PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Nation struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Judo
vs
Nation

165 cm
37
147 lbs
38 - 23 - 1

180 cm
31
162 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Judo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo takes a swing at Nation's ribcage but misses.
Nation swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nation manages to avoid it.
Judo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judo throws a jab when Nation was well out of range.
Nation displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judo throws out the jab.
Judo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nation throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judo on the side of the head.
Judo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nation stuffs the takedown attempt from Judo. Judo gets slowly back to his feet.

Judo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation is staying active underneath Judo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Judo is trying to work for a kimura but Nation is defending well.

Judo is working for a kimura but Nation is defending it quite comfortably.
Nation wants to improve his position but Judo is controlling well.

Judo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Judo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Judo wants to pass to mount but Nation is defending the position.
Judo is looking to pass Nation's guard but actually Nation recovers to full guard.

Judo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Judo drops back looking for a leg! Nation is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nation manages to kick Judo off! Judo jumps back into Nation's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo passes Nation's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Judo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nation sees it coming and defends easily.
Nation works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nation is trying to keep Judo in close.
Judo passes into half guard.
Nation is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nation.
Judo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nation keeping full guard, as Judo tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nation doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Judo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judo passes Nation's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Judo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Judo slips a jab from Nation.
Judo goes for a double leg but Nation avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nation continues to drive forward.
Judo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nation scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Jack Judo has been cut.
Judo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Nation throws the left hand but Judo avoids the punch easily.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but Nation shows good takedown defense.
Judo scores with a shot to the body.
Judo lands with a good body shot.
Judo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nation stuffs the takedown attempt from Judo. Judo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Judo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Judo.
Some wild striking there from Nation.

Judo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo stands up over Nation, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nation lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Judo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nation manages to get himself to full guard.

Jack Judo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Judo passes Nation's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nation is not content to let Judo control the position.

Judo is looking for a kimura here.
Judo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation manages to get to full guard.
Nation working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Judo.
Judo postures up and lands a big shot to Nation's brow.
Judo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judo stands and throws Nation's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Judo trying to control the position but Nation is working away.
Judo tries to score with some ground and pound. Nation controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Judo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Judo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Judo trying to control the position but Nation is working away.

Judo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Judo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nation knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Judo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Judo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Judo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Judo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nation, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Judo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Judo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nation slips under a jab.
Judo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nation as he jumps to the side.
Nation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Judo.
Nation connects with a looping right hand.
Judo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judo swings for the body but Nation moves out of range.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nation.
Nation sizes up Judo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judo throws an overhand right that lands on Nation's shoulder, as Nation tries to avoid the shot.
Nation scores with a punch to the head.
Nation cracks Judo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nation sprawls well initially but Judo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Judo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Judo wants to advance to full mount but Nation doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Judo stands up over Nation, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nation bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judo's guard.

Nation won't allow Judo to sweep him here.
Judo keeping moving, preventing Nation from controlling successfully.
Judo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nation is one step ahead there.

Nation gets to his feet. Judo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judo manages to avoid it.
Judo cracks Nation with an open hand slap.
Nation looks to score with a jab to the body but Judo is just out of range.
Nation throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Judo - just one landing.

Judo scores with a takedown into Nation's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Judo drops back looking for a leg! Nation is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nation manages to kick Judo off! Judo jumps back into Nation's guard.
Nation looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nation trying to control the position.
Nation is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Judo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nation looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Judo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nation is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nation is looking to improve his position.

Judo is working for a kimura but Nation is defending it quite comfortably.
Judo is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Judo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judo blocks the strikes from Nation.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Judo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Judo, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Judo!
Jack Judo took some time post fight to say the following; 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.