PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 444 p4p, 68 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 909 p4p, 135 weight class). Nicomachus comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Trophies. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wylde's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Wylde enters the cage!

Nicomachus
vs
Wylde

190 cm
36
223 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

196 cm
35
215 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
Nicomachus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Nicomachus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wylde tries to clinch there but Nicomachus circles away.
Wylde lands with a shot to the body.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Nicomachus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde wants to clinch.
Wylde swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Nicomachus's head but Nicomachus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicomachus tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicomachus to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde with a nice cross.
Nicomachus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde lands with a shot to the body.
Nicomachus 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.
Nicomachus throws a low kick, looking for Wylde's leg but Wylde calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicomachus misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wylde - just one landing.
Nicomachus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde throws a shot from downtown. Nicomachus moves away and avoids it.
Nicomachus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicomachus throws a good cross that connects.
Wylde sizes up Nicomachus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nicomachus scores with a hook.
Wylde moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicomachus.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicomachus feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
Nicomachus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicomachus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde throws a push kick but Nicomachus slaps the foot to one side.
Nicomachus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wylde swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Wylde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Nicomachus moves out of range easily.
Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wylde rushes Nicomachus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Nicomachus - that landed with a thud.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicomachus backwards.
Nicomachus wants to break free but Wylde has control.
Nicomachus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicomachus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Nicomachus breaks from the clinch.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Nicomachus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.

Wylde has managed to clinch.

Nicomachus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicomachus. Nicomachus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wylde slips a jab from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicomachus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicomachus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus jabs Wylde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wylde throws a hook but Nicomachus blocks it.
Nicomachus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nicomachus misses with a body kick.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicomachus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wylde doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicomachus throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Nicomachus tried to counter with a leg kick but Wylde avoided it.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
Nicomachus lands an overhand right.
Wylde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Wylde backs away, Nicomachus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicomachus with a hook.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Wylde blocks the leg kick.
Nicomachus walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicomachus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicomachus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wylde tries to clinch but Nicomachus is having none of it.
Nicomachus blocks a jab.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Nicomachus avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Nicomachus takes it in his stride.
Nicomachus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicomachus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nicomachus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Nicomachus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wylde thinking.
Wylde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Nicomachus slams his shin into Wylde's torso.
Nicomachus throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
Wylde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicomachus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
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 Aristotle Nicomachus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wylde throws a one two combo.
Nicomachus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aristotle Nicomachus is winning the standup battle so far.
Wylde doesn't manage to clinch there - Nicomachus circles away.
Wylde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicomachus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicomachus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wylde misses with a hook. Nicomachus ducked under it nicely.
Nicomachus throws a lazy uppercut
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde blocks a leg kick.
Nicomachus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wylde is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Nicomachus tenderised Wylde's leg. Wylde is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but Wylde moved away.
Nicomachus throws a right and a left that Wylde avoids nicely.
Wylde wants to counter with a clinch but Nicomachus pushes him away.
Nicomachus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde scores with a body shot.
A jab from Nicomachus misses.
Wylde lands a nice hook to Nicomachus's body. Nicomachus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus takes one to the chin there.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Wylde moves out of range easily.
Nicomachus throws a big shot that misses.

Nicomachus tries to keep at a distance but Wylde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nicomachus lands an uppercut.
Wylde wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nicomachus breaks the clinch.
Nicomachus is looking to chop away at Wylde's legs.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wylde moves out of range as Nicomachus throws a body kick.
Wylde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nicomachus blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Wylde lands a head kick. Nicomachus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicomachus is looking to land body kicks.
Nicomachus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wylde.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicomachus is looking to counter punch.
Nicomachus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nicomachus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two 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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that Wylde semi-blocks.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicomachus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wylde throws the left hand but Nicomachus avoids the punch easily.
Nicomachus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicomachus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wylde's hands.
Nicomachus connects with a jab.
Nicomachus lands with a hook. Wylde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wylde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nicomachus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wylde lands a head shot.
Nicomachus lands with a good body shot.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicomachus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wylde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Nicomachus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nicomachus ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Nicomachus avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Wylde avoids it.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Nicomachus slips a straight right by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wylde throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicomachus.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Nicomachus's head but Nicomachus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicomachus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wylde is out of range and Nicomachus settles back down.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde jabs at Nicomachus's body.
Wylde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicomachus wants to land a leg kick but Wylde is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicomachus jabs at Wylde's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicomachus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.
Nicomachus throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nicomachus loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Wylde jabs Nicomachus right on the nose. Nicomachus blinks but takes it well.
Wylde blocks a leg kick.
Wylde throws a lazy body kick
and Nicomachus counters with a stiff right hand.
Wylde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicomachus under the eye.
Nicomachus moves into range and connects with a jab.

Wylde closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicomachus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde blocks an elbow strike.
Wylde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Wylde.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde defending well as Nicomachus loads up on a big left hand.
Nicomachus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a body kick that misses.
Nicomachus misses with a head kick.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Nicomachus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Wylde connects with a body shot that sends Nicomachus's belly button to the back.
Nicomachus misses with a straight left.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde stalks Nicomachus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nicomachus's face. Nicomachus staggers backwards, shaken.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Nicomachus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wylde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicomachus throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wylde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Nicomachus moved out of range.
Wylde scores with a head kick. Nicomachus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Nicomachus slips the punch.
Nicomachus misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde scores with a jab.
Nicomachus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicomachus. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wylde takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicomachus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus misses the shot to the body.
Nicomachus throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicomachus was well out of range. Poor timing from Wylde.
Wylde takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus tries to land a leg kick but Wylde saw it coming and moves away.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde walks into a jab.
Nicomachus is looking to slow Wylde down with leg kicks.
Nicomachus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicomachus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wylde lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nicomachus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicomachus loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Nicomachus ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Nicomachus.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a solid leg kick but Wylde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicomachus.
Wylde sizes up Nicomachus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wylde lands a jab to the nose.
Nicomachus moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Nicomachus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wylde's calf.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicomachus throws a low kick, looking for Wylde's leg but Wylde calmly moves out of range.
Wylde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nicomachus swinging wildly here.
Wylde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicomachus.
Wylde scores with a jab to the body.
Nicomachus tries to land a front kick but Wylde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wylde lands a nice shot that snaps Nicomachus's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to clinch but Nicomachus is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde blocks a head kick by Nicomachus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wylde tests Nicomachus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Wylde catches Nicomachus right on the button with a cross.
Nicomachus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
Nicomachus throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicomachus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicomachus misses with a hook
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Nicomachus ducks down to avoid it.
Nicomachus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicomachus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Wylde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wylde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gunnar Wylde!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Wylde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.