PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jah Nino (ranked 3943 p4p, 5855 weight class) and Bannon McGussie (ranked 427 p4p, 542 weight class). McGussie has chosen I Don't Feel Like Dancing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nino
vs
McGussie

182 cm
19
180
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
197
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jah Nino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bannon McGussie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGussie has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGussie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGussie digs a right hand into Nino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nino's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from McGussie.
McGussie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nino letting McGussie take a breather here.
McGussie avoiding damage.
McGussie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
McGussie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGussie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bannon McGussie.

Nino moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nino is stalling here.
Nino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGussie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nino.
McGussie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nino is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Nino breaks the clinch.
McGussie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nino.
McGussie tries to clinch up.
Nino lands a right hook to the body.
Nino throws out a loose jab but McGussie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGussie's coach down at Red Mist Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGussie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McGussie is looking to clinch.
McGussie with a nice cross.

Nino takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nino can't break the clinch.
Nino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGussie is defending well for now.
Nino prevents a body shot from McGussie.
McGussie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGussie has him pressed against the cage.
McGussie blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGussie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nino prevents a body shot from McGussie.

Nino breaks the clinch.
McGussie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nino counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGussie blocks the body kick.
Nino misses with an uppercut.
McGussie is looking to clinch but Nino is avoiding it.
McGussie tries to clinch but Nino is having none of it.
McGussie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nino throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGussie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nino.
McGussie wants to clinch.

Nino clinches up against the cage.
A short right from McGussie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nino.
Nino misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGussie.
McGussie slowing the pace effectively.
Nino fails to pull guard.
McGussie is working Nino over against the cage.
Nino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGussie.

Nino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGussie moves in looking to clinch but Nino pushes him off.

McGussie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nino lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGussie backwards.
McGussie stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for McGussie to work.
McGussie swings wildly with an uppercut but Nino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nino misses with some punches.
McGussie struggles to land a body shot inside as Nino controls his hands.
McGussie keeps control of Nino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nino is trying to break the clinch but McGussie is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nino.

Nino pulls guard successfully.
McGussie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nino looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGussie is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Nino dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - McGussie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nino ducks under a wild hook from McGussie.
McGussie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bannon McGussie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nino swats away the attempt to clinch by McGussie.

McGussie moves into the clinch successfully.
McGussie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGussie works on Nino's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGussie managing to block the knees to the body from Nino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGussie smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Nino coming out on top.
McGussie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGussie slips under a jab from Nino.
Nino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGussie can do to turn this around?
McGussie doesn't manage to clinch there - Nino circles away.
McGussie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nino cracks McGussie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jah Nino is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Nino.
A big left from Nino misses.
McGussie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nino looks for the body kick but McGussie saw that one coming.
McGussie wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGussie.
A counter left hand to the body from Nino misses its target.
McGussie missing with a left hand there. Nino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGussie fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Nino misses its target.
McGussie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGussie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGussie tries to clinch but Nino moves out of range.

McGussie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nino, pushing him back against the cage.
McGussie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from McGussie.
Nino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGussie is pushing Nino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nino is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGussie to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGussie has a couple of punches blocked by Nino.
Nino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGussie.
Bannon McGussie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGussie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGussie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nino backwards.
Nino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGussie taking a breather.
Nino swings wildly with an uppercut but McGussie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nino.
Nino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGussie's elbow.
Nino tries to throw a body punch but McGussie avoids it by throwing Nino back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nino.
McGussie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGussie as Nino tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from McGussie.
McGussie is trying to maintain a safe position but Nino gets an underhook and turns McGussie into the cage.
McGussie throws a head punch that misses.
Nino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jah Nino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGussie taking a breather.
Nino misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGussie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nino missing with knees to the body.
McGussie slows down the pace here.
McGussie is leaning against Nino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nino blocks an uppercut.
McGussie managing to block the knees to the body from Nino.
Nino is trying to force a seperation but McGussie has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bannon McGussie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nino keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Nino.
McGussie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nino digs a good body shot into McGussie's ribs.
McGussie tries to clinch but Nino is having none of it.
Nino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGussie tries to clinch there but Nino circles away.
Nino keeps the fight on the outside.
McGussie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nino cracks McGussie with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGussie. Nino does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Nino misses its intended target.
McGussie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nino with a body shot.
Nino just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGussie closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Nino counter with a right hand.
McGussie slips a jab from Nino.
Nino takes one to the chin there.
McGussie is looking to clinch.
McGussie tries to clinch up.
McGussie lands with a nice body punch.
McGussie cracks Nino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGussie tries to clinch up but Nino circles away and keeps his distance.
McGussie slaps away a takedown attempt from Nino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGussie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nino tests McGussie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGussie tries to clinch up
and Nino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nino scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGussie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGussie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nino counters with a right hand to the body.

McGussie closes the distance and clinches.
Nino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Nino manages to pull guard.
McGussie trying to control but Nino is working from the bottom.
McGussie stays in close to Nino's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGussie trying to control the position from guard on top but Nino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGussie is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGussie trying to control but Nino is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Nino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGussie.
Nino walks into a jab.
Nino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGussie tries to clinch but Nino is having none of it.
McGussie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ninos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nino shoots in but no luck this time.
McGussie doesn't manage to clinch there - Nino circles away.
Nino throws a lazy uppercut
and McGussie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nino lands with a good body shot.
Nino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jah Nino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jah Nino!