PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lang
vs
Nicolosi

202 cm
21
246 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nicolosi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
Lang looks for the body kick but Nicolosi saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang throws a nice head kick!
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Nicolosi.
Lang throws a leg kick but Nicolosi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang throws a hook but Nicolosi avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nicolosi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolosi blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang blocks a jab.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicolosi in the body.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Nicolosi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Nicolosi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicolosi tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Nicolosi tries a low kick but Lang avoids it.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicolosi's head.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Nicolosi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Nicolosi sees coming a mile off.
Nicolosi feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Nicolosi throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Nicolosi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolosi 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.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicolosi. That did some damage!
Josh Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
Nice straight punches there by Nicolosi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicolosi.
Lang throws a push kick but Nicolosi slaps the foot to one side.
Nicolosi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicolosi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicolosi's head.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang connects with a right hand. Nicolosi shakes it off.
Lang throws a lazy head kick

and Nicolosi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicolosi avoids the damage to the body.
Nicolosi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang.

Nicolosi breaks from the clinch.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicolosi clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.

Nicolosi moves into the clinch.
Lang avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Lang working aggressively here.
Nicolosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nicolosi avoids it.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Nicolosi lands an elbow inside.
Nicolosi managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Nicolosi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
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 Josh Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lang thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Nicolosi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
Nicolosi throws a good cross that connects.
Nicolosi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Josh Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolosi misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolosi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolosi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Lang is looking to wear down Nicolosi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nicolosi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang scores with a head kick. Nicolosi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicolosi's calf.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang throws an off balance right hand

and Nicolosi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nicolosi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicolosi lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nicolosi.

Lang manages to break the clinch.
Nicolosi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Nicolosi jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicolosi throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Nicolosi scores with a one two! Lang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicolosi is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicolosi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi misses with a straight left.
Lang's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nicolosi lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicolosi checks a leg kick.
Nicolosi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nicolosi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Nicolosi ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolosi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Nicolosi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolosi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicolosi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Nicolosi avoids it.
Nicolosi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.

Nicolosi moves into the clinch.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nicolosi.

It looks like Josh Lang has been cut.
Lang blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicolosi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nicolosi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lang tries to land a leg kick but Nicolosi saw it coming and moves away.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A shot to the liver by Nicolosi. Beautiful body shot.
Nicolosi avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Nicolosi blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Lang tries to land a front kick but Nicolosi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicolosi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Nicolosi is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a head kick but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi avoids the head kick by Lang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolosi throws a shot to the body.
Nicolosi blocks a head kick by Lang.
Nicolosi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicolosi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang lands a high kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lang.
Lang 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.
Nicolosi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicolosi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicolosi cracks Lang with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lang looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nicolosi finish him?

Lang is rocked!
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!
Nicolosi jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Nicolosi tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicolosi closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lang out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Nicolosi!
After the big win, Frank Nicolosi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.