PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1147 p4p, 1405 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 33 p4p, 59 weight class). Jimmy Nickels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Babyara's chin.

Nickels
vs
Babyara

190 cm
36
245
13 - 10 - 0

208 cm
34
270
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels misses with a lunging right hand
and Babyara counters with a one-two to the body.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickels avoids the body shot from Babyara.
Babyara throws a body punch but Nickels moves out of range.
Babyara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Babyara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickels.
Babyara walks into a left hand.

Nickels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nickels landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickels is standing up over Babyara. Babyara looks to escape but Nickels dives into side control.
Babyara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nickels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nickels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babyara struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Babyara seems a little lost for a moment, as Nickels dominates the positioning.
Nickels working the head with strikes.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babyara tries to escape but Nickels is in control.
Babyara is looking to reverse the position.
Nickels is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nickels cracks Babyara with a big right hand but Babyara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nickels scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Babyara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nickels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Babyara is letting Nickels control him for a moment.
Babyara is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickels controls the position.
Babyara is looking to regain half guard here but Nickels keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babyara struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babyara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Babyara is looking to regain half guard here but Nickels keeps moving and retains side control.
Nickels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nickels working the ground and pound from side control.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels cracks Babyara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Babyara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickels staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Babyara down.
Nickels lands a few punches from side control.
Nickels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickels cracks Babyara with a big elbow.
Nickels working the head and body with strikes.

Babyara is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickels scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Babyara is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nickels can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!