PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickas Hemmingsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickas Hemmingsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rain Ask's chin.

Ask
vs
Hemmingsen

183 cm
29
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rain Ask!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nickas Hemmingsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmingsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hemmingsen misses with a takedown attempt - Ask sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hemmingsen moves in looking to clinch but Ask pushes him off.
Ask checks a low kick from Hemmingsen.
Ask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hemmingsen tries for a takedown but Ask circles away easily

and Ask counters by moving into the clinch.
Rain Ask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickas Hemmingsen.

Ask breaks the clinch.
Hemmingsen tries for a takedown but Ask circles away easily

and Ask holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hemmingsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ask seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hemmingsen misses with a takedown

and Ask counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hemmingsen's guard now.
Ask controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rain Ask.

Ask clinches.
Hemmingsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hemmingsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ask closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ask manages to break the clinch.

Hemmingsen gets tackled into the cage by Ask. Ask maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ask has Hemmingsen pressed against the cage.
Hemmingsen trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hemmingsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ask avoids the damage to the body.
Ask gets underhooks to prevent Hemmingsen's takedown attempt.

Ask breaks from the clinch.
Rain Ask is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ask moves into range and clinches up with Hemmingsen.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ask darts in and clinches Hemmingsen up against the cage.
Hemmingsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ask controlling the action here for a moment.

Ask breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ask has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ask will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hemmingsen up against the cage.

Ask manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ask stalling the fight.
Ask gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ask seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Ask's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ask tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemmingsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ask tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hemmingsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ask wants to clinch up but Hemmingsen keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ask swings for the body but Hemmingsen moves out of range.
Ask misses with a straight right.
Hemmingsen fails with the takedown

and Ask counters by clinching up.
Hemmingsen looking to stall.
Ask is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hemmingsen has his takedown stuffed

and Ask counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ask not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Ask dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ask slaps away a takedown attempt from Hemmingsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ask tries to clinch there but Hemmingsen circles away.
Ask fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hemmingsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ask avoids it really well and circles away.
Hemmingsen fails with the takedown

and Ask counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ask.
Rain Ask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickas Hemmingsen.

Ask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hemmingsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ask is looking to clinch but Hemmingsen is avoiding it.
Ask tries to clinch but Hemmingsen is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Ask as Hemmingsen shoots in.
Hemmingsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ask counters by clinching up.
Hemmingsen is trying to pull guard but Ask turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ask pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hemmingsen trying to control the position but instead, Ask has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hemmingsen into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hemmingsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ask avoiding damage.
Hemmingsen tries to pull guard but Ask holds him up against the cage and eventually Hemmingsen drops back down to his feet.
Ask prevents the takedown attempt.

Ask breaks the clinch.
Hemmingsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ask displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hemmingsen.
Nice sprawl there from Ask as Hemmingsen shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmingsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ask counters with a good, hard body kick but Hemmingsen shrugs it off.
Ask misses with a wild body shot.
Hemmingsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ask counters with a shoot takedown. Hemmingsen fights it but they end up in guard.
Ask will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hemmingsen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ask controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ask stands up and waves to Hemmingsen to follow him.

Ask closes the distance and pushes Hemmingsen back into the cage.
Hemmingsen jumps guard but Ask stands there with Hemmingsen around his waist. Hemmingsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ask has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Hemmingsen jumps into guard, dragging Ask to the mat.

Ask gets to his feet - Hemmingsen follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ask clinches up against the cage.
Hemmingsen taking a breather.

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

Ask moves into the clinch.

Ask breaks the clinch.
Hemmingsen shoots in and drives through. Ask sprawls well.

Ask has Hemmingsen up against the cage in a clinch.

Ask breaks from the clinch.
Ask tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemmingsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hemmingsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ask circles away.

Hemmingsen tries to keep at a distance but Ask has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ask effectively controlling the action here.
Hemmingsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ask is keeping busy.
Ask has Hemmingsen pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmingsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ask smiles and moves away.
Ask leaves Hemmingsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hemmingsen slips a jab and a cross from Ask.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ask tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemmingsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ask avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain Ask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemmingsen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ask counters with a three punch combo that has Hemmingsen backing up. Hemmingsen nods at Ask to acknowledge the strikes.
Hemmingsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ask clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ask stalls.

Ask manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Ask dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hemmingsen misses with a takedown

and Ask counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hemmingsen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ask controls the pace.
Ask has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Rain Ask has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hemmingsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hemmingsen tries for a takedown but Ask circles away easily

and Ask decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hemmingsen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask forces his way into half guard.
Ask sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ask is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemmingsen can do to turn this around?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Rain Ask has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hemmingsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain Ask is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemmingsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Ask counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rain Ask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickas Hemmingsen.
Hemmingsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ask circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask tries to bum rush Hemmingsen with a series of wild strikes but Hemmingsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hemmingsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ask circles away.
Hemmingsen has his takedown stuffed

and Ask counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hemmingsen's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ask is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rain Ask overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ask gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ask takes a swing at Hemmingsen's ribcage but misses.
Hemmingsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Ask tries to sprawl out of it but Hemmingsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ask manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ask closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ask is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ask cracks Hemmingsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ask looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hemmingsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Ask tries to sprawl out of it but Hemmingsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ask manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ask closes the distance and clinches.

Ask manages to break the clinch.
Rain Ask is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hemmingsen looks for a takedown but Ask sprawls well.

Ask moves into the clinch.
Ask avoiding damage as Hemmingsen throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ask.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ask tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemmingsen avoids it.
Hemmingsen wants to stall.

Hemmingsen manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Ask finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hemmingsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ask counters with a good, hard body kick but Hemmingsen shrugs it off.
Hemmingsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ask.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ask lands a high kick!
Ask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hemmingsen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hemmingsen misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rain Ask showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ask has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rain Ask!
Rain Ask retains his middleweight title!