PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newbie Guide (ranked 1676 p4p, 70 weight class) and France Nigannou (ranked 2019 p4p, 86 weight class). Nigannou has chosen This Is For Africa as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Guide
vs
Nigannou

195 cm
26
306 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newbie Guide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, France Nigannou!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guide throws a hook but Nigannou avoids it easily.
Guide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nigannou can pounce on him.
Guide throws a series of punches but Nigannou moves out of range.
Guide looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guide misses with a wild body shot.
As Guide backs off Nigannou throws a huge counter combo but Guide manages to avoid it all.
Guide misses with a left hand
and Nigannou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guide avoids the head kick by Nigannou.
Guide works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like France Nigannou has been cut.
Nigannou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guide is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guide connects with a jab.
Guide throws a right hand that Nigannou ducks under and follows up with a left that Nigannou also avoids with ease.
As Guide backs off Nigannou throws a huge counter combo but Guide manages to avoid it all.
Guide moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guide ducks under a wild hook from Nigannou.
Guide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nigannou!
Some wild striking there from Guide.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That has opened up France Nigannou's cut even more.
Nigannou scores with a decent looking hook.
Nigannou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nigannou misses with a few strikes there.
Nigannou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guide circles away quickly and effectively.
Nigannou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guide.
Guide fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nigannou.
Nigannou swings for the body but Guide moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Nigannou. Those never looked like landing.
Guide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nigannou.
Nigannou throws a counter combo.
Guide takes a swing at Nigannou's ribcage but misses.
Nigannou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guide to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Guide.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guide blocks a jab.
Nigannou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nigannou misses with a hook.
Guide throws a body punch but Nigannou moves out of range.
Nigannou works over Guide's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Newbie Guide has been cut.
Guide lands with a nice body punch.
Nigannou slips under a jab from Guide.
A punch combination from Nigannou misses.
Guide throws the left hand but Nigannou avoids the punch easily.
Nigannou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigannou slips a jab and a cross from Guide.
Nigannou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nigannou manages to avoid it.
Guide scores with a three punch combo!

The cut above France Nigannou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nigannou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guide.
A swing and a miss from Guide.
Guide misses the body punch
and Nigannou counters with a two punch combo.
Nigannou thows a body kick. Guide tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guide slips a jab and a cross from Nigannou.
An attempted straight right counter from Guide misses the target.
Guide on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guide misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Nigannou.
Guide moves out of range of the body kick.
Guide checks a leg kick.
Nigannou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nigannou.
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!
Guide catches Nigannou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

France Nigannou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at France Nigannou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Newbie Guide!
A relieved looking Newbie Guide thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.