PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Nospmis (ranked 3700 p4p, 3849 weight class) and John Red (ranked 452 p4p, 473 weight class). Nospmis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mi Morena. John Red has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juice Nospmis's chin.

Nospmis
vs
Red

189 cm
20
212
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juice Nospmis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Red!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nospmis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Red backs up against the cage.
Nospmis lands with a hook. Red tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Red swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nospmis lands a really nice looking cross but Red seems unphased.

Red clinches.

Nospmis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Red darts in and clinches Nospmis up against the cage.
Red can't get the takedown.
Red fails to pull guard.
Red has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nospmis after a bit of a struggle.
Juice Nospmis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Red.
Nospmis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Red has him pressed against the cage.
Nospmis is trying to break free.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Nospmis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nospmis can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nospmis stops a takedown attempt from Red.
Nospmis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Nospmis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nospmis slaps away a takedown attempt from Red, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, jab by Nospmis - just one landing.
Red throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nospmis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nospmis lands a jab to Red's midsection.
No joy there for Nospmis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nospmis clobbers Red with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nospmis scores with a hook to the body. Red takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Red.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nospmis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nospmis lunges at Red with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Red's hand.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nospmis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab by Nospmis.
Red misses with a double jab
and Nospmis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nospmis to score with a decent uppercut.
Nospmis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Red shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nospmis as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nospmis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Nospmis.
Nospmis works Red's body with a nice hook.
Nospmis cracks Red with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nospmis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nospmis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Red fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Red looks winded!
Red takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Red clinches with his opponent.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Nospmis scores with a hook to the body. Red takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nospmis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Red counters with a left and a right that stings Nospmis.
Red takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nospmis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nospmis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Nospmis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nospmis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nospmis jabs Red to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nospmis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Red has time to react.
Red closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice combination there by Nospmis.
Nospmis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red scores with a punch to the head.
Nospmis lands a jab to Red's midsection.
Red has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nospmis scores with a three punch combo!
Nospmis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nospmis.

Red forces Nospmis back against the cage and clinches.
Nospmis can't break the clinch.
Red has Nospmis pressed against the cage.
Nospmis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nospmis is trying to push Red away but Red has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nospmis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juice Nospmis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Red blocks a head kick by Nospmis.
Nospmis misses with a few strikes there.
Juice Nospmis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Red on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nospmis connects with a crisp jab.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Nospmis pushes him off.
Red walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Red dodges the punch combination from Nospmis.
Nospmis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nospmis works over Red's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red tries to clinch up but Nospmis circles away and keeps his distance.
Nospmis is looking to counter punch.

Red moves into range and clinches up with Nospmis.
Red tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nospmis just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nospmis wants to get back to striking at distance but Red won't allow it.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nospmis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?
Nospmis scores with the left hand. Red knows he should have avoided that one.
Nospmis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red moves to clinch but Nospmis breaks away
and Nospmis counters with a three punch combo that has Red backing up. Red nods at Nospmis to acknowledge the strikes.
Nospmis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nospmis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Red takes one on the button.
Nospmis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Nospmis.
Nospmis cracks Red with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nospmis misses with a wild combination.
Red has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Juice Nospmis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Red gets a clinch.

Red breaks from the clinch.
Nospmis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Red.
Juice Nospmis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Red.
Nospmis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Red takes the fight into the clinch.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Juice Nospmis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Red on the side of the head.
Nospmis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nospmis as he avoids it easily.
Nospmis is looking to counter punch.
Nospmis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Red is breathing heavily.
Nospmis misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Red's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nospmis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Red backs up against the cage.
Nospmis lands with a good body shot.
Nospmis lands a nice shot to the body.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch but Nospmis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Red bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nospmis's head backwards.
Red lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nospmis lands a head shot.
Red is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nospmis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Red.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis connects with a body shot that sends Red's belly button to the back.
A left and a right from Nospmis both land. Nice combination.
Nospmis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Red backs up against the cage.
Nospmis cracks Red with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nospmis lunges at Red with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Red's hand.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nospmis.
Nospmis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Red on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nospmis.
Nospmis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nospmis. That's going to slow Red down.
Red on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nospmis stalks Red and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Red's face. Red staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juice Nospmis dominated that second round.
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!

Nospmis tries a head kick but it misses.
Red shoots for a double leg takedown but Nospmis sprawls well. He's pushed Red's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nospmis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Red looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nospmis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nospmis counters with a left to the body.
Nospmis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nospmis lands with a straight right. Red didn't see that one coming.
Red tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nospmis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nospmis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Red with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nospmis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nospmis stalks Red and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Red's face. Red staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Red misses
and Nospmis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nospmis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nospmis connects with the punch.
Nospmis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Nospmis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nospmis scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Nospmis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Red doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nospmis lands with a nice combination. Red backs away looking to recover.
Nospmis throws a head kick that misses.
Red takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nospmis throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Nospmis coming out on top.
Red takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nospmis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Red at a distance.
Nospmis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Nospmis - just one landing.
Nospmis throws a right hand that Red ducks under and follows up with a left that Red also avoids with ease.
Nospmis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nospmis finds it's way round the side to connect with Red's head.
Nospmis lands with a nice body punch.
Red goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nospmis lands a jab.
Red takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nospmis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nospmis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nospmis looks to land a combination. Red sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nospmis thuds a left hand into Red's body.
A nice leg kick from Nospmis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nospmis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nospmis scores with a nice head shot.
Nospmis tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Red takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Nospmis.
Red shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nospmis thuds his right hand into Red's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nospmis scores with a nice strike.
Red scores with a spinning back kick!
Red needs to keep his hands up - Nospmis had a free shot at his head there.
Nospmis lunges at Red with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Red's hand.
Nospmis jabs Red right on the nose. Red blinks but takes it well.
Nospmis with the inside leg kick.
Nospmis throws a leg kick but Red moved away.
Nospmis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nospmis throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nospmis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nospmis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nospmis lands a nice looking body shot.
Nospmis throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juice Nospmis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nospmis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juice Nospmis!
Juice Nospmis 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.