSon blocks the body kick.
Nabijos lands a glancing blow to the side of AtlaSon's head.
Nabijos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Nabijos lands but AtlaSon takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon throws a nice looking combination but Nabijos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
AtlaSon throws a nice looking combination but Nabijos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nabijos throws a jab but it's blocked by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nabijos.
José Nabijos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Nabijos catches AtlaSon right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
AtlaSon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether AtlaSon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
AtlaSon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head kick but AtlaSon moves out of range.
Nabijos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on AtlaSon. That did some damage!
Nabijos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AtlaSon looks to land a body kick but Nabijos moved away.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nabijos connects with an inside leg kick.
AtlaSon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nabijos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but AtlaSon manages to avoid it.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
Nabijos connects with a good right hand that stumbles AtlaSon. AtlaSon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nabijos. That's going to slow AtlaSon down.
AtlaSon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nabijos.
AtlaSon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nabijos.
AtlaSon tests Nabijos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
AtlaSon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nabijos is just out of range.
AtlaSon throws a leg kick but Nabijos checks it.
Nabijos throws a right hand that misses
and AtlaSon counters with a body kick that stops Nabijos in his tracks momentarily.
AtlaSon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
AtlaSon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nabijos misses with a combination
and AtlaSon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 AtlaSon.
AtlaSon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Nabijos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nabijos was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nabijos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from AtlaSon.
Nabijos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
AtlaSon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nabijos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nabijos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nabijos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot.
Nabijos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nabijos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabijos lands with a cross.
Nabijos punishes AtlaSon's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabijos connects with a leg kick. AtlaSon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nabijos misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nabijos lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nabijos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from AtlaSon misses.
Nabijos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos jabs AtlaSon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nabijos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries to move into range but Nabijos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nabijos motions for AtlaSon to come forward. Nabijos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nabijos thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from AtlaSon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nabijos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nabijos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos lands a body shot.
Nabijos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nabijos stuns AtlaSon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon's corner calls for a 1-2. AtlaSon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nabijos scoring well with a low kick there.
AtlaSon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nabijos moves into range and connects with a jab.
AtlaSon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nabijos.
Nabijos avoids a punch combination nicely.
AtlaSon misses with a body punch
and Nabijos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

AtlaSon is rocked!
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AtlaSon.
Oh AtlaSon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nabijos throws a head kick but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon seems to have got his legs back now.
AtlaSon connects with a body shot.
AtlaSon tries to clinch up.
Nabijos connects with a combination that backs up AtlaSon into the cage. Nabijos lands a flurry of punches that gets past AtlaSon's guard. AtlaSon is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Nabijos bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). José Nabijos!
José Nabijos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.