PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 1349 p4p, 1820 weight class) and John Bessant (ranked 187 p4p, 254 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nofud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright. This should be a great matchup!

Nofud
vs
Bessant

193 cm
23
178
6 - 4 - 1

180 cm
30
187
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessant is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Nofud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nofud clobbers Bessant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
Bessant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nofud throws out the jab.
Bessant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bessant lands with a nice body punch.
Nofud cracks Bessant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
John Bessant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nofud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bessant, pushing him back against the cage.
Bessant throws a punch but it's blocked by Nofud.
Bessant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nofud's brow.
Nofud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bessant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant throws an elbow but it misses.
We've been informed that Bessant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nofud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bessant throws an elbow but misses.
Bessant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nofud lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bessant controls his hands.
Nofud lands an elbow inside that Bessant shrugs off.
Nofud misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Nofud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nofud misses with a punch on the inside.
Nofud scores with a shoulder strike.
Bessant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bessant takes a shot to the head.
Bessant misses with an elbow over the top.
Bessant blocks an elbow strike from Nofud.
Bessant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nofud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bessant.
Nofud tries to throw a body punch but Bessant avoids it by throwing Nofud back against the cage.
Nofud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bessant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nofud lands with a light punch inside.
Nofud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bessant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nofud is leaning against Bessant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bessant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nofud's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Nofud controls his hands.
Nofud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nofud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nofud is leaning against Bessant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nofud scores with a shot to the side of Bessant's head.
Nofud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bessant backwards.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud throws an elbow but it misses.
Bessant blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Nofud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nofud can't find room to land a body shot as Bessant controls the action.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bessant throws a head punch that misses.
Nofud lands an elbow inside that Bessant shrugs off.
Bessant throws a punch but it's blocked by Nofud.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nofud lands a nice uppercut.
Nofud lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bessant stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nofud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bessant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nofud's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Nofud fails to land.
Bessant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nofud misses with some punches.
Nofud blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bessant lands a shot to the body.
Bessant tries to work over Nofud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nofud blocking some punches.
Nofud tries a body shot but Bessant blocks it.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud pushes Bessant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nofud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Nofud.
Bessant prevents a body shot from Nofud.
Bessant tries a body shot but Nofud blocks it.
Nofud is working Bessant over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nofud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nofud lands an uppercut.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud pushes Bessant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bessant blocking some punches.
Nofud lands a nice elbow.
Come on Nofud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nofud blocks a body shot from Bessant.
Nofud misses with a body punch.
Nofud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant lands a damaging elbow.
Nofud blocks a body shot from Bessant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aingot Nofud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nofud misses with a body kick.
Bessant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nofud quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bessant misses with a low kick as Nofud jumps back.
Bessant throws a leg kick which misses Nofud's front leg but catches the back leg as Nofud tries to avoid it.
Bessant wants to clinch up but Nofud keeps it at a distance.
Nofud throwing a counter right hand but Bessant manages to avoid it.
Bessant throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nofud counter with a right hand.
Bessant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nofud is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nofud misses with an uppercut.
Bessant wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud throws a big shot that misses.
Bessant with a nice calf kick.
Bessant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bessant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant throws a poor cross that misses
and Nofud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bessant thuds his right hand into Nofud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nofud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nofud tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bessant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nofud doesn't seem bothered though.
Nofud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bessant staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bessant! But no joy.

Nofud moves into the clinch successfully.
Bessant dodges an elbow strike from Nofud.
A head punch on the inside from Nofud fails to land.
Bessant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bessant slows down the pace here.
Nofud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nofud lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bessant working aggressively here.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessant misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nofud as the two fighters clinch.
Bessant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nofud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bessant controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nofud.
Bessant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nofud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nofud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nofud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nofud blocks an elbow strike from Bessant.
Bessant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bessant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aingot Nofud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nofud misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant trying to control the position but instead, Nofud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bessant into the cage.
Nofud being controlled against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bessant.
A right hook to the body lands for Nofud.
Nofud prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant controlling the action here for a moment.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Nofud controls the action.
Bessant has a couple of punches blocked by Nofud.
Bessant is trying to stall.
Nofud scores with a shoulder strike.
Nofud throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant tries to stall but Nofud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nofud's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bessant.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nofud gets through Bessant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nofud tries a body shot but Bessant blocks it.
Nofud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Bessant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nofud.
Nofud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bessant is working Nofud over against the cage.
Nofud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nofud dodges an elbow strike from Bessant.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as Nofud controls the action.
Nofud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bessant controls his hands.
Bessant controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nofud lands a nice shot to the body.
Nofud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aingot Nofud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bessant connects with a nice looking jab.
Bessant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nofud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bessant can do to turn this around?
Nofud throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Bessant is rocked!
Bessant throws a sloppy body shot
letting Nofud counter with a right hand.
Bessant is still on wobbly legs! Can Nofud finish him?
Nofud shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bessant takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Nofud sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bessant bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aingot Nofud!
Aingot Nofud was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.