PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Portnoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nielsen
vs
Portnoy

188 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Fast

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Portnoy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portnoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portnoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielsen throws a hook but Portnoy blocks it.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portnoy moves away.
Portnoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nielsen slips a jab and a cross from Portnoy.
Portnoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nielsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Portnoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Portnoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.
Nielsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portnoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Portnoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nielsen counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mike Portnoy has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Portnoy. Those never looked like landing.
Portnoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielsen throws out the jab.
Portnoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portnoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nielsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Portnoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Nielsen backwards.
Nielsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Portnoy controls his hands.

Portnoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nielsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nielsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Portnoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nielsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Portnoy's head.
Portnoy misses with a double jab
and Nielsen counters with a two punch combo.
Portnoy throws a series of punches but Nielsen avoids them all with ease.
Portnoy sizes up Nielsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Nielsen moves in looking to clinch but Portnoy pushes him off.
Mike Portnoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portnoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portnoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nielsen scores with a jab. Portnoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portnoy swinging wildly here.
Nielsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portnoy.
Nielsen digs a good hook to Portnoy's body.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Portnoy moves out of range.
Portnoy scores with a jab to the head.
Portnoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Nielsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielsen.
Nielsen thuds a left hand into Portnoy's body.
Portnoy lands a jab to the nose.
Portnoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Portnoy.
Nielsen scores with a jab. Portnoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nielsen avoids the head kick by Portnoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portnoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Portnoy looks gassed!
Nielsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portnoy.
Nielsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Portnoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen swinging wildly here.
Portnoy throws a hook to the side of Nielsen's head but Nielsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielsen lands a jab to the nose.
Nielsen swings for the body but Portnoy moves out of range.
Portnoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Portnoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Portnoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portnoy in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portnoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That has opened up Mike Portnoy's cut even more.
Portnoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portnoy moves away.
Portnoy misses with the combination.
Nielsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nielsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nielsen scores with a hook.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Nielsen misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Portnoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nielsen doesn't seem phased though.
Nielsen dips to his left and cracks Portnoy with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Nielsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Portnoy'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.

Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
Portnoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Portnoy slips the punch.
No joy there for Portnoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portnoy works the jab nicely.
Portnoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Portnoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Portnoy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Nielsen. That snapped Portnoy's head back.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portnoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portnoy throws a nice looking combination but Nielsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nielsen lands a two punch combo.
Nielsen lands a really nice looking cross but Portnoy seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portnoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielsen misses the target.
Brian Nielsen is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Nielsen misses its intended target.
Portnoy throws a series of punches but Nielsen moves out of range.
Portnoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Portnoy moved out of range.
A cross from Portnoy lands.
Nielsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portnoy manages to avoid it.
A combination from Portnoy does no damage.
Nielsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Portnoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portnoy defending well as Nielsen loads up on a big left hand.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portnoy.
Portnoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nielsen slips a jab and a cross from Portnoy.
Portnoy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Portnoy throws a series of punches but Nielsen avoids them all with ease.
Portnoy misses with a combination
and Nielsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Portnoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Portnoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The cut above Mike Portnoy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Portnoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Portnoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Portnoy misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Nielsen finds it's target.
Portnoy misses with the combination.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portnoy.
Nielsen scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to bum rush Portnoy with a series of wild strikes but Portnoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Portnoy cracks Nielsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Portnoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Portnoy. Those never looked like landing.
Portnoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a body shot.
Nielsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portnoy misses with a two punch combination.
Portnoy looks to land a combination but Nielsen avoids it well.
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nielsen slips a jab and a cross from Portnoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen cracks Portnoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Portnoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Portnoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Portnoy needs to keep his hands up - Nielsen had a free shot at his head there.
Portnoy looks to land a combination but Nielsen avoids it well.
Portnoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a slapping body shot.
Nielsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Portnoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portnoy looks to land a combination but Nielsen avoids it well.
Portnoy ducks right into an uppercut from Nielsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Nielsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Portnoy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Portnoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Portnoy staying out of range there.
Portnoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nielsen lands with a shot to the body.
Portnoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portnoy staying out of range there.
Portnoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nielsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Portnoy tries to move into range but Nielsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Portnoy misses with a wild combination.
Nielsen wants to clinch up but Portnoy keeps it at a distance.
Portnoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portnoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Nielsen dodges the punch combination from Portnoy.
Portnoy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nielsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Portnoy is out of range.
Portnoy misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Portnoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen dodges the punch combination from Portnoy.
Portnoy throws a one two combo.
Nielsen tests Portnoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Portnoy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mike Portnoy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Portnoy slips under a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Portnoy off the cage and back into range.
Portnoy throws a combination that misses
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Portnoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Nielsen.
Portnoy lands a two punch combo.
Nielsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Portnoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Portnoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portnoy misses with a double jab
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portnoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nielsen.
A punch combination from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portnoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws out a loose jab but Portnoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portnoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portnoy misses with a double jab.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portnoy can do to turn this around?
Nielsen scores with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Portnoy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Nielsen!