PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Blockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Blockson
vs
Tomba

183 cm
33
281 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

214 cm
28
300 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisse Blockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blockson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Nisse Blockson has been cut.
Tomba has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blockson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomba throws a nice looking combination but Blockson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tomba sends Blockson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tomba is motioning to the referee to let Blockson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Blockson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomba throws a jab when Blockson was well out of range.
Blockson lands a right hook to the body.
Blockson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blockson.
Good leg kick by Blockson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blockson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomba. That did some damage!
Tomba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blockson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blockson motions for Tomba to come forward. Blockson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blockson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomba lands a body shot.
Tomba loads up on a big right hand but Blockson slips the punch.

Blockson instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
Blockson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomba avoids it.
Blockson just leaning against Tomba, taking a breather.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Tomba 's eye.
Tomba avoiding damage as Blockson throws knees to the body.
Blockson throws an elbow that misses.
Blockson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomba is defending well for now.
Tomba managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blockson misses with a knee strike.
Blockson lands a damaging elbow.
Blockson lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Blockson tries a body shot but Tomba blocks it.
Blockson digs a right hand underneath Tomba's ribcage. Tomba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomba looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blockson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomba avoiding damage as Blockson throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomba prevents a body shot from Blockson.
Tomba wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tomba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blockson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blockson tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Tomba misses.
Blockson blocks a head kick by Tomba.
Blockson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blockson throws a sloppy head kick and Tomba moves out of range easily.
Tomba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blockson.
Tomba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomba looks to score with a jab to the body but Blockson is just out of range.
Tomba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blockson counters with a straight right hand.
Tomba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blockson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomba looks to land a combination but Blockson avoids it well.
Blockson 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomba blocks a leg kick.
Blockson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomba's head backwards.
Blockson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blockson throws a wild body kick that Tomba sees coming a mile off.
Blockson ducks under a wild hook from Tomba.
Blockson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blockson scores with a hook.
Tomba tests Blockson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Tomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blockson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomba fails to land with a series of punches.
Blockson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomba off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomba misses with a lunging right hand
and Blockson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blockson avoids the body shot from Tomba.

Blockson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Tomba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blockson prevents Tomba from breaking the clinch.
Blockson blocks an uppercut.
Blockson lands an elbow inside that Tomba shrugs off.
Blockson can't find room to land a body shot as Tomba controls the action.
Nice body punch from Blockson - that landed with a thud.
Blockson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blockson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Blockson manages to break the clinch.
Tomba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blockson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisse Blockson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Blockson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Blockson.
Blockson feints and then cracks Tomba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomba down.
That kick from Blockson tenderised Tomba's leg. Tomba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alberto Tomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blockson throws a leg kick which misses Tomba's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomba tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Tomba 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Blockson instigates a clinch.

Blockson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blockson has closed the distance and engaged Tomba in a clinch.
Blockson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blockson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blockson digs a right hand underneath Tomba's ribcage. Tomba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomba's defenses.

That has opened up Alberto Tomba's cut even more.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomba's defenses.
Blockson effectively controlling the action here.
Tomba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.

The cut above Alberto Tomba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blockson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blockson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tomba's face.

Tomba is rocked!
Blockson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomba is still on wobbly legs! Can Blockson finish him?

Alberto Tomba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blockson scores with a hook to the body.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clinched against the cage, Blockson lands a big elbow that drops Tomba! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tomba is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nisse Blockson!
A very excited looking Nisse Blockson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.