PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ohna Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Jandee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nicko
vs
Jandee

187 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ohna Nicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Jandee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jandee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nicko shoots in looking for a takedown but Jandee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nicko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nicko throws out a loose jab but Jandee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jandee.
Jandee fails with the takedown.
Jandee tries to clinch but Nicko moves out of range.
Jandee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicko tries to clinch up but Jandee circles away and keeps his distance.
Jandee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nicko keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jandee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ohna Nicko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Jandee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jandee lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Jandee.
Jandee shoots in for a takedown but Nicko shows good takedown defense.
Nicko lands a head kick!
Nicko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jandee avoids it really well and circles away.
Nicko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jandee manages to avoid it.

Jandee gets tackled into the cage by Nicko. Nicko maintains the clinch.

Nicko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicko lands a leg kick that knocks Jandee off balance momentarily.
Nicko is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jandee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jandee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jandee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nicko.
Nicko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jandee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jandee tries to clinch up but Nicko circles away and keeps his distance.
Jandee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jandee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nicko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nicko as Jandee tries to tie him up.
Jandee jumps guard but Nicko stands there with Jandee around his waist. Jandee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jandee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jandee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nicko is breathing heavily.
Nicko wants to stall.
Jandee blocks an elbow strike.
Nicko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jandee up against the cage.

Nicko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jandee shoots in for a double leg but Nicko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jandee tries to bum rush Nicko with a series of wild strikes but Nicko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicko looks for a takedown but Jandee sprawls well.
Jandee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nicko is fending him off so far but Jandee persists. Nope, Nicko circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Jandee. No joy for Nicko on that attempt.
Nicko throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicko avoids a kick to the body.
Nicko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jandee scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ohna Nicko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nicko fails with a takedown attempt.
Jandee shoots in for a takedown but Nicko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jandee pinned against the cage. Jandee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nicko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nicko throws a series of punches but Jandee moves out of range.
Nicko leaves Jandee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jandee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nicko is fending him off so far but Jandee persists. Nope, Nicko circles away and we're back to standing.
Ohna Nicko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Jandee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko fails with the takedown.
Ohna Nicko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jandee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicko defends it nicely.
Nicko tries to clinch but Jandee moves out of range.
Jandee shoots in looking for a takedown. Nicko tries to sprawl out of it but Jandee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nicko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jandee tries to avoid it but Nicko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jandee to the ground. Jandee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jandee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nicko to keep the fight standing.
Jandee working hard to break the clinch.
Nicko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jandee tries to pull guard but Nicko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Nicko breaks from the clinch.

Jandee gets a clinch.
Jandee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nicko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko goes for a takedown attempt but Jandee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nicko as Jandee shoots in.
Nicko blocks a head kick by Jandee.
Jandee lands a head shot.
Nicko wants to clinch up but Jandee keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Nicko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jandee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jandee closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jandee tries to break free but Nicko pushes him back against the cage.
Jandee keeps control of Nicko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jandee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nicko prevents Jandee from breaking the clinch.
Nicko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jandee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jandee goes for a takedown attempt but Nicko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nicko slaps away a takedown attempt from Jandee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ohna Nicko is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jandee slaps away a takedown attempt from Nicko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anderson Jandee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nicko fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nicko tries to clinch but Jandee moves out of range.
Jandee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nicko's waist but Nicko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jandee off to one side.
Jandee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jandee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jandee wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jandee as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ohna Nicko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicko tries for a takedown but Jandee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jandee shoots for a takedown but Nicko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nicko closes the distance and clinches up with Jandee, looking for a takedown. Nicko pushes Jandee against the cage but Jandee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jandee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicko defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jandee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jandee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jandee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jandee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jandee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicko gets tackled into the cage by Jandee. Jandee maintains the clinch.
Nicko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jandee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nicko prevents it.
Nicko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nicko fails to pull guard.

Nicko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jandee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jandee.
Jandee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jandee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nicko eats them both and turns towards Jandee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nicko dives in and grabs Jandee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jandee pushes down on Nicko's head and hops out.
Jandee fails with the takedown.
Nicko tries for a takedown but Jandee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jandee takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jandee closes the distance and clinches.

Jandee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jandee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jandee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jandee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nicko.
Nicko trying to control the position from guard on top but Jandee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jandee controlling the position.
Nicko looking to pass the guard.
Nicko wants to control from the top but Jandee keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ohna Nicko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jandee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicko tries to avoid it but Jandee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicko to the ground. Nicko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Jandee.
I think Jandee 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!