PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios comes into the arena with In Waves blaring out of the sound system. Chev Chelios is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Chelios
vs
Nitschke

175 cm
30
202 lbs
27 - 13 - 1

181 cm
32
184 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Chelios does no damage.
Nitschke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chelios misses with the combination.

Chelios rushes Nitschke and presses him up against the cage.

Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chelios moves in looking to clinch but Nitschke pushes him off.
Chelios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nitschke misses with a left hand
and Chelios counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Chelios does no damage.
Chelios throws a wild body kick that Nitschke sees coming a mile off.
Nitschke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Nitschke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chelios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chelios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nitschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nitschke on the side of the head.

It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nitschke.
A jab from Nitschke misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke wants to slow Chelios down by chopping away at his legs.
Chelios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nitschke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chelios scrambles back to his feet.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nitschke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitschke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Chelios walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nitschke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chelios falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nitschke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chelios's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nitschke landing with the ground and pound.
Nitschke forces his way into half guard.
Nitschke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to get to full guard but Nitschke has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke looks to land a strike but Chelios avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nitschke chips away with some ground and pound.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nitschke looking to pass the guard.

Nitschke drops back looking for a leg! Chelios is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chelios manages to kick Nitschke off! Nitschke jumps back into Chelios's guard.
Chelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nitschke is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chelios manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chelios misses with a body shot.

Chelios clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nitschke.
Chelios displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nitschke up against the cage.
Chelios lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chelios lands a knee to the head.
Chelios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nitschkes head.
Nitschke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Chelios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chev Chelios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nitschke checks a leg kick.
Chelios tries to clinch up but Nitschke circles away and keeps his distance.
Nitschke throws a chopping leg kick but Chelios manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chelios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Nitschke is predictable there
and Chelios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nitschke blocks the body kick.
Nitschke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chelios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nitschke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Chelios dodges it nicely.
Chelios moves into full guard.
Nitschke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damian Nitschke has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Chelios is looking for a triangle but Nitschke pushes his legs off easily.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.

Chelios is looking for a triangle but Nitschke pushes his legs off easily.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Chelios manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nitschke.
Chelios looking to stall.
Chelios digs a right hand underneath Nitschke's ribcage. Nitschke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nitschke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chelios breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Chelios. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chelios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios throws a leg kick but Nitschke sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Nitschke misses.
Nitschke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Nitschke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Nitschke is just out of range.
Good work by Nitschke as he checks the leg kick.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nitschke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelios. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Chelios.
Chelios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitschke manages to avoid it.
Chev Chelios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chelios drops Nitschke with a beautiful combination! Nitschke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chelios is looking for the KO!

Nitschke is rocked!

That has opened up Damian Nitschke's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios blocks the body kick.
Nitschke is still on wobbly legs! Can Chelios finish him?
Chelios connects with a superb combination that knocks Nitschke out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Chelios before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Nitschke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chev Chelios!
Chev Chelios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Damian Nitschke stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a tough opponent and was the better man tonight. Best of luck to him in his future fights.'.