PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 1641 p4p, 104 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 1914 p4p, 118 weight class). Anthon Van Der Dusse acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nobody
vs
Van Der Dusse

162 cm
28
138 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

167 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dusse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Nobody lands.
Nobody slips under a jab.
Van Der Dusse tries for a takedown but Nobody circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nobody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Van Der Dusse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nobody.
Van Der Dusse misses with a straight left.

Van Der Dusse dives in and scores a takedown into Nobody's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobody wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Dusse prevents Nobody from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse won't allow Nobody to get back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse postures up in Nobody's guard and throws a big left but Nobody blocks it.
Van Der Dusse is working Nobody over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody wants to stand up but Van Der Dusse is controlling him.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nobody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nobody wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Dusse landing some decent shots from guard.
Nobody wants to stand but Van Der Dusse is controlling the position.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nobody uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse takes a swing at Nobody's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse clobbers Nobody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nobody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Dusse tries for a takedown but Nobody circles away easily
and Nobody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Nobody as Van Der Dusse shoots in.
Nigel Nobody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthon Van Der Dusse.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nobody ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nobody was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Nobody tenderised Van Der Dusse's leg. Van Der Dusse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nobody counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody slips under a jab from Van Der Dusse.
It looked like Nobody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nobody 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.
Van Der Dusse misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Nobody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nobody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Dusse.
Nobody dips to his left and cracks Van Der Dusse with an uppercut!
Nobody misses with a body kick.
Van Der Dusse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Dusse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Van Der Dusse is rocked!
Nobody scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Nobody misses with a lunging right hand
and Nobody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobody plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Van Der Dusse to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Van Der Dusse just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Nobody!
An out of breath Nigel Nobody thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.