PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maritimus
vs
Nietzsche

177 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maritimus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nietzsche misses the shot to the body.
Nietzsche throws a good cross that connects.
Maritimus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nietzsche's head.
Nietzsche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maritimus.
Maritimus throws a body punch but Nietzsche moves out of range.
Maritimus lands a lovely overhand right.
Maritimus avoids the body shot from Nietzsche.

Nietzsche shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maritimus's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritimus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nietzsche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nietzsche advances position into side control!
Nietzsche scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Nietzsche wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maritimus, who protects the arm well.
Nietzsche with the ground and pound but Maritimus regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maritimus is staying active underneath Nietzsche, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maritimus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maritimus is staying active underneath Nietzsche, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nietzsche is nestled in close to Maritimus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nietzsche is looking to stall here but Maritimus recovers full guard.
Nietzsche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nietzsche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maritimus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nietzsche's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nietzsche throws a strike but Maritimus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maritimus passes Nietzsche's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maritimus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nietzsche manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maritimus trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Maritimus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Maritimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nietzsche is keeping the position for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Ursus Maritimus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Maritimus misses the target.
Nietzsche misses with a body shot.
Maritimus throws a solid leg kick but Nietzsche takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maritimus.
Maritimus lands a jab to the head.
Maritimus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maritimus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nietzsche checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maritimus thows a body shot but no joy.
Maritimus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nietzsche. That one must have hurt.
Maritimus scoring well with a low kick there.
Nietzsche throws a hook to the side of Maritimus's head but Maritimus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maritimus misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maritimus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nietzsche manages to avoid it.
Nietzsche avoids a kick to the body.
Maritimus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nietzsche.
Nietzsche takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nietzsche's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maritimus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nietzsche scrambles back to his feet.
Nietzsche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maritimus.
Maritimus scores with a leg kick.
Maritimus motions for Nietzsche to come forward. Maritimus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Nietzsche looking to score a takedown here. Maritimus is defending well but Nietzsche drives through and ends up in Maritimus's guard.
Nietzsche throws a strike but Maritimus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nietzsche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maritimus's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nietzsche throws an elbow that misses. Maritimus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nietzsche's guard. Nice move by Maritimus!
Maritimus looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche looking for a sweep. Not yet Nietzsche, not yet.
Maritimus trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Maritimus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Friedrich Nietzsche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nietzsche is trying to control the position but Maritimus postures up.
Maritimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Nietzsche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nietzsche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maritimus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maritimus ducks under a wild hook from Nietzsche.
Maritimus connects with a crisp jab.
Maritimus avoids the head kick by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche throws a lazy body kick
and Maritimus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maritimus.
Nietzsche wants to clinch up but Maritimus keeps it at a distance.
Ursus Maritimus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nietzsche misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Maritimus there.
Nietzsche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nietzsche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maritimus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nietzsche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maritimus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maritimus lunges at Nietzsche with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nietzsche's hand.
Maritimus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ursus Maritimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nietzsche ducks under a wild hook from Maritimus.
Nietzsche is looking to slow Maritimus down with leg kicks.
Nietzsche checks a leg kick nicely.
Maritimus wants to slow Nietzsche down by chopping away at his legs.
Maritimus just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nietzsche.
Maritimus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nietzsche doesn't manage to clinch there - Maritimus circles away.
Nietzsche throws a hook but Maritimus avoids it easily.
Maritimus throws a body punch but Nietzsche moves out of range.
Maritimus throws a leg kick
and Nietzsche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maritimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nietzsche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nietzsche scores with a sloppy right hand. Maritimus should have avoided that one.
Nietzsche stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nietzsche wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nietzsche wants to clinch.
Nietzsche just misses with a punch to the body.
Maritimus moves away from the strike by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nietzsche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maritimus.
Maritimus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nietzsche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maritimus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch but Maritimus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maritimus lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nietzsche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maritimus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Maritimus lands but Nietzsche takes it in his stride.
Maritimus with a jab.
Maritimus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nietzsche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maritimus.
Maritimus needs to keep his hands up - Nietzsche had a free shot at his head there.
Maritimus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maritimus walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nietzsche looks for a takedown but Maritimus sprawls well.
A big right from Nietzsche misses.
Nietzsche tries to move into range but Maritimus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ursus Maritimus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nietzsche throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nietzsche slips under a jab from Maritimus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nietzsche.
Maritimus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nietzsche stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Nietzsche misses its intended target.
Nietzsche blocks a head kick by Maritimus.
Maritimus swings widly with a right hand
and Nietzsche makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maritimus really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Nietzsche.
Maritimus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nietzsche can pounce on him.

Maritimus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maritimus trying to control the position but Nietzsche is working away.
Nietzsche prevents Maritimus from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritimus trying to control the action but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Nietzsche can't do much from the bottom here.
Maritimus is staying tight to Nietzsche's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maritimus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nietzsche is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maritimus has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nietzsche keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ursus Maritimus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nietzsche takes a swing at Maritimus's ribcage but misses.

Nietzsche clinches.
Maritimus throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maritimus blocks an uppercut.
Maritimus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nietzsche working aggressively here.
Maritimus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Maritimus on the inside.
Nietzsche misses with the head strike.

Nietzsche has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maritimus regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nietzsche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maritimus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche stands up over Maritimus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nietzsche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nietzsche throws a strike but Maritimus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nietzsche being controlled here, momentarily.
Nietzsche is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nietzsche keeping moving, preventing Maritimus from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nietzsche looking for a sweep. Not yet Nietzsche, not yet.
Nietzsche looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ursus Maritimus just wasn't active enough.
Nietzsche moves in looking to clinch but Maritimus pushes him off.
Nietzsche cracks Maritimus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maritimus staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Friedrich Nietzsche.
I think Nietzsche has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Nietzsche!
Friedrich Nietzsche decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.