PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rooga Chooga (ranked 525 p4p, 845 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 73 p4p, 113 weight class). Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chooga
vs
Nickel

181 cm
21
200
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
186
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Threads of HARDCORE

Groove Gear
Zenith Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rooga Chooga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chooga scores with a jab.
Chooga throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel throws out a counter right but Chooga avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Chooga, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rooga Chooga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chooga avoids the head kick by Nickel.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Chooga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Chooga.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chooga, as that shot connected.
Chooga throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Chooga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Chooga is rocked!

It looks like Rooga Chooga has been cut.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Oh Chooga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chooga clobbers Nickel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chooga seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chooga throws out a leg kick but Nickel moves out of range and Chooga only half commits.
Chooga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chooga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nickel misses with a wild combination.
Chooga looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Chooga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chooga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Nickel is looking for the big counter here.
Chooga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chooga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chooga with a hook.
Chooga throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Chooga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chooga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chooga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nickel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chooga throws a head kick but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Chooga walks into a stiff left hand from Nickel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Chooga misses.
Chooga misses with a hook.
Chooga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nickel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chooga throws a sloppy body shot
letting Nickel counter with a right hand.
Chooga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel throws a big counter head kick but Chooga avoids it with no problem.
Chooga throws a right hand that misses
and Nickel counters with a right hand to the body.
Chooga is breathing heavily.
Chooga throws a right hand that misses
and Nickel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nickel lands a big right hand that sends Chooga crashing to the mat! Nickel stays standing though and waves Chooga back to his feet!
Chooga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chooga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickel checks it well.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chooga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickel was well out of range. Poor timing from Chooga.
Nickel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chooga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nickel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nickel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chooga or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickel, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chooga misses with a looping right.
Nickel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Chooga misses
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
Nickel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands a jab to the head.
Chooga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a crisp right that sends Chooga to the canvas! Nickel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Nickel!
A very excited looking Chip Nickel 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.