PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Bam Margera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nym
vs
Margera

150 cm
30
169 lbs
17 - 18 - 1

183 cm
41
162 lbs
40 - 24 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Nym has managed to clinch.
Nym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nym 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.
Nym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Margera wants a takedown.
Nym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nym keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.

Margera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.
Nym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Margera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym lands a body punch.
Margera looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nym gets through Margera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nym with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nym is pressed up against the cage. Margera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nym down to the mat. Nym avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Nym gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nym misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Margera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nym really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Nym misses the target.

Nym gets a clinch.
Nym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nym misses with a punch on the inside.
Nym lands an elbow just above Margera 's eye.
Nym misses with a punch on the inside.
Nym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nym scores with a shoulder strike.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Nym is controlling the position.
Nym throws a head punch that misses.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Margera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nym prevents it.
Sudo Nym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Margera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nym after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nym throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.

Margera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nym doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Nym.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.
Margera wants a takedown.
A short right from Nym.
Nym working aggressively here.
Margera is trying to drag Nym to the mat but Nym just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nym stops a takedown attempt from Margera.

Margera has clasped his hands together around Nym's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nym is trying to get back to his feet.
Nym can't do much from the bottom here.
Nym tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera tries to get to his feet but Nym is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Margera in his guard.
Nym looking to control.
Margera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera trying to control but Nym is working from the bottom.
Nym is pulling down on Margera's head to control his posture.
Nym wants to stand but Margera is controlling the position.
Nym is trying to control the position but Margera postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Margera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nym's head.
Margera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Margera postures up.
Margera wanted to stand there but Nym had control of the position.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margera throwing strikes but missing.
Nym looking to hit a scissor sweep but Margera is one step ahead there.
Margera trying to control the position from guard on top but Nym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Sudo Nym dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nym wants to clinch up but Margera keeps it at a distance.
Nym tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nym tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Nym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margera keeps the fight on the outside.
As Nym backs off Margera throws a huge counter combo but Nym manages to avoid it all.
Nym is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Nym tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Margera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margera can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Margera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nym clinches up with Margera and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nym after a bit of a struggle.
Margera wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Nym on the inside.
Margera avoids the elbow strike from Nym, against the cage.
Nym trying to land knees to the body.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Nym throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nym.
Margera is looking for a takedown.
Sudo Nym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Nym lands a right hand.
Nym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.

Margera is rocked!
Nym pushes Margera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera is still on wobbly legs! Can Nym finish him?
Margera wants to take the fight to the mat but Nym manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nym lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nym lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Margera to his knees! Nym keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sudo Nym!
Sudo Nym retains his lightweight title!
Sudo Nym very nearly forgot to thank Bloodlust Horde Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.