PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Prophet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vike Nickolson's chin.

Prophet
vs
Nickolson

170 cm
22
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

166 cm
28
140 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet scores with a sloppy right hand. Nickolson should have avoided that one.
Nickolson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prophet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Prophet.
Nickolson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prophet lands a leg kick that knocks Nickolson off balance momentarily.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickolson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prophet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickolson misses with a body shot.
Prophet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prophet slips under a jab.
Prophet tries to clinch but Nickolson moves out of range.
Nickolson jabs at Prophet's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet wants to clinch up but Nickolson keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Nickolson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickolson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Nickolson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nickolson walks into a straight right hand from Prophet.
Nickolson misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickolson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nickolson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prophet thuds his shin into the meat of Nickolson's side.
Prophet jabs at Nickolson's body.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Nickolson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickolson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prophet with a nice cross.
Prophet's corner calls for a 1-2. Prophet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prophet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet moves away from the strike by Nickolson.
Prophet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prophet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nickolson counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Prophet.
Prophet scores with a jab. Nickolson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Nickolson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Prophet counters by moving into the clinch.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickolson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Nickolson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prophet won't allow it.
Prophet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickolson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickolson is trying to maintain a safe position but Prophet gets an underhook and turns Nickolson into the cage.
Prophet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickolsons head.

Prophet manages to break the clinch.
Nickolson misses with a jab to the body
and Prophet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Prophet.
Prophet with a nice cross.
Prophet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prophet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prophet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nickolson tries to move into range but Prophet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
Prophet lands with a straight right. Nickolson didn't see that one coming.
Prophet slips a jab from Nickolson.
Nickolson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut. Prophet saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Nickolson misses.
Prophet connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prophet.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prophet misses with a body punch
letting Nickolson counter with a right hand.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Prophet is just out of range.
Nickolson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prophet lands a body shot.
Prophet looks to land a combination but Nickolson avoids it well.
Prophet missing with a left hand there. Nickolson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickolson takes one on the button.
Prophet throws a lazy right hand but Nickolson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickolson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prophet dodges the punch combination from Nickolson.
Prophet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickolson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prophet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickolson.
Nickolson swings for the body but Prophet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Prophet dominated that round.
That's time! Prophet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickolson avoids the body shot from Prophet.
Prophet looks to throw the jab but Nickolson is out of range.
Prophet digs a good hook to Nickolson's body.
Nickolson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickolson was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prophet. That's going to slow Nickolson down.
Prophet lands the left hand.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nickolson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickolson is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Nickolson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet staying out of range there.
Nickolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
Prophet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickolson can do to turn this around?
Nickolson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickolson misses with a left hand
and Prophet counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prophet connects with a right hand. Nickolson shakes it off.
Nickolson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prophet moves away.
Nickolson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Prophet moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
Nickolson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Nickolson prevents a body shot from Prophet.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickolson is trying to force a seperation but Prophet has the dominant position.
Nickolson blocking some punches.
Nickolson tries to break free but Prophet pushes him back against the cage.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickolson working hard to break the clinch.

Nickolson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickolson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickolson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prophet counters with a right hand to the body.
Nickolson misses with an uppercut. Prophet saw that one coming.
Nickolson throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Nickolson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prophet.
Prophet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prophet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickolson. That did some damage!
Nickolson ducks right into an uppercut from Prophet.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prophet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prophet.
Nickolson just leaning against Prophet, taking a breather.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prophet.
Nickolson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickolson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickolson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prophet is keeping busy.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prophet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nickolson after a bit of a struggle.
Nickolson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nickolson tries to work over Prophet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickolson working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickolson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prophet can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
Nickolson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prophet lands an uppercut.

Prophet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickolson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Prophet. That snapped Nickolson's head back.
Prophet connects with the punch.
Nickolson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prophet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prophet scores with a nice head shot.
Prophet lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prophet slips a straight right by Nickolson.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Prophet misses the jab.
Nickolson digs a good hook to Prophet's body.
Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickolson.
Prophet defending well as Nickolson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Nickolson misses its intended target.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with an open hand slap.
Prophet throws a hook but Nickolson blocks it.
Prophet throws an overhand right that lands on Nickolson's shoulder, as Nickolson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet swings for the body but Nickolson moves out of range.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prophet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prophet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
Nickolson cracks Prophet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nickolson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prophet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickolson throws a body punch but Prophet moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prophet, as that shot connected.
Nickolson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prophet lands a head shot.
Prophet blocks a jab.
Nickolson throws a looping overhand right but Prophet ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nickolson tries to move into range but Prophet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickolson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prophet is looking to counter punch.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickolson thuds his right hand into Prophet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickolson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prophet.
Vike Nickolson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Prophet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet moves out of range as Nickolson strikes.
A quick step to the side and Prophet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickolson misses with a straight right.
Nickolson throws a shot to the body.
Prophet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickolson misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Prophet.
Nickolson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickolson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prophet connects with a crisp jab.
Nickolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nickolson throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
The Prophet is winning the standup battle so far.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickolson.
Nickolson throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
Nickolson misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Nickolson.
Prophet misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Nickolson misses.
Nickolson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prophet scores with a hook to the body. Nickolson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prophet cracks Nickolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickolson misses the target.
Prophet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nickolson under the eye.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Nickolson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prophet to score with a decent uppercut.
Prophet scores with a shot to the body.
Prophet just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nickolson misses.
Nickolson walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickolson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nickolson throws a poor cross that misses
and Prophet counters with a leg kick.
Nickolson lands a jab to the nose.
Prophet's corner calls for a 1-2. Prophet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prophet throws a leg kick which misses Nickolson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickolson tries to avoid it.
Nickolson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickolson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prophet counters with a nice uppercut.
Prophet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickolson's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Nickolson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Prophet has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickolson digs a right hand underneath Prophet's ribcage. Prophet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Nickolson fails to land.
Nickolson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Prophet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prophet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!