PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nokia has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nokia
vs
Lugz

182 cm
40
179 lbs
7 - 57 - 0

181 cm
48
171 lbs
8 - 83 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 57 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastian Nokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 83 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birdman Lugz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nokia tries to sprawl but Lugz drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Nokia manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lugz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lugz has Nokia pressed against the cage, preventing Nokia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nokia is working for takedown but Lugz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nokia tries for a takedown but Lugz manages to get underhooks.
Nokia is breathing heavily.

Nokia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lugz doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Nokia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Birdman Lugz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lugz is looking to clinch but Nokia is avoiding it.
Nokia feinted with a counter takedown.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nokia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nokia attempts a counter takedown but Lugz avoids it well and moves away.
Lugz moves in looking to clinch but Nokia pushes him off.
Nokia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lugz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNokia.
Lugz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nokia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lugz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lugz is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nokia is trying to push Lugz away but Lugz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lugz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Nokia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lugz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nokia appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nokia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lugz wants to clinch up but Nokia keeps it at a distance.
Lugz wants to clinch up but Nokia keeps it at a distance.
Nokia tries to counter with a takedown but Lugz is quick to defend against it.
Lugz is looking to clinch but Nokia is avoiding it.

Nokia tries to keep at a distance but Lugz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lugz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lugz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nokia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lugz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nokia to the mat. Nokia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Nokia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lugz tries to clinch there but Nokia circles away.
Lugz tries to clinch up.
Nokia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lugz tries to clinch but Nokia moves out of range.
Lugz tries to clinch but Nokia is having none of it.
Lugz doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Nokia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lugz wants to clinch.
Nokia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lugz sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lugz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lugz tries to clinch but Nokia moves out of range.
It looked like Nokia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lugz moves in looking to clinch but Nokia pushes him off.
Nokia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nokia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nokia needs to keep his hands up - Lugz had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lugz is looking to clinch but Nokia is avoiding it.
Lugz wants to clinch but Nokia slips to the side
and Nokia counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastian Nokia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lugz tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Nokia walks into a stiff left hand from Lugz.
Lugz tries to clinch but Nokia moves out of range.
Lugz tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Lugz moves in looking to clinch but Nokia pushes him off.
Nokia feinted with a counter takedown.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nokia feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokia swats away the attempt to clinch by Lugz.
Bastian Nokia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nokia attempts a counter takedown but Lugz avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugz doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Nokia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lugz connects with a right hand. Nokia shakes it off.
Lugz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lugz gets the takedown into side control.

Nokia sneaks out the side door and pushes Lugz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bastian Nokia is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nokia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Lugz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Nokia has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lugz is on him like a limpet, forcing Nokia back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lugz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nokia regains guard.
Lugz wants to control from the top but Nokia keeps moving.
Lugz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nokia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nokia wants to get back to his feet but Lugz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nokia is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lugz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nokia is looking to break free of the clinch but Lugz has double underhooks.

Lugz lands a takedown into guard.
Lugz looking to sit in guard and control but Nokia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nokia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastian Nokia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lugz tries to clinch up.
Nokia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lugz wants to clinch.
It looked like Nokia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nokia keeps the fight on the outside.
Nokia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nokia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nokia feinted with a counter takedown.
Nokia keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lugz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nokia is looking for a counter combo.
Lugz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nokia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nokia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch but Nokia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nokia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lugz wants to clinch up but Nokia keeps it at a distance.
Nokia is looking for a counter combo.
Lugz wants to clinch.
It looked like Nokia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Lugz closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nokia is looking to break free of the clinch but Lugz has double underhooks.

Lugz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Nokia sneaks out the side door and pushes Lugz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lugz tries to clinch there but Nokia circles away.
Nokia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Lugz moves into the clinch.
Nokia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nokia is trying to break the clinch but Lugz is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nokia jumps guard but Lugz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lugz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nokia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Nokia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lugz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Nokia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nokia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lugz can do to turn this around?
Lugz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nokia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nokia swats away the attempt to clinch by Lugz.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lugz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nokia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lugz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lugz rushes Nokia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lugz has picked Nokia up - he's going for a ride! Lugz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Lugz is trying to control the action in half guard but Nokia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nokia is trying to stand up here but Lugz is controlling him well.
Nokia is staying active underneath Lugz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like Lugz is going to stand back up.

Nokia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bastian Nokia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nokia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastian Nokia!