PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zyan Till (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Nufir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Till
vs
Nufir

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zyan Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Nufir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till checks a low kick from Nufir.
Till misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nufir misses with a low kick.
Nufir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nufir just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTill.

Nufir forces Till back against the cage and clinches.

Nufir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nufir closes the distance and clinches.
Till wants to take the fight to the mat but Nufir manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Nufir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nufir rushes Till and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nufir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nufir misses the shot to the body.
Till shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nufir as he avoids it easily.

Till scores with a takedown into Nufir's guard.

Nufir manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nufir moves into range and clinches up with Till.
Till stops a takedown attempt from Nufir.

Nufir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nufir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Till can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zyan Till. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Till tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nufir smiles and moves away.
Nufir misses with the combination.

Nufir closes the distance and pushes Till back into the cage.
A short right from Nufir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till has Nufir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nufir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Till fails to pull guard.

Nufir manages to break the clinch.
Nufir just misses with a punch to the body.
Till was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nufir lands with a hook. Till tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Max Nufir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nufir has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Till tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nufir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Till gets tackled into the cage by Nufir. Nufir maintains the clinch.
Till tries to pull guard but Nufir holds him up against the cage and eventually Till drops back down to his feet.
Till is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nufir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nufir lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nufir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Till is breathing heavily.

Nufir manages to break the clinch.
Till avoids a punch combination nicely.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nufir is looking for the big counter here.
Till is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nufir.

Nufir darts in and clinches Till up against the cage.

Nufir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nufir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nufir's corner calls for a 1-2. Nufir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Nufir moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Till is trying to pull guard but Nufir turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nufir scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nufir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nufir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Till throws a wild hook but Nufir just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Till gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Nufir raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Nufir!