PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nixon
vs
White

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zackary White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon misses with the combination.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

White forces Nixon back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nixon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

White has clasped his hands together around Nixon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
White is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nixon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nixon taking punishment in the form of punches.
White throws an elbow but Nixon slips to the side and avoids it well.
White wants to control but Nixon is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from White crashes against the mat.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nixon struggling a bit here.
White works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nixon wants to control but White postures up.
Nixon keeping his opponent close.
Nixon is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from White seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White trying to control the action but Nixon is working from the bottom.

White is trying to get an arm triangle but Nixon is defending well.
White trying to control the position but Nixon is working away.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nixon is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
White works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
White with the ground and pound but Nixon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is thwarting Nixon's attempts to control the position.
Nixon is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nixon is trying to control but can't.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nixon has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
Nixon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nixon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White stops Nixon from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

White lands a takedown into guard.
Zackary White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nixon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
White wants to stand and escape but instead Nixon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nixon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

White is looking for a triangle but Nixon pushes his legs off easily.

White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White is breathing heavily.

White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nixon uses it to pass to side control.
White tries to improve position but can't.
Nixon trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Nixon moves into full mount!
Nixon looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Nixon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Nixon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Nixon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nixon off and has taken his back!
Nixon trying to control the action but White just sinks the hooks in.
Nixon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nixon breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a big right hand that misses.
Nixon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Nixon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nixon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nixon passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nixon thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
White wants to improve his position but Nixon is controlling well.
Nixon thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Nixon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nixon.

Nixon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nixon is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nixon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Nixon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Nixon.

Nixon has managed to clinch.

Nixon gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nixon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Nixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nixon wants to sweep but no luck.
White wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.

White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nixon, pushing him back against the cage.
Nixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nixon smiles and moves away.
Nixon lands a two punch combo.

Nixon closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.

Nixon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nixon controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nixon controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Nixon is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nixon swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nixon's guard.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
Nixon controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White looking to pass the guard.
White stands and throws Nixon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nixon, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Nixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nixon defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nixon tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.

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 David Nixon.
I think Nixon 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Nixon!