PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Nipplestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Back Then as his entrance music. Norman Nipplestein had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nipplestein
vs
Jones

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
174 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Highland Clothing
KAISER

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Nipplestein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Nipplestein moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Nipplestein.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Nipplestein blocks an uppercut.
Nipplestein lands a right hand.
Nipplestein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Nipplestein.
Nipplestein is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nipplestein lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nipplestein walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nipplestein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Nipplestein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Nipplestein's shoulder, as Nipplestein tries to avoid the shot.
Nipplestein appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nipplestein is defending well.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with some punches.
Nipplestein slowing the pace effectively.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nipplestein stalls.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

Nipplestein breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nipplestein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Nipplestein prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Nipplestein slips nicely into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nipplestein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nipplestein lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Nipplestein.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nipplestein drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Nipplestein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nipplestein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nipplestein lands strikes from half guard.
Nipplestein working the head and body with strikes.
Nipplestein is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones pushes Nipplestein off looking to stand but Nipplestein dives back in and keeps control.

Nipplestein is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Nipplestein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones tries to roll over but Nipplestein keeps him under control.

Nipplestein is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nipplestein lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Nipplestein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Nipplestein stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Nipplestein there.
Nipplestein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nipplestein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones is looking to improve his position.

Nipplestein is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nipplestein is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Nipplestein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Nipplestein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Nipplestein circles away.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Nipplestein.

Nipplestein drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nipplestein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nipplestein is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Nipplestein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nipplestein drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Nipplestein 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.
Nipplestein drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
We've been hearing that Nipplestein has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nipplestein working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Norman Nipplestein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nipplestein trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nipplestein slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Nipplestein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nipplestein lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nipplestein connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.

Jones is rocked!
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Nipplestein finish him?
Nipplestein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nipplestein wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.

Nipplestein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nipplestein is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Nipplestein off but Nipplestein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Nipplestein in his half guard.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Nipplestein slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Nipplestein wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Nipplestein.
Nipplestein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nipplestein is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Nipplestein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nipplestein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nipplestein works his way into full mount!
Nipplestein lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nipplestein looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nipplestein cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Nipplestein working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Nipplestein looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jones covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Nipplestein!
After winning the bout, Norman Nipplestein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.