PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Del Werthers (ranked 2423 p4p, 242 weight class) and Abdul Nurmy (ranked 23542 p4p, 525 weight class). Abdul Nurmy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Werthers
vs
Nurmy

173 cm
29
150 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

178 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Nurmy!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Werthers.

It looks like Abdul Nurmy has been cut.
Werthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmy.
Some wild striking there from Werthers.
Werthers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Werthers connects with a body shot that sends Nurmy's belly button to the back.
Werthers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmy misses with the combination.
Werthers scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werthers scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Werthers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Werthers duly obliges.
Werthers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Nurmy is rocked!
Werthers lands with a nice body punch.
Nurmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Werthers finish him?
Nurmy looks winded!
Werthers thuds his right hand into Nurmy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Werthers drops Nurmy with a big left hand and mounts him. Nurmy is in big trouble!

That has opened up Abdul Nurmy's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Werthers controlling from mount.
Nurmy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurmy working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Werthers with good strikes from the mount here!
Werthers controlling the position easily from mount.
Nurmy is bucking up trying to escape but Werthers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmy can't escape the position.
Werthers controlling the pace for now.
Werthers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers controlling his opponent.
Werthers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmy on the ground.
Werthers continues to stall.
Werthers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nurmy working to try and regain half guard.
Werthers avoids the attempt from Nurmy to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werthers lands with some strikes.
Werthers controlling the pace for now.
Werthers scoring with strikes but Nurmy is staying in there.
Werthers content just to control the position here.
Nurmy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Werthers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Werthers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nurmy's face.
Werthers prevents Nurmy from getting the reversal.
Werthers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nurmy wants to control but Werthers is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Werthers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Nurmy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Werthers jabs Nurmy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurmy looks to land a combination but Werthers avoids it well.
Nice cross by Werthers.

Oooh a lovely combination from Werthers sends Nurmy down but not out. Werthers dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nurmy's face as Werthers controls the position.
Further stalling from Werthers.
Nurmy struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Werthers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Werthers prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Werthers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nurmy is looking to reverse the position.
Nurmy being controlled for a moment.
Nurmy struggling a bit here.
Werthers just content to control the position.
Nurmy is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers controls the position from side control.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Werthers is stinking the place up with his stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Werthers.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Del Werthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werthers connects with a looping right hand.
Werthers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werthers connects with a looping right hand.
Werthers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Werthers lands a jab to Nurmy's midsection.
Del Werthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
Werthers cracks Nurmy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The cut above Abdul Nurmy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Werthers drops Nurmy with a left right combo! Werthers follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
Werthers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmy can do to turn this around?

Werthers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nurmy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Werthers scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Werthers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Nurmy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Werthers lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmy seems unphased.
Nurmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Werthers throws a left that rocks Nurmy and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Werthers dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nurmy regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmy tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmy struggling a bit here.
Werthers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nurmy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nurmy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Werthers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nurmy is being controlled here.
Nurmy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy is letting Werthers control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Nurmy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nurmy being controlled for a moment.
Nurmy is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Werthers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nurmy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Werthers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nurmy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nurmy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Abdul Nurmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Werthers controlling from side mount.
Werthers working away.
Nurmy manages to get back to half guard.
Werthers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Del Werthers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Werthers!
Nice jab there from Werthers.
Nurmy walks into a jab.
A nice combination there by Werthers.

Abdul Nurmy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Werthers's corner calls for a 1-2. Werthers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Werthers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Werthers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werthers lands a jab-cross combination.
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Werthers works over Nurmy's head and body with a nice combination.
Werthers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Werthers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Werthers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Werthers scores with a four punch combination!
Nurmy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Werthers lands with an overhand left.
A nice combination there by Werthers.
Werthers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Werthers duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Del Werthers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Werthers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Werthers!
A very excited looking Del Werthers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.