PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 316 p4p, 47 weight class) and Oliver Huang (ranked 1515 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nickal
vs
Huang

178 cm
26
178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

177 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Huang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickal lands a leg kick that knocks Huang off balance momentarily.
Nickal misses the body punch

and Huang counters with a shoot takedown. Nickal fights it but they end up in guard.

Nickal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nickal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nickal works over Huang with some ground and pound from guard.
Huang controlling Nickal's posture.
Nickal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal postures up in Huang's guard and throws a big left but Huang blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal postures up in Huang's guard and throws a big left but Huang blocks it.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Huang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nickal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nickal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nickal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickal postures up in Huang's guard and throws a big left but Huang blocks it.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nickal is looking to pass into half guard but Huang pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Huang is in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nickal looking for a sweep. Not yet Nickal, not yet.
Nickal 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.
Nickal is working hard here to advance position.

Nickal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huang pushes down on Nickal's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Huang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huang is looking to take a break and control but Nickal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huang wants to work for an arm triangle but Nickal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
Nickal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Nickal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huang wants to pass the guard but Nickal is keeping the position.

Nickal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huang defends well.
Nickal controls Huang momentarily but Huang frees himself.
Nickal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.

Nickal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Nickal being controlled here, momentarily.
Huang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.

Nickal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huang defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal trying to control the position.
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 Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Huang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nickal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nickal connects with a couple of short punches.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal won't allow Huang to sweep him here.
Nickal slips nicely into half guard.
Huang is staying active underneath Nickal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Huang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Huang has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Nickal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Huang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Huang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huang is keeping the position for now.
Huang is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Huang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nickal postures up and lands a big shot to Huang's brow.
Nickal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickal wants to pass the guard but Huang is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickal throws an elbow that misses. Huang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nickal's guard. Nice move by Huang!

Huang preventing the sweep.
Huang pushes down on Nickal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Huang prevents Nickal from improving his position.

Nickal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huang pulls his head out easily.
Huang is thwarting Nickal's attempts to control the position.

Huang is working for a submission of some sort.

Huang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nickal sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to control but Nickal is keeping him busy.
Nickal tries to get to full guard but Huang has control of the leg.

Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Huang wants to take a breather but Nickal is having none of it.

Huang is working for a submission of some sort.
Nickal manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal is trying to keep Huang in close.
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 Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nickal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Huang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nickal regains half guard.

Huang is trying to work for a kimura but Nickal is defending well.
Nickal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Huang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nickal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nickal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nickal!

Nickal looks up at the clock and then as Huang takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nickal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nickal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Huang tries to improve position but can't.
Huang defending against the ground and pound.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huang is avoiding damage well.
Nickal landing strikes.
Huang regains half guard.
Nickal is keen to just control but Huang is a slippery customer.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal works his way into full mount!
Oliver Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo Nickal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal avoids the attempt from Huang to control.
Nickal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Nickal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nickal.
Nickal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huang can do to turn this around?
Huang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nickal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Huang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Huang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Huang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nickal tries to control but Huang wriggling away.
Huang is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal lands a heavy elbow.

Nickal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Huang is on top in guard.
Nickal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Huang is retaining full guard.

Huang is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nickal rolls with it to try and escape but Huang cranks on the arm and Nickal is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oliver Huang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oliver Huang thanked same day laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).