PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nirvi
vs
Maverick

185 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
203 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi scores with a jab to the jaw.

Nirvi forces Maverick back against the cage and clinches.
Maverick looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Nirvi.
A short right from Nirvi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick is leaning against Nirvi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nirvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Nirvi to work.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nirvi's elbow.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi lands with a left to the head.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Nirvi controls the action.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nirvi.
Nirvi leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Nirvi.
Maverick throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
I was talking to Nirvi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nirvi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nirvi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Maverick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nirvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nirvi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Nirvi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maverick up against the cage.
Maverick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nirvis head.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Nirvi gets through Maverick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nirvi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Nirvi lands with a light punch inside.
Maverick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nirvi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick tries a body shot but Nirvi blocks it.
Nirvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nirvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Maverick avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maverick.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Nirvi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nirvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Maverick circles away.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Nirvi lands the left hand.

Nirvi clinches up with Maverick and pushes him back against the cage.
Nirvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Nirvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nirvi works on Maverick's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nirvi trying to land knees to the body.
Nirvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
A short right from Nirvi on the inside.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
Maverick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nirvi up against the cage.
Nirvi looking to throw knees to the head but Maverick is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick blocks an elbow strike from Nirvi.
Niko Nirvi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Nirvi can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Maverick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maverick is looking to control Nirvi's arms but Nirvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick is trying to stall.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
A body shot lands from Nirvi.
Nirvi looking to throw knees to the head but Maverick is blocking nicely.
Nirvi presses Maverick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Nirvi - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Nirvi scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Nirvi tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nirvi lands a hook that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maverick is looking to control Nirvi's arms but Nirvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maverick.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Nirvi lands a shot to the body.
Maverick tries to throw a body punch but Nirvi avoids it by throwing Maverick back against the cage.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Nirvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Nirvi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maverick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nirvi lands a nice shot that snaps Maverick's head back.
Niko Nirvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick swings for the body but Nirvi moves out of range.
Nirvi misses with a head kick.
Maverick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nirvi throws a combination that misses
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.
Maverick looks to land a right hand but Nirvi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Nirvi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Nirvi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Maverick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Nirvi.
Nirvi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Nirvi.
Nirvi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nirvi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Nirvi.
Maverick trying to stall but Nirvi improves his position.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi is leaning against Maverick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nirvi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maverick misses with a body punch.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi slows down the pace here.
Maverick pushes Nirvi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nirvi tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Nirvi back against the cage.
Nirvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maverick throws a head punch that misses.
Nirvi tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Nirvi back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nirvi on the inside.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nirvi trying to stall but Maverick improves his position.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Nirvi clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maverick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nirvi counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nirvi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Maverick is rocked!
Whack! Nirvi lands a heavy head kick that drops Maverick. The ref tackles Nirvi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Maverick was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Niko Nirvi!
Niko Nirvi retains his light heavyweight title!
Niko Nirvi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.