PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Nibbs (ranked 2762 p4p, 23986 weight class) and Zoo Six (ranked 365 p4p, 768 weight class). Christopher Nibbs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zoo Six's chin.

Nibbs
vs
Six

185 cm
20
200
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
198
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Knock Out Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Nibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoo Six!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibbs misses the shot to the body.
Nibbs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six.
Six tests Nibbs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nibbs throws a right hand that Six ducks under and follows up with a left that Six also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Nibbs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Six lands the left hand.
Six gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nibbs swings for the body but Six moves out of range.
Six throws a counter combo.
Zoo Six seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Six connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nibbs swings for the body but Six moves out of range.
Nibbs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Six has Nibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Six breaks the clinch.
Six lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Six misses with a double jab.
Six lands with an uppercut that bounces Nibbs off the cage and back into range.
Six tries to clinch up but Nibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Nibbs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Six clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six lands a right hand.
Six swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Six.

Nibbs manages to break the clinch.

Six fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nibbs, pushing him back against the cage.
Six misses with a short punch on the inside.
Six lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Six slaps away a takedown attempt from Nibbs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Six was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zoo Six is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nibbs darts in looking for a takedown but Six gets double underhooks and turns Nibbs into the cage.

Six manages to break the clinch.

Nibbs gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nibbs wants to control but Six is keeping him busy.
Six tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nibbs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nibbs content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibbs avoids the attempt from Six to control.
Nibbs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Six is in all sorts of trouble here.
Six is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nibbs tries to control but Six wriggling away.
Nibbs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Six hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six wants to hold on but Nibbs pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Six is trying to escape the mount.
Nibbs scoring with strikes but Six is staying in there.

Nibbs is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Six to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Six shrugs it off.
Nibbs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Six in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nibbs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nibbs tries to control but Six wriggling away.
Nibbs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbs looking to control but Six is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Six is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Six really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nibbs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nibbs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Nibbs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Six can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nibbs controlling from the full mount.
Six is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nibbs 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christopher Nibbs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nibbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Six, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Six lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nibbs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Six fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nibbs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Six smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Six tries to clinch up but Nibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Six showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nibbs.

Nibbs tries to keep at a distance but Six has taken the fight into the clinch.
Six tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nibbs trying to control the position but instead, Six has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nibbs into the cage.
Six lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.
Six lands with a left to the head.
Six has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Six pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Six. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Six.
Six connects with a looping right hand.
Zoo Six seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Six works the jab nicely.
Nibbs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Six defends well and Nibbs ends up having to push Six into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Six lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.
A short right from Six.
Six throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nibbss head.
Zoo Six seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Six lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nibbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Six.

Six's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Six throws a combination. Nibbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nibbs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six lands a head shot.
Nibbs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Six sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Six rushes Nibbs and presses him up against the cage.
Nibbs blocking some punches.

Six breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nibbs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Six sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Nibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Six clinches with his opponent.
Nibbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.
Six lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nibbs.
Six misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nibbs.
Six lands a left hand.
A short right from Six on the inside.
Six has a couple of punches blocked by Nibbs.
Six lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Six escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Nibbs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Six.
Nibbs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Six.
A nice combination there by Six.

Six clinches up with Nibbs and pushes him back against the cage.

Six breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Six as he connects with a hook.
Six scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Six throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nibbs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nibbs.

Six breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nibbs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Six connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nibbs's hands.
Nibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Six scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nibbs misses with a wild combination.

Six pushes Nibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Six throws a punch but it's blocked by Nibbs.
Nibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Six avoids it.
Six tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six misses with the head strike.
Six working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nibbs gets control of Six's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nibbs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Six avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Nibbs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Six defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nibbs has his foot on Six's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Six works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zoo Six showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Six.
Nibbs throws a big shot that misses.
Six misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Nibbs does it's job there.
Six scores with a jab to the head.
Six might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Six with a nice cross.
Nibbs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Six connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nibbs. Nibbs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Six works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Six avoids the body shot from Nibbs.
Six cracks Nibbs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nibbs shoots in but Six avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Six lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Six gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Six.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibbs blocks an uppercut.
Nibbs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Six swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Six scores with a shot to the side of Nibbs's head.
A shot in the inside from Six.
Six lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.
Six working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Six lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nibbs backwards.

Nibbs is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six.
Oh Nibbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Six working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Six breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Six. Those never looked like landing.
Nibbs is looking to wear down Six with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Six moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nibbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Six.

Six manages to break the clinch.

Six drives through and clinches with Nibbs against the cage.
Six softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six pushes Nibbs against the cage. Six is working some dirty boxing. Six pushes off with a quick right hook! Nibbs goes down! Nibbs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Six moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoo Six!
After winning the bout, Zoo Six thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.