PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nurse
vs
Avalon

186 cm
21
201 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Male Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse misses with a hook
and Avalon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
Avalon walks into a jab.
Nurse thows a body shot but no joy.
Avalon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Avalon throws a good cross that connects.
Avalon drops his hands momentarily and Nurse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Avalon gets a clinch.
Avalon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurse has Avalon pressed against the cage, preventing Avalon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Avalon on the inside.
Avalon is trying to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling him.
Nurse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avalon is trying to force a seperation but Nurse has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Avalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Nurse wants the takedown. Avalon is fighting it off but Nurse persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Avalon's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Avalon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Avalon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nurse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Avalon.
Avalon trying to control the action but Nurse is working from the bottom.
Avalon prevents Nurse from improving his position.
Avalon is thwarting Nurse's attempts to control the position.
Avalon wants to take a breather but Nurse is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is pressing down on Avalon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Avalon is looking to stand up but Nurse won't let him.

Nurse looking for a guillotine here but Avalon defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nurse is looking for a triangle but Avalon pushes his legs off easily.
Nurse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Avalon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Nurse working for a triangle but Avalon defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse trying to control the position.
Avalon trying to control but Nurse is working from the bottom.
Nurse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Avalon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurse lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Nurse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is looking to advance position but Avalon won't allow it.

Nurse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Avalon defends it well.
Avalon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurse.
Nurse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nurse is thwarting Avalon's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avalon is staying active underneath Nurse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nurse working Avalon over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon wants to control but Nurse is keeping busy.
Nurse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Avalon misses with a hook. Nurse ducked under it nicely.
Avalon throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
Avalon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurse throws the left hand but Avalon avoids the punch easily.
Avalon doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurse circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurse is defended easily by Avalon.
Avalon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurse circles away quickly and effectively.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Nurse keeps it at a distance.
Nurse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Avalon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Avalon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Nurse circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Avalon slips a jab from Nurse.
Nurse tries to work over Avalon's front leg with a kick but Avalon checks it.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avalon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Avalon slips under a jab.
Avalon fails in his attempt to clinch.
James Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
Nurse misses the jab.
James Avalon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Avalon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avalon.
Avalon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avalon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avalon takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avalon.
Nurse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Avalon defends it nicely.
Avalon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon swings for the body but Nurse moves out of range.
Nurse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avalon throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Nurse keeps it at a distance.
Nurse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avalon doesn't seem bothered though.
Avalon throws a nice looking combination but Nurse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avalon lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Nurse - just one landing.

It looks like James Avalon has been cut.
Nurse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avalon is breathing heavily.
Avalon throws a big shot that misses.
Avalon misses with a few strikes there.
Avalon avoids the body shot from Nurse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse stuns Avalon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Nurse circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Avalon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nurse thuds a left hand into Avalon's body.
Avalon slips under a jab.
Avalon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Avalon misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avalon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nurse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Avalon is trying to defend but Nurse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Avalon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A cross from Nurse lands.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
Avalon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nurse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avalon.
Avalon is looking to clinch but Nurse is avoiding it.
Avalon's corner calls for a 1-2. Avalon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avalon wants to clinch.
Avalon throws the left hand but Nurse avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Avalon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Horrible takedown by Nurse or perhaps it was just good defense by Avalon which made him look bad.
Nurse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avalon is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Avalon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avalon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Avalon.
Avalon stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurse. Nurse gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurse swings widly with a right hand
and Avalon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.

Avalon clinches.
Avalon gets through Nurse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avalon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Avalon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Nurse breaks from the clinch.
Nurse throws the left hand but Avalon avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Avalon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurse momentarily.
Nurse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avalon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurse circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurse lands the left hand.
Avalon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Male Nurse is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Avalon counters with a two punch combo.
Avalon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nurse.
Avalon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Avalon misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon moves in looking to clinch but Nurse pushes him off.
Avalon scores with a hook.
Avalon slips a jab from Nurse.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Avalon looks to land a left hand but Nurse moved out of range nicely.
Nurse throws a low kick, looking for Avalon's leg but Avalon calmly moves out of range.
Nurse dodges the punch combination from Avalon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Nurse keeps it at a distance.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Avalon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Avalon's cut.
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.

Avalon throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse defending well as Avalon loads up on a big left hand.
Avalon misses with a hook. Nurse ducked under it nicely.
Nurse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avalon tries to clinch there but Nurse circles away.
Avalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avalon checks the leg kick.
Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avalon.
Nurse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Avalon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon is looking to clinch.
Nurse throws a shot from downtown. Avalon moves away and avoids it.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avalon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Avalon is looking to clinch.
Avalon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Avalon moves into the clinch.

Avalon breaks the clinch.
Avalon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avalon slips a jab from Nurse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avalon 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.
Avalon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avalon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Avalon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Nurse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avalon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse misses with a body shot.
Avalon tries to clinch up.
Avalon misses with a hook.
Nurse 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.
Nurse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Avalon.
Nurse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Avalon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Avalon avoids it really well and circles away.
Avalon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Avalon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws a hook but Avalon blocks it.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Nurse keeps it at a distance.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avalon lands a really nice looking cross but Nurse seems unphased.
Avalon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurse throws a body punch but Avalon moves out of range.
A jab from Nurse does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Avalon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Avalon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Avalon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avalon throws a right hand that Nurse ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurse also avoids with ease.
Nurse lands a slapping body shot.
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Avalon is out of range.
Avalon tries to clinch up.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Nurse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Avalon defends it nicely.
Avalon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avalon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
Avalon lands a jab-cross combination.
Nurse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon defending well as Nurse loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Avalon misses.
Avalon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avalon dips to his left and cracks Nurse with an uppercut!
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Nurse circles away and keeps his distance.
Avalon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurse lands with a hook. Avalon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurse swats away the attempt to clinch by Avalon.
Avalon throws a nice looking combination but Nurse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avalon is looking to clinch but Nurse is avoiding it.
Nurse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avalon doesn't seem bothered though.
Avalon is looking to clinch but Nurse is avoiding it.
Avalon throws a series of punches but Nurse avoids them all with ease.

Nurse dives in and scores a takedown into Avalon's guard.
Avalon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse looking to pass the guard.
Nurse trying to control but Avalon is working from the bottom.
Nurse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avalon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Avalon has his foot on Nurse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nurse works his way back into a safe position though.
Nurse distracts Avalon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurse connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurse lands a couple of digs.
Nurse stands up over Avalon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurse trying to control but Avalon is working from the bottom.
Nurse working some strikes from top position.

Nurse gets to his feet. Avalon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Avalon moves forwards but Nurse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse takes a swing at Avalon's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Avalon. No joy for Nurse on that attempt.
Avalon cracks Nurse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Avalon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nurse to score with a decent uppercut.
Avalon connects with a body shot.
Avalon misses the shot to the body.
Nurse cracks Avalon with a good jab.
Nurse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nurse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avalon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Male Nurse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nurse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Male Nurse!
Our winner, Male Nurse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.