PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 5478 p4p, 5083 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 608 p4p, 586 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nasmfus
vs
Justin

198 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bsmds Nasmfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nasmfus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justin's guard.

Nasmfus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nasmfus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justin wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Justin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justin is looking to sweep but instead, Nasmfus has passed into half guard.
Nasmfus 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.
Justin tries to roll over but Nasmfus keeps him under control.
Justin trying to get back to full guard but Nasmfus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justin keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Justin to take his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasmfus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Justin.

Nasmfus looking for the choke from the back.
Justin is in bad spot here.

Justin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nasmfus gets his way!
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nasmfus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justin trying to control but not successfully.
Justin is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasmfus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Justin right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nasmfus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Nasmfus working for a choke but Justin is defending well.
Nasmfus avoiding Justin 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus has the hooks in. Justin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Nasmfus looking to break Justin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Justin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nasmfus will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Justin is trying to break free.
Nasmfus trying to control.
Nasmfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back.
Justin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nasmfus's guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Nasmfus blocks nicely.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Justin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bsmds Nasmfus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Justin misses.
Nasmfus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasmfus wants it to stay on the feet.

Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nasmfus!
Nasmfus is trying to control Justin's posture but Justin avoids it.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin landing strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Nasmfus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin working the strikes but Nasmfus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nasmfus moves into full guard.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Justin is in close to Nasmfus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasmfus wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Bsmds Nasmfus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justin trying to control but Nasmfus is working from the bottom.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justin manages to get himself to full guard.

Nasmfus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nasmfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin controls Nasmfus momentarily but Nasmfus frees himself.
Justin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nasmfus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Justin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nasmfus is thwarting Justin's attempts to control the position.
Nasmfus thows a huge punch but Justin dodges it nicely.
Nasmfus prevents Justin from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nasmfus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Justin defends it well.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nasmfus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin trying to hold on to Nasmfus's head to control him but Nasmfus postures up.
Justin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Nasmfus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Justin missing with punches from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.

Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nasmfus quickly recovers to half guard.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Justin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin postures up.
Nasmfus pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nasmfus is trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus struggling a bit here.
Justin in the domination position with Nasmfus hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin wants to control but Nasmfus is keeping him busy.
Nasmfus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nasmfus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Justin breaks Nasmfus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasmfus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin controlling from the top position.
Nasmfus is trying to control the position but Justin postures up.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Nasmfus is trying to keep Justin in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justin preventing the sweep.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nasmfus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasmfus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Nasmfus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Justin looking to control but Nasmfus passes into half guard.
Justin is not content to let Nasmfus control the position.
Justin gets back to full guard.
Justin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nasmfus manages to get himself to full guard.

Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.

Nasmfus working for a triangle but Justin defends it easily.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Nasmfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!