PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Dog (ranked 619 p4p, 97 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 1044 p4p, 160 weight class). The Dog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Meditation Time. Nilsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Right above it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Dog
vs
Nilsen

186 cm
26
203 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
207 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen misses the shot to the body.
The Dog throws a jab when Nilsen was well out of range.
Nilsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilsen fails to land with a series of punches.
The Dog throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Dog slips a straight right by Nilsen.
The Dog lands with a hook. Nilsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nilsen blocks a jab.
Nilsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dog's head.

It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
Jab, jab by The Dog - just one landing.
Nilsen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dog is just out of range.
Nilsen swings for the body but The Dog moves out of range.
The Dog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice uppercut lands for The Dog. That snapped Nilsen's head back.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dog throws out the jab.
Nilsen throws a push kick but The Dog slaps the foot to one side.
The Dog takes a swing at Nilsen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Nilsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Nilsen.
The Dog lands a right hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nilsen 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.
Nilsen with a hook.
Nilsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nilsen thuds his right hand into The Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from The Dog misses.
The Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
The Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Nilsen's head back.
Nilsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Dog clinches.
Nilsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen throws a head punch that misses.
The Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

The Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Dog moves into the clinch.
The Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nilsen swings wildly with an uppercut but The Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from The Dog - that landed with a thud.
The Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dog.
Nilsen has a couple of punches blocked by The Dog.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Dog.
A head punch on the inside from The Dog fails to land.
The Dog lands a right hand.
The Dog stalls.
Nilsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilsen prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.
Nilsen misses with a body punch.
Nilsen misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen has a couple of punches blocked by The Dog.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to work over The Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Nilsen.
A nice left hand lands by The Dog.
Nilsen throws an elbow but it misses.
The Dog blocks a body shot from Nilsen.
Nilsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nilsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from The Dog.
Nilsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nilsen misses with a body punch.
Nilsen throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dog.
Nilsen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.

The Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but The Dog moved out of range.
Nilsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dog.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nilsen! But no joy.
Nilsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The Dog changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nilsen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dog looking to control but instead Nilsen has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nilsen wants to control but The Dog is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nilsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nilsen wants to get back to his feet.
The Dog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Dog trying to control the action but Nilsen is working from the bottom.
Nilsen wants to get back to full guard.
The Dog is trying to control. Nilsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nilsen wants to improve his position but The Dog is controlling well.
Nilsen trying to control but The Dog postures up.
The Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake The Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Dog connects with an inside leg kick.
The Dog lands the left hand.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nilsen misses with a wild body shot.

The Dog clinches.
The Dog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

The Dog breaks from the clinch.
The Dog takes one on the button.
The Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilsen.
Nilsen swings for the body but The Dog moves out of range.
The Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilsen throws a body punch but The Dog moves out of range.
Nilsen scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nilsen avoids it really well and circles away.
The Dog wants to clinch.
Nilsen throws out a counter right but The Dog avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nilsen tries to avoid it but The Dog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nilsen to the ground. Nilsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Dog misses with a looping left.
The Dog moves forwards but Nilsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nilsen scores with the left hand. The Dog knows he should have avoided that one.
Nilsen misses with a head kick.
Nilsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilsen cracks The Dog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The Dog is rocked!
Nilsen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks The Dog right on the button. The Dog goes down! Nilsen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nilsen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yacob Nilsen!
After the big win, Yacob Nilsen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.