PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nirvi
vs
Sole

185 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nirvi manages to avoid it.
Nirvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Nirvi moved out of range.
Sole lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Sole.
Nirvi feints and then cracks Sole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sole down.
Sole throws a push kick but Nirvi slaps the foot to one side.
Nirvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sole moves away from the strike by Nirvi.
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nirvi to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Nirvi misses.
Sole counters with a body kick.
Nirvi avoids the head kick by Sole.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Nirvi moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sole has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Nirvi clinches up with Sole and pushes him back against the cage.
Sole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nirvi blocks an uppercut.
Sole working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nirvi.
A shot in the inside from Sole.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Sole scores with a shot to the side of Nirvi's head.
Nirvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nirvi's elbow.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Nirvi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nice body punch from Sole.
Sole blocking some punches.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole pushes Nirvi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nirvi tries to work over Sole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
Sole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nirvi up against the cage.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nirvi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sole is keeping busy.
Nirvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nirvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nirvi.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Nirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Sole working aggressively here.
Sole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Sole misses with some punches.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Nirvi is looking to control Sole's arms but Sole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nirvi has his back to the cage.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nirvi's elbow.
Nirvi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sole stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sole scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole can't find room to land a body shot as Nirvi controls the action.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Sole can't find room to land a body shot as Nirvi controls the action.
Nirvi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Nirvi avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage.
Nirvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nirvi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nirvi looking to slow down the pace here.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Sole tries to work over Nirvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sole - that landed with a thud.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole stalls.
Sole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nirvi.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Nirvi's leg but Nirvi calmly moves out of range.
Nirvi blocks a low kick nicely.
Sole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sole wants it to stay on the feet.
Sole throws a leg kick but Nirvi checks it.
Nirvi digs a good hook to Sole's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nirvi.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Nirvi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nirvi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nirvi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sole's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nirvi 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.
A punch combination from Sole misses.
Nirvi lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nirvi clinches up with Sole and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nirvi has Sole pressed against the cage.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Nirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi tries to work over Sole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nirvi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sole blocks it with crossed arms.
Nirvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole scores with a hook to the body.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
Sole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Sole lands a hook that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Nirvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nirvi looking to stall.
Nirvi blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sole controls his hands.
Sole landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nirvi controlling the action here for a moment.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole can't find room to land a body shot as Nirvi controls the action.
Nirvi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nirvi is looking to control Sole's arms but Sole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nirvi has his back to the cage.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Sole lands a nice uppercut.
Sole blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi managing to block the knees to the body from Sole.
A nice left hand lands by Sole.
Nirvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
Nirvi scores with a hook to the body.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nirvi is rocked!
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Nirvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nirvi avoiding damage as Sole throws knees to the body.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole misses with some punches.
Sole lands a body punch.
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacks Sole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole misses with a punch on the inside.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nirvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nirvi tries a knee to the head but Sole blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nirvi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi letting Sole take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Sole working aggressively here.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole misses with some punches.
Nirvi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a body punch.
Sole letting Nirvi take a breather here.
Nirvi blocking some punches.
Sole pushes Nirvi against the cage. Sole is working some dirty boxing. Sole pushes off with a quick right hook! Nirvi goes down! Nirvi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sole moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
Our winner, Jacks Sole, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.