PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Nicola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Nicola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weight
vs
Nicola

175 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LightHeavy Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Nicola!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nicola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weight manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Nicola.
Nicola swats away the attempt to clinch by Weight.
Nicola shapes to counter with a head kick.
Weight misses with an uppercut.

Weight has managed to clinch.
Weight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicola backwards.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.

It looks like Joel Nicola has been cut.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nicola avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicola's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Nicola blocks the elbow strike.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nicola wants to break free but Weight has control.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Nicola.
Weight lands an elbow just above Nicola 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicola's brow.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Nicola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Nicola in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nicola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Nicola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nicola avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nicola is looking to control Weight's arms but Weight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nicola has his back to the cage.
Weight misses with an elbow strike.
Nicola is trying to break the clinch but Weight is controlling him.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nicola's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicola is trying to break the clinch but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Weight being controlled against the cage.
Weight blocking some punches.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight has Nicola pressed against the cage, preventing Nicola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicola misses with the head strike.
Nicola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight misses with a punch on the inside.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight misses with a body punch.
Nicola avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nicola avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands a shoulder strike.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nicola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicola.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Nicola shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Weight.

That has opened up Joel Nicola's cut even more.
Weight throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LightHeavy Weight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Nicola's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Weight with a jab.
Weight takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicola moves out of range as Weight strikes.

Weight moves into the clinch successfully.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nicola blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nicola dodges an elbow strike from Weight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight lands a nice uppercut.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Nicola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicola just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weight throws an off balance right hand
and Nicola counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weight misses with a looping left.
Nicola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nicola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nicola tries a head kick but it misses.
Weight misses with a straight left.
Weight takes one on the button.

Weight closes the distance and pushes Nicola back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nicola fails to land.
Nicola wants to break free but Weight has control.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Nicola misses with some punches.
Nicola avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nicola's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Nicola scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicola's brow.
Nicola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Nicola tries to stall but Weight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Weight.
Nicola blocks an elbow strike.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Nicola lands a hook that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Nicola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nicola can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Nicola is trying to break the clinch but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Weight has Nicola pressed against the cage, preventing Nicola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicola avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Weight lands an elbow just above Nicola 's eye.

Nicola is rocked!
Nicola blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Nicola is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight dips a shoulder and cracks Nicola with a mighty uppercut! Nicola falls back against the cage and Weight unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nicola is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Weight screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight!
A victorious LightHeavy Weight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.