PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 847 p4p, 109 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 1025 p4p, 127 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bastard
vs
Nucombe

190 cm
21
162 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

166 cm
28
166 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nucombe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nucombe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
A countering left hand to the body from Nucombe misses.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucombe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nucombe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard lands a nice hook to Nucombe's body. Nucombe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bastard!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Nucombe misses.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Nucombe's head but Nucombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Nucombe's defenses.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Bastard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Nucombe avoids it well.
Jab by Bastard.
Nucombe throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nucombe's corner calls for a 1-2. Nucombe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucombe moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Nucombe misses the target.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and Nucombe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nucombe on the side of the head.
Bastard with a jab.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Bastard - just one landing.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bastard.
Nucombe thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Bastard misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nucombe on the side of the head.
Bastard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Nucombe moves out of range.
It looks like Bastard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body punch from Bastard.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nucombe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bastard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Nucombe is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bastard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nucombe is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nucombe seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucombe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bastard in his tracks.
Nucombe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bastard is rocked!
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Bastard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bastard digs a good hook to Nucombe's body.
Nucombe walks into a stiff left hand from Bastard.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Nucombe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws an off balance right hand
and Nucombe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
Bastard is looking to counter punch.
Nucombe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nucombe tests Bastard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bastard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastard punishes Nucombe's body with a nice straight punch.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Nucombe's head but Nucombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bastard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nucombe.
Nucombe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bastard finds it's way round the side to connect with Nucombe's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Nucombe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard misses the body punch
and Nucombe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Nucombe defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bastard moves out of range as Nucombe strikes.
Bastard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A cross from Nucombe lands.
Nucombe misses with a straight right.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nucombe walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard throws a jab when Nucombe was well out of range.
Bastard lands with a good body shot.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucombe is just out of range.
Nucombe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Nucombe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Nucombe slips the punch.
Nucombe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastard misses with a shot to the body
and Nucombe counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucombe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucombe.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard takes a swing at Nucombe's ribcage but misses.
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe misses with a straight right.
Nucombe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Nucombe avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Nucombe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nucombe looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Bastard. That snapped Nucombe's head back.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Nucombe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucombe. Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastard connects with a right hand. Nucombe shakes it off.
Nucombe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Nucombe avoids nicely.
Nucombe takes one to the chin there.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucombe looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
Nucombe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard with a hook.
Bastard throws a body punch but Nucombe moves out of range.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Nucombe does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nucombe. Nucombe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nucombe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bastard staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Bastard.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Nucombe avoids nicely.
Bastard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nucombe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Nucombe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nucombe moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
Nucombe throws a lazy right hand but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lazy Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nucombe ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard takes a swing at Nucombe's ribcage but misses.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nucombe doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nucombe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Nucombe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastard misses with a combination
and Nucombe counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe thanked the fans post fight for their support.