PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Able Nightroad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nightroad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vicarious. On his way into the cage it seems that Scipio Africanus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scipio Africanus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Africanus
vs
Nightroad

182 cm
24
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Able Nightroad!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus throws a looping overhand right but Nightroad ducks down to avoid it.
Africanus tries to clinch up.
Nightroad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Africanus works Nightroad's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Africanus.
Good work by Africanus as he checks the leg kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick
and Nightroad counters with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Nightroad throws the kick towards the body but Africanus avoids it.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nightroad looks gassed!
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!
Africanus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Africanus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Africanus throws a sloppy head kick and Nightroad moves out of range easily.
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nightroad's calf.
Africanus tries to clinch up but Nightroad circles away and keeps his distance.

Africanus darts in and clinches Nightroad up against the cage.
Africanus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nightroad's defenses.
Africanus tries a knee to the head but Nightroad blocks it.
Africanus stalling the fight.
Africanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Nightroad's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Africanus.
Nightroad takes an elbow to the temple.
Africanus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nightroad or not.
Nightroad tries to land knees in the clinch but Africanus avoids the damage to the body.
Africanus tries to land a knee to the head but Nightroad blocks with his arms.
Nightroad is looking to break free of the clinch but Africanus has double underhooks.
Africanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Africanus crunches a lovely knee into Nightroad's ribcage.
Africanus cracks Nightroad with a nice body shot.
Nightroad is trying to force a seperation but Africanus has the dominant position.
Africanus trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Africanus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nightroad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nightroad stalling in the clinch but Africanus improves position.
Africanus controlling the action here for a moment.
Africanus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nightroad is leaning against Africanus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Africanus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Africanus obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Africanus is trying to maintain a safe position but Nightroad gets an underhook and turns Africanus into the cage.
Nightroad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nightroad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Africanus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nightroad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nightroad lands a right hand.
Africanus slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Africanus for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Africanus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Africanus lands a damaging elbow.
Nightroad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Africanus's elbow.
Africanus trying to land knees to the body.
Africanus landing knees to the body.
Africanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Nightroad avoids the damage to the body.
Africanus misses with the head strike.
Africanus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nightroad up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus managing to block the knees to the body from Nightroad.
Nightroad is struggling to control the position.
Africanus effectively controlling the action here.
Nightroad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Africanus lands an elbow inside.
Nightroad trying to land knees to the body.
Nightroad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Africanus backwards.
Africanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nightroad's efforts to push away.
Nightroad trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nightroad as Africanus tries to tie him up.
Africanus controlling the action here for a moment.
Nightroad is trying to stall.
Nightroad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nightroad tries to circle away but Africanus has him pinned against the cage.
Africanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Africanus presses Nightroad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Africanus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nightroad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Africanus tries a knee to the head but Nightroad blocks it.
Africanus gets through Nightroad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Africanus misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Africanus.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Africanus obliges.
A hook to the body from Africanus.
Nightroad dodges an elbow strike from Africanus.
Africanus presses Nightroad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Africanus.
Nightroad managing to block the knees to the body from Africanus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Africanus stalling the fight.
Nightroad avoiding damage as Africanus throws knees to the body.
Nightroad managing to block the knees to the body from Africanus.
Nightroad dodges an elbow strike from Africanus.
Nightroad trying to control the position but instead, Africanus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nightroad into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scipio Africanus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Africanus is looking to slow Nightroad down with leg kicks.
Africanus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nightroad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Africanus. Africanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Africanus lands with a kick to the ribs.

Africanus lands a big head kick that sends Nightroad tumbling to the mat! Africanus takes a step backwards and waves Nightroad back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nightroad is rocked!
Scipio Africanus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Africanus slams his shin into Nightroad's torso.
Nightroad is still on wobbly legs! Can Africanus finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from Africanus and Nightroad falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Africanus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scipio Africanus!