PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Nile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nile has chosen Walk Like An Egyptian as his entrance music. King Nile has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Staal's chin.

Staal
vs
Nile

195 cm
32
230 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

205 cm
28
290 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Brute

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Nile!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal tries to clinch up.
Nile blocks the body kick.
Staal tries to clinch but Nile moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Staal.
Staal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Nile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King Nile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nile.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Nile.
Nile scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nile was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Nile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nile lands with a slapping head kick.
Staal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Nile lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Nile takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Staal is rocked!
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Staal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal seems to have got his legs back now.
Nile pushes Staal away with a front kick.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Nile tries to keep at a distance but Staal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nile's efforts to push away.
Staal managing to block the knees to the body from Nile.
Nile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Staal lands an uppercut.
Nile connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nile tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nile misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nile fails to land.
Nile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Staal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Staal.
Staal is pushing Nile up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nile misses with a knee to the head.
Staal lands with a right to the head.
Staal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nile is trying to force a seperation but Staal has the dominant position.
Staal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Staal.
Staal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nile's elbow.
Staal has Nile pressed against the cage, preventing Nile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile can't break the clinch.
Nile tries to land a knee to the head but Staal blocks with his arms.
Staal digs a right hand underneath Nile's ribcage. Nile let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Staal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nile misses with a knee to the head.
Nile lands a right hand.
Staal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nile's elbow.
Nile looking to throw knees to the head but Staal is blocking nicely.
Nile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Staal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Staal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Staal is looking to control Nile's arms but Nile gets an underhook and turns him. Now Staal has his back to the cage.
Nile throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Staal blocks it with crossed arms.
Staal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Staal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nile.

Nile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Nile takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
Nile lands with a kick to the temple. Staal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nile.
A big left from Nile misses.
Staal jabs Nile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nile.
Staal digs a good body shot into Nile's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Nile blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Nile will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Staal clobbers Nile with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Staal takes a swing at Nile's ribcage but misses.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nile.
Nile lands with a slapping head kick.
Nile tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nile.
Nice body kick from Staal.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nile lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Staal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Staal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Staal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nile stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King Nile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Nile is just out of range.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nile is breathing heavily.
Nile misses with a body shot.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nile moves away.
Staal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like King Nile has been cut.
Nile on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Staal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Staal lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Staal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Staal blocking some punches.
Staal stalling the fight.
Staal digs a right hand underneath Nile's ribcage. Nile let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nile tries to land a knee to the head but Staal blocks with his arms.
A short left from Staal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Staal.
Nile tries to land a knee to the head but Staal blocks with his arms.

Staal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Staal controlling the pace.
Staal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nile!
Staal with the ground and pound from mount.
Staal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Staal lands a heavy elbow.
Nile taking shots to the head.

Nile is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Staal! Nile is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Staal!
A relieved looking John Staal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.