PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicious Bars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bars's choice of entrance music: ONE TIME' by Jai One. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nokia
vs
Bars

182 cm
32
197 lbs
4 - 26 - 0

182 cm
27
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastian Nokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vicious Bars!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bars wants to clinch but Nokia slips to the side
and Nokia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bars is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bars throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nokia counters with a big head kick but Bars shrugs it off.
Bars looks to clinch

and Nokia counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bars is looking to regain half guard here but Nokia keeps moving and retains side control.
Bars looks winded!
Nokia controls the position.
Bars looking for a sweep but Nokia has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nokia controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia wants to take Bars's back but he can't do it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nokia controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bastian Nokia.
Bars throws a leg kick

and Nokia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nokia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nokia forces his way into half guard.
Nokia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bars wants to control but Nokia passes into side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bars is trying to escape the position but Nokia is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastian Nokia dominated that round.
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.

Bars drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bastian Nokia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Nokia manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Nokia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bars throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nokia counters with a single leg into guard. Bars didn't expect that.
Nokia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nokia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bars's guard.
Bars is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bars is trying to get back to full guard.
Nokia stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bastian Nokia just wasn't active enough.
Bars misses with a left hand
and Nokia counters with a head kick.

Bars closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nokia's guard.

Nokia is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bars presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Nokia has picked Bars up - he's going for a ride! Nokia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nokia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bastian Nokia just wasn't active enough.
Bars tries to clinch up

and Nokia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nokia is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bastian Nokia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bars misses with a double jab

and Nokia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bars's guard.
Bars keeping full guard, as Nokia tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nokia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bastian Nokia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bars closes the distance but Nokia moves to the side

and Nokia counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastian Nokia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bars dives in and scores a takedown into Nokia's guard.

Nokia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bars misses with a right hand
and Nokia counters with a head kick.
Nokia checks a leg kick nicely.
Bars misses with a leg kick

and Nokia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nokia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bars for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bastian Nokia.
Bars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nokia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bars to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Nokia pushes Bars off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bars pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bars misses with a right hand
and Nokia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bars misses with a hook

and Nokia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nokia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nokia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bastian Nokia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nokia circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nokia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nokia controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bastian Nokia just wasn't active enough.
Bars throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nokia counters with a big head kick but Bars shrugs it off.
Bars tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nokia counters with a head kick. That will keep Bars thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bars throws a head kick that misses

and Nokia counters with a single leg into guard. Bars didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nokia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bastian Nokia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nokia 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastian Nokia!
In defeat, Vicious Bars stepped up to the mic, saying '"The sorry nigga got lucky!..I'll be back, and I want a rematch with his bitch ass!"'.