PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Vercini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Nygma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nygma
vs
Vercini

170 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Modern Wear Apparel

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Vercini!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vercini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nygma moves away from the strike by Vercini.
Nygma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nygma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nygma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vercini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vercini with the counter takedown but Nygma avoids it easily.
Vercini misses with an uppercut.
Nygma tries to counter by clinching up but Vercini breaks away and moves out of range.
Nygma misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma tries to close the distance and clinch but Vercini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vercini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Nygma tries to sprawl but Vercini drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nygma tries to kick Vercini off in order to stand up. Vercini Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Vercini content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vercini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Vercini.
It looks like Vercini might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vercini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nygma throws a head kick but Vercini moves out of range.
Nygma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nygma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nygma tries to clinch up but Vercini circles away and keeps his distance.
Vercini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nygma.
As Vercini tries to get set, Nygma tries to push him back and clinch up but Vercini manages to avoid the attempt.

Vercini closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nygma's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vercini's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Vercini dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nygma clinches.
Vercini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nygma has Vercini pressed against the cage.
Vercini is trying to pull guard but Nygma has him pressed against the cage.
Nygma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nygma crunches a lovely knee into Vercini's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma misses with a knee strike.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercini avoids the elbow strike from Nygma, against the cage.
Nygma looking to throw knees to the head but Vercini is blocking nicely.
Nygma trying to land knees to the body.
Vercini taking a breather.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Vercini in his tracks for a moment.
Nygma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice elbow from Nygma.
Nygma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vercini is defending well for now.
Vercini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vercini blocks an elbow strike from Nygma.
Nygma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vercini's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygma throws an elbow but misses.
Vercini wants to stall.
Nygma looking to throw knees to the head but Vercini is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma misses with some punches.
Nygma misses with an elbow strike.
Nygma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Vercini blocks it.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
Vercini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygma throws an elbow that misses.
Nygma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vercini takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Nygma.
Nygma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nygma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercini tries to pull guard but Nygma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ethan Nygma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Vercini.
Nygma is pressed up against the cage. Vercini has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nygma down to the mat. Nygma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nygma is looking to clinch.
Nygma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nygma throws a sloppy head kick

and Vercini counters with a shoot takedown. Nygma fights it but they end up in guard.
Nygma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nygma tries to get out of the position.
Vercini pushing down on Nygma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vercini seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nygma pushes Vercini off looking to stand but Vercini dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercini slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Nygma dominated that second round.
That's time! Nygma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nygma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vercini has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Nygma clinches with his opponent.
Nygma misses with the head strike.
Nygma tries to land a knee to the head but Vercini blocks with his arms.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vercini.
Nygma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vercini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nygma lands an elbow just above Vercini 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma tries to land knees in the clinch but Vercini avoids the damage to the body.
Nygma looking to stall.
Vercini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nygma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vercini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygma.
Nygma misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Nygma.
Nygma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygma connects with a knee to the head.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vercini avoids the elbow strike from Nygma, against the cage.
Nygma slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nygma smiles and moves away.
Nygma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nygma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vercini.
Ethan Nygma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Vercini.
Nygma is looking to clinch but Vercini is avoiding it.
Vercini misses the jab.
As Vercini tries to get set, Nygma tries to push him back and clinch up but Vercini manages to avoid the attempt.
Vercini is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nygma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vercini moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nygma has closed the distance and engaged Vercini in a clinch.
Nygma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygma throws an elbow that misses.
Vercini tries to pull guard but Nygma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nygma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Vercini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nygma smiles and moves away.
Nygma fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Vercini.
Nygma tries to clinch there but Vercini circles away.
Nygma tries to clinch

so Vercini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nygma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vercini is controlling him.
Vercini slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Nygma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nygma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Nygma!
After winning the bout, Ethan Nygma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.