PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes to the cage accompanied by Cao Cao. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cao
vs
Nickoson

175 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Affordable Quality

GREEN!160
Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson misses with a straight right.
Nickoson digs a good hook to Cao's body.

Nickoson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nickoson wants to pass the guard but Cao is keeping the position.
Nickoson is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickoson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nickoson won't allow Cao to get back to his feet.
Cao keeping moving, preventing Nickoson from controlling successfully.
Nickoson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickoson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cao is retaining full guard.
Cao wants to get back to his feet but Nickoson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nickoson looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nickoson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickoson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cao swivels and escapes.
Nickoson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cao.
Anthony Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickoson throws a shot from downtown. Cao moves away and avoids it.
Cao slips a straight right by Nickoson.
Cao thuds his right hand into Nickoson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nickoson back to the cage. Cao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickoson.
Nickoson misses with a body shot.
Nickoson misses with a two punch combination.
Cao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nickoson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cao throws a series of punches but Nickoson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with the combination.
Nickoson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cao tries to clinch up but Nickoson circles away and keeps his distance.

Cao darts in and clinches Nickoson up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickoson as Cao tries to tie him up.
Nickoson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cao Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Nickoson.
Nickoson tries to stall but Cao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickoson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cao working Nickoson over with knees to the body.
Nickoson looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nickoson's face.

It looks like Anthony Nickoson has been cut.
Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Cao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cao missing with knees to the body.

Nickoson is trying to trip Cao. He has hold of a leg but Cao is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nickoson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickoson is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson wants to control from the top but Cao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Nickoson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nickoson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cao defends well and Nickoson ends up having to push Cao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been informed that Nickoson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Cao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cao blocking some punches.
Nickoson tries to pull guard but Cao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Nickoson controls the action.
Come on Cao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nickoson is breathing heavily.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao works on Nickoson's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nickoson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cao prevents it.
Cao Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Nickoson.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao works on Nickoson's body with a couple of short punches.
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
Cao landing knees to the body.
A short right from Cao on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao has Nickoson pushed against the cage.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickoson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao Cao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nickoson up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
Nickoson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cao avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cao.
Cao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickoson can do to turn this around?
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cao is working Nickoson over against the cage.
Cao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nickoson's face.
Cao trying to stall but Nickoson improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Cao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao working Nickoson over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cao to work.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Nickoson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cao misses with a wild combination.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cao sprawls well. Cao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nickoson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nickoson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickoson misses with a hook
and Cao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickoson lunges at Cao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cao's hand.
Nickoson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nickoson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cao closes the distance and pushes Nickoson back into the cage.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao with a knee to the head.
Nickoson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao lands a knee to the head.

Nickoson is rocked!
Cao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nickoson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
Cao working the clinch nicely. Nickoson is working for position but Cao cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nickoson crumples up against the cage and Cao lands two more shots before the ref can save Nickoson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Cao Cao!
During a confident post fight interview, Cao Cao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.