PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 313 p4p, 45 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 1075 p4p, 166 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nicolas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ugoh's choice of entrance music: Rocky Dawuni - African Thriller. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nicolas
vs
Ugoh

187 cm
28
214 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

191 cm
27
207 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas jabs Ugoh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicolas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut. Nicolas saw that one coming.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut.
Ugoh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nicolas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nicolas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ugoh in his tracks.
Nicolas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas digs a good body shot into Ugoh's ribs.
Nicolas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicolas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ugoh is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicolas misses the target.
A cross from Nicolas lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas tries to clinch but Ugoh moves out of range.
Ugoh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nicolas works the jab nicely.
Ugoh slips a jab from Nicolas.

Ugoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Ugoh back against the cage.
Ugoh lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas digs a right hand into Ugoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ugoh's gas tank.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Ugoh avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.

Ugoh pulls Nicolas into guard.
Nicolas wants to stand and escape but instead Ugoh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Nicolas wants to stand up but Ugoh is controlling him.
Nicolas being controlled here, momentarily.
Nicolas wants to stand up but Ugoh is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ugoh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ugoh controlling the position.
Nicolas tries to escape but Ugoh is in control.
Nicolas seems a little lost for a moment, as Ugoh dominates the positioning.
Let's hope that Ugoh has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nicolas throws Ugoh to one side and escapes!
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Ugoh moves away and avoids it.
Nicolas lands a two punch combo.
Ugoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
Nicolas cracks Ugoh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ugoh defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Ugoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolas works Ugoh's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas throws the left hand but Ugoh avoids the punch easily.
Ugoh avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
Ugoh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicolas with a body shot.
Ugoh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicolas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ugoh. Ugoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Ugoh scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Nice jab there from Nicolas.
Ugoh ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Ugoh lands with a shot to the body.
Ugoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicolas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ugoh throws a big shot that misses.
Ugoh cracks Nicolas with a good jab.
A left lands for Nicolas.
Nicolas wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Ugoh closes the distance and pushes Nicolas back into the cage.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
Ugoh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ugoh looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicolas misses with a leg kick.
Ugoh missing with a left hand there. Nicolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas cracks a nice hook into Ugoh's ribs.
Ugoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ugoh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nicolas's sensitive parts.
Ugoh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicolas tests Ugoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolas throws a low kick but Ugoh avoids it.
Nicolas throws a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Nicolas.
Ugoh misses with a body shot
and Ugoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ugoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ugoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ugoh moves away.
Nicolas digs a good hook to Ugoh's body.
Nicolas lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ugoh is looking to clinch but Nicolas is avoiding it.
Nicolas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ugoh on the side of the head.
Nicolas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas connects with a looping right hand.
Nicolas throws a hook but Ugoh blocks it.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ugoh.
Nice jab there from Ugoh.
Nicolas sizes up Ugoh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ugoh blocks a jab.
Ugoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas thuds a left hand into Ugoh's body.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
Ugoh throws out a loose jab but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Ugoh checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Ugoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas tests Ugoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolas wants to clinch
and Ugoh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ugoh forces Nicolas back against the cage and clinches.
Ugoh blocking some punches.
Nicolas tries to work over Ugoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ugoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ugoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ugoh working aggressively here.
Ugoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nicolas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ugoh can do to turn this around?
Nicolas tries to work over Ugoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ugoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicolas throws a head punch that misses.
Ugoh tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ugoh blocking some punches.
Nicolas working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nicolas prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Ugoh.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Ugoh blocks it.
Ugoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ugoh lands a left hand.
Ugoh lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolas.
Ugoh is breathing heavily.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicolas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nicolas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Ugoh blocks a body shot from Nicolas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ugoh.
A short uppercut from Nicolas.
Ugoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nicolas scores with a shot to the side of Ugoh's head.
Nicolas is leaning against Ugoh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ugoh prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
Nicolas works on Ugoh's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolas.
Nicolas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas pushes Ugoh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Nicolas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nicolas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ugoh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolas throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Ugoh. Beautiful body shot.
Ugoh lunges at Nicolas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolas's hand.
Nicolas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Nicolas moves in looking to clinch but Ugoh pushes him off.
Nicolas stuns Ugoh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ugoh misses with a right hand
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ugoh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicolas lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Ugoh misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ugoh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nicolas scores with a jab. Ugoh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nicolas throws a leg kick which misses Ugoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ugoh tries to avoid it.
Nicolas scores with a hook to the body. Ugoh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas digs a good body shot into Ugoh's ribs.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ugoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicolas lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Nicolas.
Ugoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nicolas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicolas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicolas misses with a hook.
Nicolas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ugoh manages to avoid it.
Nicolas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicolas misses with a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a nice leg kick.
Ugoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicolas.
Nicolas connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ugoh moves away.
Nicolas cracks Ugoh with a good jab.
Izuagbe Ugoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ugoh scores with a one two! Nicolas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolas swings for the body but Ugoh moves out of range.
Ugoh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nicolas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ugoh.

Ugoh clinches up against the cage.
Ugoh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ugoh lands a left hand.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicolas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Ugoh wants a takedown.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
Ugoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ugoh prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolas.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
Nicolas lands a body shot.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Nicolas.
Ugoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicolas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ugoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicolas lands a body shot.
Nicolas digs a right hand into Ugoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ugoh's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Ugoh controls the action.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ugoh controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
Nicolas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ugoh's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicolas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ugoh is trying to stall.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ugoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas pushes Ugoh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolas lands a nice uppercut.
Nicolas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ugoh backwards.
Nicolas throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Nicolas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nicolas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
After the fight, Harold Nicolas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.