PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Branson White (ranked 3540 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Nucombe

190 cm
22
168
5 - 5 - 0

166 cm
46
166
30 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branson White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe takes a kick to the side of the head.
White is looking to clinch.
White wants to clinch up but Nucombe keeps it at a distance.

White closes the distance and pushes Nucombe back into the cage.
Nucombe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
A knee to the head by White.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nucombe.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nucombe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nucombe avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nucombe is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Nucombe.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nucombe blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nucombe is keeping busy.
Nucombe lands a shot to the body.
Nucombe lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Nucombe on the inside.

White is rocked!
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nucombe avoids it.
Nucombe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White trying to control the position but instead, Nucombe has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
Nucombe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nucombe.
Nucombe misses with the head strike.
White blocking some punches.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Nucombe lands with a left to the head.
White tries to stall but Nucombe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nucombe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from White.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Nucombe is blocking nicely.
Nucombe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nucombe connects with a knee to the head.
Nucombe lands a big right hand that drops White! The killer instinct kicks in and Nucombe finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nucombe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
A victorious Neil Nucombe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.