PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douche Canoe (ranked 2244 p4p, 278 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 1237 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canoe
vs
Nicolas

197 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 14 - 2

187 cm
31
211 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douche Canoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas jabs at Canoe's body.
A big right from Canoe misses.
Nicolas misses with a body shot.
It looked like Canoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Nicolas misses.
Nicolas tries a head kick but it misses.
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
A big right from Canoe misses.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Canoe slips the punch.
Nicolas lands with a nice body punch.
Canoe misses with a looping right.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe misses with a hook. Nicolas ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Canoe misses with a low kick.
Canoe lands a slapping body shot.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe throws a hook to the side of Nicolas's head but Nicolas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolas's coach down at Master Chai's Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nicolas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Canoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Canoe lands a jab.

It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canoe throws a solid leg kick but Nicolas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Canoe.
It seemed like Nicolas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe clobbers Nicolas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harold Nicolas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canoe moves away.

Nicolas lands a big head kick that sends Canoe tumbling to the mat! Nicolas takes a step backwards and waves Canoe back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Canoe is rocked!

It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Nicolas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Canoe rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas throws a leg kick that misses.
Canoe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oh Canoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Canoe.
Canoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Canoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicolas under the eye.
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Canoe moves away and avoids it.
Canoe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nicolas sprawls and moves away.

Canoe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nicolas to the mat! Nicolas manages to get full guard.

Nicolas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Canoe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Canoe lands a jab.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canoe.
Canoe attempts a counter takedown but Nicolas avoids it well and moves away.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nicolas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Canoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Canoe shoots in and bounces Nicolas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nicolas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Canoe trying to control but Nicolas is working from the bottom.
Canoe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canoe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Canoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nicolas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Nicolas keeps moving.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Nicolas blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe postures up in Nicolas's guard and throws a big left but Nicolas blocks it.
Canoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicolas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nicolas holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canoe walks into a jab.
Nicolas misses with a straight right.
Nicolas swings for the body but Canoe moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canoe's sensitive parts.
Canoe throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Canoe dips to his left and cracks Nicolas with an uppercut!
Harold Nicolas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicolas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Canoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicolas throws out the jab.
Nicolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Canoe.
It looked like Canoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canoe moves out of range as Nicolas throws a body kick.
Nicolas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicolas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe closes the distance and clinches up with Nicolas, looking for a takedown. Canoe pushes Nicolas against the cage but Nicolas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Canoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.
Canoe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nicolas but Nicolas pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas thows a leg kick but Canoe checks it
and Canoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Canoe blocks a jab.
It looked like Canoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicolas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Canoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Canoe is looking to take a break and control but Nicolas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canoe wants to pass to mount but Nicolas is defending the position.
Canoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nicolas's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe throwing shots but Nicolas is blocking nicely.
Canoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nicolas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas is refusing to be controlled, as Canoe sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canoe takes one to the side of the head.
Canoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas moves forwards but Canoe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nicolas is looking to slow Canoe down with leg kicks.
Nicolas lands a head shot.
Nicolas misses with a body kick.
Nicolas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Canoe ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Canoe checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Canoe does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Canoe there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas lands a lovely overhand right.

Douche Canoe's cut is getting worse.
Nicolas throws out a loose jab but Canoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolas looks to land a left hand but Canoe moved out of range nicely.
Canoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
Canoe shoots in for a takedown but Nicolas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douche Canoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicolas.
Canoe throws a looping overhand right but Nicolas ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolas tries a quick counter leg kick but Canoe is wise to it.
Nicolas misses with a low kick.
Canoe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nicolas misses with a straight right.
Canoe misses with a straight left.

Canoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Canoe showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Douche Canoe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Canoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nicolas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Canoe tries for a takedown but Nicolas circles away easily
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canoe throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Nicolas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canoe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the body
and Canoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Nicolas catches Canoe right on the button with a cross.
Nicolas throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas swings for the body but Canoe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Canoe is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Canoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicolas, which made it look bad.
Nice straight punches there by Nicolas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicolas.

Douche Canoe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Canoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicolas.
Canoe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nicolas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canoe scrambles back to his feet.
Nicolas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe misses with a straight left.
Crack! Nicolas connects with the perfect overhand right and Canoe falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Nicolas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Nicolas!
Harold Nicolas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.