PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Fitsmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Nutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fitsmichael
vs
Nutt

177 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

192 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Fitsmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Nutt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fitsmichael gets tackled into the cage by Nutt. Nutt maintains the clinch.

Nutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitsmichael blocks a head kick by Nutt.
Nutt misses with a leg kick.

Nutt has closed the distance and engaged Fitsmichael in a clinch.
Fitsmichael has had enough of the clinch but Nutt keeps him there for the moment.
Fitsmichael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitsmichael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nutt landing knees to the head.
Nutt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitsmichael lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitsmichael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nutt has him pressed against the cage.
Nutt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutt with a knee to the head.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitsmichael avoids it.
A knee to the head by Nutt.
Nutt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitsmichael lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitsmichael.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitsmichael blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Fitsmichael's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitsmichael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nutt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nutt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitsmichael is trying to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitsmichael avoids it.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nutt looks winded!
Nutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitsmichael.

Nutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nutt instigates a clinch.
Fitsmichael is looking to break free of the clinch but Nutt has double underhooks.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitsmichael tries to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutt missing with knees to the body.
Fitsmichael wants to get back to striking at distance but Nutt won't allow it.
Nutt throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutt looking to throw knees to the head but Fitsmichael is blocking nicely.
Nutt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitsmichael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fitsmichael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nutt trying to land knees to the body.
Fitsmichael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nutt tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitsmichael avoids the damage to the body.
Nutt misses with a knee to the head.
Nutt misses with a knee to the head.
Fitsmichael tries to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling the position.
Nutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitsmichael.
Fitsmichael is trying to force a seperation but Nutt has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt looking to throw knees to the head but Fitsmichael is blocking nicely.
Fitsmichael managing to block the knees to the body from Nutt.
Fitsmichael is trying to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling him.
Fitsmichael managing to block the knees to the body from Nutt.
Nutt misses with a knee strike.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Fitsmichael tries to circle away but Nutt has him pinned against the cage.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Fitsmichael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the head but Fitsmichael blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitsmichael is looking to break free of the clinch but Nutt has double underhooks.
Nutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitsmichael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nutt misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Nutt dominated that round.
That's time! Fitsmichael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nutt is looking to chop away at Fitsmichael's legs.

Nutt instigates a clinch.
Fitsmichael tries to circle away but Nutt has him pinned against the cage.
Fitsmichael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitsmichael managing to block the knees to the body from Nutt.
Nutt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nutt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitsmichael avoids it.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Nutt is breathing heavily.
Fitsmichael avoiding damage as Nutt throws knees to the body.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Fitsmichael has had enough of the clinch but Nutt keeps him there for the moment.
Fitsmichael tries to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling the position.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutt missing with knees to the body.
Nutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitsmichael is defending well for now.
Nutt trying to land knees to the body.
Nutt prevents Fitsmichael from breaking the clinch.
Nutt tries a knee to the head but Fitsmichael blocks it.
Nutt scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nutt.
A frustrated look appears on Fitsmichael's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitsmichael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mark Nutt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the head but Fitsmichael blocks with his arms.
Fitsmichael is trying to pull guard but Nutt has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nutt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitsmichael wants to break free but Nutt has control.
Fitsmichael wants to break free but Nutt has control.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitsmichael is trying to push Nutt away but Nutt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fitsmichael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nutt scores with a knee to the head.
Fitsmichael tries to circle away but Nutt has him pinned against the cage.
Fitsmichael tries to break the clinch but Nutt is controlling the position.
Fitsmichael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nutt misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fitsmichael's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitsmichael is trying to force a seperation but Nutt has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nutt is looking to clinch but Fitsmichael is avoiding it.
Nutt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nutt doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitsmichael circles away.
Nutt misses with a body kick.
Nutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitsmichael keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt throws a push kick but Fitsmichael slaps the foot to one side.
Nutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nutt doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitsmichael circles away.
Fitsmichael checks a low kick from Nutt.
A head kick misses from Nutt.
Nutt tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Nutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nutt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nutt throws a body kick that misses.
Nutt looks for the body kick but Fitsmichael saw that one coming.
Nutt throws the kick towards the body but Fitsmichael avoids it.
Nutt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nutt.
Nutt throws a sloppy head kick and Fitsmichael moves out of range easily.
Nutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitsmichael blocks a head kick by Nutt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nutt. That's going to slow Fitsmichael down.
Nutt throws a sloppy head kick and Fitsmichael moves out of range easily.
Nutt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fitsmichael if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Nutt.
Fitsmichael blocks a head kick by Nutt.
Mark Nutt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nutt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitsmichael tries to break free but Nutt pushes him back against the cage.
Fitsmichael working hard to break the clinch.
Fitsmichael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Nutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nutt moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nutt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitsmichael blocks it with crossed arms.
Nutt trying to land knees to the body.
Nutt keeps control of Fitsmichael as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nutt has Fitsmichael pressed against the cage, preventing Fitsmichael from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Nutt.
Nutt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitsmichael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitsmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nutt.
Nutt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nutt tries a knee to the head but Fitsmichael blocks it.
Nutt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nutt trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Nutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nutt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Nutt!