PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

NKone
vs
Weiner

177 cm
21
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by NKone.
Weiner moves away from the strike by NKone.
NKone throws a looping overhand right but Weiner ducks down to avoid it.
NKone misses with a looping left.
NKone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weiner moves away from the strike by NKone.
NKone feints a jab promting Weiner to slip. NKone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Weiner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

NKone moves into the clinch.
NKone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NKone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but NKone has him pressed against the cage.
NKone slows down the pace here.
NKone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weiner tries to break free but NKone pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Weiner.
Weiner throws a head punch that misses.
NKone tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiner avoids the damage to the body.
NKone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but NKone won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for NKone.
Weiner lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiner is trying to maintain a safe position but NKone gets an underhook and turns Weiner into the cage.
NKone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiner blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
NKone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
NKone throws a knee to the head but misses.
NKone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
NKone blocks a body shot from Weiner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
NKone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
NKone looking to throw knees to the head but Weiner is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Weiner - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiner tries to work over NKone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiner wants to stall.
NKone taking a breather.
NKone lands a knee to the head.
Weiner being controlled against the cage.
NKone digs a right hand underneath Weiner's ribcage. Weiner let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner letting NKone take a breather here.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from NKone.
NKone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiner tries to throw a body punch but NKone avoids it by throwing Weiner back against the cage.
NKone has Weiner pressed against the cage.
Weiner misses with the head strike.
Weiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiner wants to break free but NKone has control.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but NKone won't allow it.
NKone misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weiner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from NKone.
NKone trying to land knees to the body.
NKone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
NKone taking a breather.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch but NKone keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for NKone to work.
NKone scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NKone keeps control of Weiner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NKone stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ole NKone.
Weiner throws a right and a left that NKone avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ole NKone 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.

No joy there for Weiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weiner misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Weiner.
NKone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weiner.
Weiner misses with a looping right.

NKone instigates a clinch.
NKone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Weiner struggles to land a body shot inside as NKone controls his hands.
NKone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weiner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Weiner misses with the head strike.
NKone lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from NKone.
NKone landing knees to the head.
NKone connects with a knee to the head.
Weiner managing to block the knees to the body from NKone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone tries a knee to the head but Weiner blocks it.
NKone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiner blocks it with crossed arms.
NKone tries a knee to the head but Weiner blocks it.
Our sources have told us that NKone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short left from NKone.
Weiner tries to circle away but NKone has him pinned against the cage.
NKone has Weiner pressed against the cage, preventing Weiner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weiner misses with the head strike.

Weiner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

NKone darts in and clinches Weiner up against the cage.
Weiner wants to break free but NKone has control.
The referee calls for NKone to work.
NKone pushes Weiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
NKone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weiner backwards.
NKone avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by NKone.
Weiner is trying to force a seperation but NKone has the dominant position.
Weiner is trying to break free.
Weiner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NKone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiner blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiner swings wildly with an uppercut but NKone uses good head movement to avoid it.
NKone lands a knee to the body.
NKone is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NKone is working Weiner over against the cage.
NKone pressing his opponent against the cage.
NKone landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for NKone.
Weiner taking a breather.
Weiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NKone slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by NKone.
Weiner can't break the clinch.
Weiner throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from NKone.
Ole NKone has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NKone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Weiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
NKone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NKone tries to land a knee to the head but Weiner blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
NKone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
NKone tries to land a knee to the head but Weiner blocks with his arms.
Weiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NKone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NKone tries a knee to the head but Weiner blocks it.
NKone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weiner backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ole NKone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

NKone takes a swing at Weiner's ribcage but misses.
Weiner throws a body punch but NKone moves out of range.
Alexander Weiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NKone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
NKone connects with a crisp jab.
NKone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ole NKone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Weiner enables NKone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Weiner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
NKone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Weiner wants to sweep but no luck.
NKone working some strikes from top position.
NKone trying to control but Weiner is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NKone stays in close to Weiner's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weiner working for a triangle but NKone defends it easily.

Weiner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
NKone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
NKone wants to control from the top but Weiner keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells NKone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
NKone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
NKone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weiner trying to control the position.
NKone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
NKone distracts Weiner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
NKone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
NKone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NKone passes Weiner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NKone passes to side control.
NKone just content to control the position.
Weiner is trying to control NKone's posture but NKone avoids it.
NKone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
NKone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weiner can do to turn this around?
Weiner is working to avoid the ground and pound but NKone connects with a decent elbow.
NKone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
NKone is looking to take a break and control but Weiner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexander Weiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

NKone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no NKone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but NKone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Weiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weiner wants to get back to his feet.
Ole NKone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
NKone controlling the position from side mount.
Weiner is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

NKone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ole NKone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well NKone 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole NKone!
Ole NKone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.