PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duek Nuekm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuekm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ass & Titties. Thulani Imamu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Imamu
vs
Nuekm

188 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula
Chuck my Norris Ninja Viking Gear

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duek Nuekm!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuekm slips a straight right by Imamu.
Duek Nuekm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imamu throws a head kick that misses.
Imamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuekm manages to avoid it.
Nuekm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Imamu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Imamu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Imamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuekm.
Nuekm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imamu misses the shot to the body.
Nuekm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Imamu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imamu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuekm is looking to clinch but Imamu is avoiding it.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Imamu keeps it at a distance.
Nuekm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imamu scores with a nice head shot.
Imamu connects with a right hand. Nuekm shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imamu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuekm was well out of range. Poor timing from Imamu.
Imamu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nuekm forces Imamu back against the cage and clinches.
Imamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu working hard to break the clinch.

Imamu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuekm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Imamu throws a body punch but Nuekm moves out of range.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Imamu circles away.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuekm is looking to clinch but Imamu is avoiding it.
Imamu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuekm throws a head kick but Imamu moves out of range.
Nuekm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuekm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Imamu throws a right and a left that Nuekm avoids nicely.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Imamu keeps it at a distance.
Imamu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Duek Nuekm has been cut.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Imamu keeps it at a distance.
Nuekm doesn't manage to clinch there - Imamu circles away.
Imamu throws a nice looking combination but Nuekm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuekm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imamu lands a nice shot that snaps Nuekm's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imamu throws an overhand right that lands on Nuekm's shoulder, as Nuekm tries to avoid the shot.
Nuekm throws a head kick but Imamu moves out of range.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Imamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuekm manages to avoid it.
Nuekm throws a sloppy head kick and Imamu moves out of range easily.
Nuekm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Imamu's calf.
Imamu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nuekm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nuekm wants to clinch.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuekm tries to clinch up.
Nuekm moves in looking to clinch but Imamu pushes him off.
Imamu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imamu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuekm moves away.
Imamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuekm.
Nuekm doesn't manage to clinch there - Imamu circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu lands with a cross.
Imamu misses with a wild body shot.
Nuekm wants to clinch.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imamu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuekm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imamu misses with a hook. Nuekm ducked under it nicely.
Nuekm wants to clinch.
Imamu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuekm.
Imamu tries a head kick but it misses.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imamu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuekm avoids the body shot from Imamu.
Nuekm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imamu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Imamu does no damage.
Imamu misses with a hook.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Imamu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Imamu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Imamu is breathing heavily.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imamu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nuekm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imamu, pushing him back against the cage.

Imamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nuekm has closed the distance and engaged Imamu in a clinch.
Imamu working hard to break the clinch.
Imamu is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuekm has double underhooks.
Imamu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Imamu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Imamu is having none of it.
Imamu misses with a body shot.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Imamu moves out of range.
Nuekm throws a sloppy head kick and Imamu moves out of range easily.
Nuekm tries to clinch up.

Nuekm instigates a clinch.
Nuekm tries to land knees in the clinch but Imamu avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Nuekm to work.
Imamu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Imamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nuekm dodges the punch combination from Imamu.
Nice body kick from Nuekm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thulani Imamu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duek Nuekm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nuekm throws a head kick that Imamu semi-blocks.
Nuekm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuekm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nuekm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imamu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Imamu keeps it at a distance.
Imamu misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Nuekm.
Imamu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imamu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Imamu misses.
Imamu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Imamu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nuekm tries a head kick but it misses.
Nuekm throws a head kick that Imamu semi-blocks.
Nuekm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuekm fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Imamu misses.
Nuekm moves out of range as Imamu strikes.
Thulani Imamu is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Imamu does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuekm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuekm is looking to clinch but Imamu is avoiding it.

Nuekm moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuekm obliges.
Nuekm effectively controlling the action here.
Nuekm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Imamu's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuekm obliges.
Imamu is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuekm has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Imamu as Nuekm tries to tie him up.
Nuekm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imamu is defending well for now.
Imamu can't break the clinch.
Imamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Imamu managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Nuekm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nuekm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Imamu managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Nuekm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Imamu.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Imamu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imamu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuekm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuekm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm lands with a kick to the temple. Imamu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Nuekm drives through and clinches with Imamu against the cage.
Imamu managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Imamu tries to break the clinch but Nuekm is controlling the position.
Imamu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nuekm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imamu is defending well for now.
Nuekm misses with a knee to the head.
Nuekm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Imamu dodges an elbow strike from Nuekm.
Imamu is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuekm has double underhooks.
Nuekm trying to land knees to the body.
Imamu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nuekm lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Imamu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imamu has had enough of the clinch but Nuekm keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Imamu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imamu is trying to force a seperation but Nuekm has the dominant position.
Imamu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nuekm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imamu is trying to force a seperation but Nuekm has the dominant position.
Nuekm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Imamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuekm misses with a knee to the head.
Nuekm throws an elbow that misses.
Imamu tries to break free but Nuekm pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Imamu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imamu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Imamu has had enough of the clinch but Nuekm keeps him there for the moment.
Imamu is trying to break the clinch but Nuekm has him pressed against the cage.
Nuekm prevents Imamu from breaking the clinch.
Imamu tries to break the clinch but Nuekm is controlling the position.
Nuekm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imamu is defending well for now.
Imamu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imamu is trying to break the clinch but Nuekm has him pressed against the cage.

Imamu breaks from the clinch.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Imamu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuekm throws a sloppy head kick and Imamu moves out of range easily.
Nuekm tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Nuekm lands but Imamu takes it in his stride.
Nuekm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Imamu circles away.
Nuekm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuekm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuekm tries a head kick but it misses.
Imamu lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nuekm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuekm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nuekm misses with a head kick.
Imamu misses the shot to the body.
Nuekm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thulani Imamu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nuekm avoids the body shot from Imamu.
Imamu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuekm throws a head kick that misses.

Nuekm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Imamu is looking to break free of the clinch but Nuekm has double underhooks.
Nuekm keeps control of Imamu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nuekm tries a knee to the head but Imamu blocks it.
Imamu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imamu can't break the clinch.
Nuekm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuekm scores with a knee to the head.
Nuekm missing with knees to the body.
Imamu is trying to break the clinch but Nuekm is controlling him.
Imamu is trying to break the clinch but Nuekm has him pressed against the cage.
Imamu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Nuekm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Imamu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duek Nuekm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duek Nuekm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Nuekm.
Nuekm wants to clinch up but Imamu keeps it at a distance.
Imamu looks to land a right hand but Nuekm moved out of range.
Imamu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuekm.
Imamu scores with a nice right hand.
Imamu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Imamu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuekm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Imamu circles away.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Imamu circles away.
Imamu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Nuekm avoids them all with ease.
Imamu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imamu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imamu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Imamu tries to keep at a distance but Nuekm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuekm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nuekm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Imamu managing to block the knees to the body from Nuekm.
Nuekm prevents Imamu from breaking the clinch.
Nuekm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Imamu.

Imamu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuekm misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Imamu wants to break free but Nuekm has control.

Imamu breaks from the clinch.

Nuekm takes the fight into the clinch.
Nuekm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nuekm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuekm lands a nice knee to the body.
Nuekm prevents Imamu from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuekm obliges.

Imamu manages to break the clinch.
Nuekm throws a lazy head kick
and Imamu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Imamu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuekm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuekm doesn't manage to clinch there - Imamu circles away.
Nuekm misses with a head kick.
Imamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuekm.
Imamu misses with a looping right.
Nuekm tries to clinch there but Imamu circles away.
Nuekm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imamu.
Imamu misses with a wild combination.
Nuekm tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuekm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuekm lands with a slapping head kick.
Nuekm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Imamu cracks Nuekm with an open hand slap.
Nuekm on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm tries to clinch up
and Imamu counters with a two punch combo.
Imamu avoids the head kick by Nuekm.
Nuekm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Imamu counters with a nice uppercut.
Imamu missing with a left hand there. Nuekm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Imamu is having none of it.
Nuekm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Imamu.
Imamu looks to land a left hand but Nuekm moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Imamu misses its intended target.
Imamu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuekm.
Nuekm is looking to clinch.
Imamu lands a jab-cross combination.
Nuekm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nuekm moves in looking to clinch but Imamu pushes him off.
Nuekm wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nuekm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nuekm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nuekm tries to clinch up but Imamu circles away and keeps his distance.

Nuekm clinches up with Imamu and pushes him back against the cage.
Imamu is trying to break free.

Imamu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuekm wants to clinch but Imamu slips to the side
and Imamu counters with a two punch combo.
Imamu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nuekm takes one to the chin there.
Nuekm slips a jab from Imamu.
Nuekm tries to close the distance and clinch but Imamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuekm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imamu swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuekm.
Imamu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thulani Imamu.
I think Imamu 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thulani Imamu!