PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nickal
vs
Dog Iii

180 cm
23
188 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

184 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Dog Iii!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nickal will feel that in the morning.
Nickal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dog Iii has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nickal looks to land a left hand but Dog Iii moved out of range nicely.
Nickal throws a right hand that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickal 's knee momentarily.
Nickal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dog Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Nickal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nickal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickal throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Nickal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickal .
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dog Iii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nickal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nickal throws an elbow that misses. Dog Iii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nickal 's guard. Nice move by Dog Iii!

Nickal wants to sweep here but Dog Iii controlling him for the moment.
Dog Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal is pulling down on Dog Iii's head to control his posture.
Nickal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dog Iii wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dog Iii is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dog Iii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nickal keeping full guard, as Dog Iii tries to pass.
Nickal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nickal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dog Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dog Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dog Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nickal is in close to Dog Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog Iii controls Nickal momentarily but Nickal frees himself.
Dog Iii has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Nickal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nickal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nickal cracks Dog Iii with a solid left hand.
Nickal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickal throwing strikes but missing.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Nickal is in close to Dog Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dog Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Nickal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Nickal with a poor takedown
and Dog Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nickal . Nickal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dog Iii looks to land a body kick but Nickal moved away.
Nickal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dog Iii avoids the body shot from Nickal .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Nickal misses.
Dog Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nickal fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mad Dog Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickal misses with an uppercut.
Nickal misses the shot to the body.
Dog Iii throws a hook to the side of Nickal 's head but Nickal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dog Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice takedown defense from Dog Iii. No joy for Nickal on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Nickal . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog Iii takes a swing at Nickal 's ribcage but misses.
Dog Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickal .
Nickal attempts a counter takedown but Dog Iii avoids it well and moves away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dog Iii enables Nickal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dog Iii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nickal 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.
Dog Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickal distracts Dog Iii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dog Iii is pulling down on Nickal 's head. It's preventing any offense from Nickal , at least for the moment.
Nickal throwing strikes but missing.
Nickal won't allow Dog Iii to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bo Nickal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dog Iii looking to control.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
Nickal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dog Iii has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Nickal passes Dog Iii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dog Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Nickal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog Iii defending well though.
Nickal working Dog Iii over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dog Iii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dog Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickal .
Nickal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickal wants to pass the guard but Dog Iii is defending well.
Dog Iii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog Iii tries to get to full guard but Nickal has control of the leg.
Nickal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Dog Iii's hands, connecting with Dog Iii's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog Iii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Nickal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Dog Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Nickal .
A clash of legs there as Nickal blocks the low kick.
Nickal attempts a counter takedown but Dog Iii avoids it well and moves away.
Dog Iii misses with a hook. Nickal ducked under it nicely.
Nickal misses with a jab to the body
and Dog Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog Iii throws a right hand that Nickal ducks under and follows up with a left that Nickal also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Dog Iii.
Nickal just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickal fails to land the takedown.
Mad Dog Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dog Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Nickal misses.
Nickal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dog Iii looks to land a right hand but Nickal moved out of range.
Nickal misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dog Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dog Iii loads up on a big right hand but Nickal slips the punch.
Nickal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickal throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Mad Dog Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickal throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickal .
Nickal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dog Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Nickal off balance momentarily.
Nickal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dog Iii misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Dog Iii misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickal doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickal . Dog Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dog Iii lands a big head kick that sends Nickal tumbling to the mat! Dog Iii takes a step backwards and waves Nickal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good leg kick by Dog Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dog Iii cracks Nickal on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nickal falls backwards against the cage. Dog Iii follows up with more strikes that drop Nickal to his knees. Dog Iii keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nickal ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Iii!