PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 1609 p4p, 199 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 1017 p4p, 123 weight class). Neil Nucombe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bastard
vs
Nucombe

190 cm
22
162 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

166 cm
29
166 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 - 7 - 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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bastard.

Nucombe clinches.
Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nucombe.
Nucombe digs a right hand into Bastard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bastard's gas tank.
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.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
A short right from Nucombe on the inside.
Nucombe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Nucombe lands with a right to the head.
Bastard misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nucombe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Nucombe.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nucombe has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nucombe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nucombe with a knee to the head.
Nucombe prevents a body shot from Bastard.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nucombe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bastard throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucombe.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Nucombe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Bastard avoiding damage as Nucombe throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Nucombe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Nucombe scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Nucombe.
Nucombe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
Nucombe lands a good knee to the midsection. Bastard won't want to take too many of those.
Nucombe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bastard.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nucombe misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Nucombe.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Nucombe lands a nice uppercut.
Nucombe lands a right hand.
Nucombe pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nucombe lands a left hand.
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nucombe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling him.
Nucombe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nucombe presses Bastard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nucombe tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Nucombe back against the cage.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nucombe misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Knees to the body from Nucombe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Nucombe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nucombe takes the fight into the clinch.
Nucombe scores a nice knee to the body.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Nucombe lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bastard blocks it with crossed arms.
Nucombe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nucombe.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nucombe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Bastard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Nucombe.
Nucombe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nucombe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Nucombe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard tries a body shot but Nucombe blocks it.
Nucombe lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bastard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nucombe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
A short left from Nucombe.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
Nucombe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nucombe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Nucombe lands an uppercut.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucombe tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Nucombe back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucombe misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nucombe blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucombe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nucombe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nucombe moves in looking to clinch but Bastard pushes him off.
Bastard throwing a counter right hand but Nucombe manages to avoid it.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Nucombe moves away and avoids it.

Nucombe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nucombe misses with the head strike.
Nucombe tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastard avoids the damage to the body.
Nucombe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nucombe pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Nucombe won't allow it.
Bastard tries to break free but Nucombe pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Nucombe tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nucombe.
Nucombe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bastard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Neil Nucombe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nucombe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Nucombe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nucombe tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.

Nucombe clinches up with Bastard and pushes him back against the cage.
Nucombe keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bastard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nucombe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bastard.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Nucombe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nucombe connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Nucombe.
Bastard tries to throw a body punch but Nucombe avoids it by throwing Bastard back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
Nucombe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nucombe misses with a knee to the head.
Nucombe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Nucombe.
Bastard tries to break free but Nucombe pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling the position.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Bastard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nucombe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nucombe has him pressed against the cage.
Nucombe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nucombe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bastard lands with a light punch inside.
Nucombe struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Neil Nucombe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bastard tries to break free but Nucombe pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nucombe has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Nucombe has the dominant position.
Nucombe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Nucombe working aggressively here.

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.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Nucombe has double underhooks.
Nucombe misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Nucombe won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Nucombe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nucombe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe thanked the fans post fight for their support.