PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tugg Speedman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nilsen
vs
Speedman

185 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tugg Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Speedman.
Speedman takes a swing at Nilsen's ribcage but misses.
Speedman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilsen counters with a left and a right that stings Speedman.
Nilsen throws a right hand that Speedman ducks under and follows up with a left that Speedman also avoids with ease.
Nilsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speedman manages to avoid it.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Speedman slaps the foot to one side.
Nilsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedman lands a high kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nilsen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman throws out a leg kick but Nilsen moves out of range and Speedman only half commits.
Speedman doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilsen circles away.
Nilsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman is looking to slow Nilsen down with leg kicks.
Speedman slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
Speedman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speedman throws a head kick that misses.
Nilsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Speedman throws a body kick that misses.
Nilsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Speedman misses.
Speedman lands a right hook to the body.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman looks to land a body kick but Nilsen moved away.
Speedman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nilsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Speedman swings for the body but Nilsen moves out of range.
Nilsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedman throws a hook but Nilsen blocks it.
As Speedman looks to move away, Nilsen throws a big counter combo but Speedman just gets out of the way.
Speedman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nilsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nilsen walks into a jab.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman tries to clinch but Nilsen is having none of it.
Nilsen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsen.
Speedman closes the distance but Nilsen moves to the side
and Nilsen counters with a series of strikes. Speedman will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speedman.

It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Speedman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nilsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nilsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speedman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speedman avoids the head kick by Nilsen.
Speedman throws a chopping leg kick but Nilsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Speedman dodges the punch combination from Nilsen.
Speedman checks a leg kick.
Speedman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Speedman counters with a body kick.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Nilsen moved out of range nicely.
Nilsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Nilsen is looking to counter punch.
Speedman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Speedman! But no joy.
Nilsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Speedman slaps the foot to one side.
Speedman wants to counter with a clinch but Nilsen pushes him away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Speedman.
Nilsen walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman lands a jab to Nilsen's midsection.
Speedman scores with a hook to the body. Nilsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nilsen takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses.
Tugg Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Speedman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Speedman from controlling successfully.
Nilsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Speedman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nilsen's head.
Nilsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Speedman stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nilsen throws up his legs and catches Speedman in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Speedman tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nilsen! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dennis Nilsen!
A very excited looking Dennis Nilsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.