PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Ayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Nkosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenneth Nkosi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ayers
vs
Nkosi

166 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Ayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Nkosi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ayers wants to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a one-two to the body.

Ayers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nkosi, pushing him back against the cage.
Ayers jumps guard but Nkosi stands there with Ayers around his waist. Ayers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ayers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Ayers jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ayers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nkosi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nkosi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayers tries to get to full guard but Nkosi has control of the leg.
Nkosi not doing much here.
Ayers trying to hold on to Nkosi's head to control him but Nkosi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Nkosi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayers wants to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ayers shoots in and drives through. Nkosi sprawls well.
Nkosi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nkosi counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers wants to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a left and a right that stings Ayers.
Ayers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayers wants to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayers tries to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a one-two to the body.
Ayers looks to clinch
and Nkosi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ayers is rocked!
Nkosi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nkosi counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Ayers falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenneth Nkosi!