PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Nutz (ranked 3202 p4p, 4602 weight class) and Dominik Ferdinand (ranked 366 p4p, 468 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nutz
vs
Ferdinand

188 cm
25
205
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
212
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BANZAI COMBAT 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
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, Dominik Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand ducks right into an uppercut from Nutz.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferdinand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joey Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferdinand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nutz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferdinand throws a shot to the body.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Ferdinand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nutz throws out a loose jab but Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferdinand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferdinand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nutz to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferdinand moves forwards but Nutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferdinand misses with a few strikes there.
Nutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ferdinand tries to bum rush Nutz with a series of wild strikes but Nutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferdinand moves out of range as Nutz strikes.
Nutz throws an overhand right that lands on Ferdinand's shoulder, as Ferdinand tries to avoid the shot.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Ferdinand ducks down to avoid it.
Nutz takes a swing at Ferdinand's ribcage but misses.
Ferdinand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Ferdinand
and Nutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nutz misses with an uppercut
and Ferdinand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferdinand is looking to land body kicks.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Ferdinand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferdinand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nutz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses.
Nutz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nutz lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Ferdinand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Nutz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nutz.
Nutz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferdinand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferdinand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nutz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz moves out of range as Ferdinand throws a body kick.
Nutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferdinand moves away.
Nutz looks to land a right hand but Ferdinand moved out of range.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Ferdinand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nutz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferdinand's hands.
Nutz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferdinand's head.
Nutz slips a straight right by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Nutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
Ferdinand throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferdinand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferdinand looks winded!
Ferdinand staying out of range there.
Nutz misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand swinging wildly here.
Ferdinand tries a head kick but it misses.
Nutz tries to clinch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Ferdinand appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nutz scores with a hook.

It looks like Dominik Ferdinand has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Nutz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferdinand in his tracks.
Ferdinand walks into a stiff left hand from Nutz.
Ferdinand looks to throw the jab but Nutz is out of range.
Nutz misses with a low kick.
Nutz lands with a nice body punch.
Ferdinand moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Ferdinand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nutz throws the left hand but Ferdinand avoids the punch easily.
Nutz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferdinand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferdinand looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nutz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nutz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferdinand throws a right hand that Nutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutz also avoids with ease.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz lands with an overhand left.
Ferdinand swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nutz counter with a right hand.
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Nutz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz tries to clinch there but Ferdinand circles away.
Ferdinand unleashes a big counter combination but Nutz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ferdinand misses with a double jab.
Joey Nutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferdinand moves away from the strike by Nutz.
A jab from Nutz does it's job there.
Ferdinand throws a body punch but Nutz moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nutz misses the target.
Nutz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferdinand's head backwards.
Nutz slips a jab and a cross from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
Ferdinand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nutz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nutz loads up on a big right hand but Ferdinand slips the punch.
Dominik Ferdinand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Ferdinand ducks down to avoid it.
Nutz stuns Ferdinand with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz punishes Ferdinand's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Nutz.
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!
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Ferdinand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferdinand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Nutz misses the target.
Ferdinand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Nutz. That snapped Ferdinand's head back.
Nutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferdinand manages to avoid it.
Nutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferdinand throws a wild body kick that Nutz sees coming a mile off.
Nutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand slips a straight right by Nutz.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Ferdinand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutz.
Nutz misses with a jab to the body
and Ferdinand counters with a one-two to the body.
Nutz throws a jab when Ferdinand was well out of range.
A jab from Nutz misses.
Nutz cracks Ferdinand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferdinand tries to score with a low kick but Nutz moves his leg out of the way.
Nutz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferdinand can do to turn this around?
Nutz tries to clinch but Ferdinand is having none of it.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferdinand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand is looking for the big counter here.
Nutz connects with a body shot that sends Ferdinand's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Nutz catches Ferdinand right on the button with a cross.
Nutz lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nutz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferdinand doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferdinand defending well as Nutz loads up on a big left hand.
Nutz misses with a straight right.
Ferdinand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferdinand.
Ferdinand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nutz swings for the body but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Ferdinand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nutz with a body shot.
Nutz throws a jab when Ferdinand was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferdinand! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Nutz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Ferdinand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Ferdinand throws a series of strikes that have Nutz backpedaling.
Nutz tries to clinch up.
Ferdinand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot lands for Nutz.
Ferdinand misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Nutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferdinand.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ferdinand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a straight right hand.
Ferdinand slips a jab from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferdinand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz connects with a looping right hand.
Ferdinand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
Ferdinand takes one to the chin there.
Nutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferdinand counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Ferdinand misses.
Nutz is looking to counter punch.
Nutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nutz misses with a straight right.
Nutz throws a body punch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Nutz misses the shot to the body.
Ferdinand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nutz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferdinand is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Ferdinand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nutz connects with a looping right hand.

Ferdinand is rocked!
Ferdinand drops his hands momentarily and Nutz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferdinand is still on wobbly legs! Can Nutz finish him?
Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand seems to have recovered his senses.
Nutz lands an overhand right.
Nutz throws a hook but Ferdinand avoids it easily.
Ferdinand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nutz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferdinand momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses.
BOOM! Nutz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ferdinand. Ferdinand tries to recover but Nutz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ferdinand lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Nutz!