PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tero Nuppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Christ acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nuppi
vs
Christ

225 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tero Nuppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Christ!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuppi shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
Christ tries to clinch there but Nuppi circles away.
Christ tries to clinch but Nuppi moves out of range.
No luck for Nuppi with that takedown attempt.
John Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Christ gets a clinch.
Christ gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nuppi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Nuppi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nuppi or not.
Nuppi is working for takedown but Christ is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nuppi can't get the takedown.
Christ scores a nice knee to the body.
Nuppi is breathing heavily.
Christ tries to land a knee to the head but Nuppi blocks with his arms.
Christ presses Nuppi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nuppi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Christ scores with a nice hook to the head.

Christ manages to break the clinch.

Christ has Nuppi up against the cage in a clinch.
Christ stops a takedown attempt from Nuppi.
Christ misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuppi wants a takedown but no success here.
Christ throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

Christ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christ lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Christ.
Christ lands an elbow inside that Nuppi shrugs off.

Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuppi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ tries to clinch up but Nuppi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuppi swats away the attempt to clinch by Christ.
Christ scoring well with a low kick there.
Christ tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ drives through and clinches with Nuppi against the cage.

Christ manages to break the clinch.

Christ has managed to clinch.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Nuppi has Christ pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Christ manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Christ works on Nuppi's body with a couple of short punches.
Christ unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nuppi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuppi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ wants to clinch up but Nuppi keeps it at a distance.
Nuppi shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Christ has managed to clinch.
Christ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nuppi or not.
Christ is leaning against Nuppi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Christ breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Christ.

Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christ throws a combination. Nuppi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Christ has Nuppi up against the cage in a clinch.
Christ lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nuppi.
Christ landing knees to the head.

Christ manages to break the clinch.
Nuppi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Christ has managed to clinch.
Christ lands a knee to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christ moves into the clinch.

Christ breaks the clinch.

Christ clinches up with Nuppi and pushes him back against the cage.
Nuppi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Christ trying to land knees to the body.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Christ duly obliges.
John Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
Nuppi swats away the attempt to clinch by Christ.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Christ has Nuppi up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Christ dominated that round.
That's time! Nuppi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nuppi swats away the attempt to clinch by Christ.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nuppi.

Christ clinches with his opponent.
Nuppi wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nuppi or not.
Christ lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ is pressed up against the cage. Nuppi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Christ down to the mat. Christ avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Nuppi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Christ darts in and clinches Nuppi up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuppi circles away.

Christ closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Christ.
John Christ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christ.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christ.
Christ landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christ.
Christ misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.

Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuppi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuppi keeps the fight on the outside.

Christ instigates a clinch.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ landing knees to the body.
Christ scores with a shoulder strike.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ throws a series of punches but Nuppi avoids them all with ease.
Christ is looking to clinch but Nuppi is avoiding it.

Christ forces Nuppi back against the cage and clinches.
Nuppi can't get the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ lands an elbow just above Nuppi 's eye.

Christ breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuppi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christ moves in looking to clinch but Nuppi pushes him off.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuppi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ tries to clinch but Nuppi is having none of it.
Christ wants to clinch up but Nuppi keeps it at a distance.
Nuppi keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nuppi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuppi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Christ instigates a clinch.
Christ lands a shot to the body.
Nuppi tries for a takedown but Christ manages to get underhooks.

Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuppi shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Nuppi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuppi keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ tries to clinch but Nuppi is having none of it.

Christ darts in and clinches Nuppi up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Christ is looking to clinch but Nuppi is avoiding it.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuppi circles away.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt - Christ sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Christ rushes Nuppi and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuppi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Christ avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Nuppi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Christ.
Christ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuppi backwards.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christ is looking to clinch but Nuppi is avoiding it.

Christ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christ.
Christ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuppi backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christ.
Christ lands a knee to the head.
Nuppi goes for a takedown attempt but Christ pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Christ lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Christ instigates a clinch.
Christ is leaning against Nuppi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Christ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Christ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to clinch.
Christ moves in looking to clinch but Nuppi pushes him off.
Christ tries to clinch but Nuppi is having none of it.
Christ is looking to clinch but Nuppi is avoiding it.
Christ fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuppi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuppi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuppi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuppi swats away the attempt to clinch by Christ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Christ rushes Nuppi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ looking to throw knees to the head but Nuppi is blocking nicely.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Christ gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ prevents the takedown attempt.
Christ with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Christ moves into the clinch successfully.
Christ lands with a left to the head.
Nuppi tries to score a body lock takedown but Christ shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Christ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nuppi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tero Nuppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuppi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuppi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ tries to clinch but Nuppi moves out of range.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuppi circles away.
A big right from Nuppi misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Christ!