PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ulrich stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). adam nichols has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ulrich stern's chin.

stern
vs
nichols

200 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
139 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ulrich stern!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, adam nichols!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

stern fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. nichols sprawls well initially but stern persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
stern wants to free his trapped foot but nichols is holding on for dear life with his legs.
nichols is trying to stand.

nichols looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
nichols is trying to maintain the position but stern is very close to passing his half guard.
stern is trying to control the action in half guard but nichols is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
nichols is trying to maintain the position but stern is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nichols wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nichols with a poor takedown

and stern counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stern tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. nichols just stands there and leans against the cage.

nichols is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. stern can't fight it off and eventually nichols manages to take the fight to the floor. stern looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
stern really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
nichols slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
nichols being controlled here momentarily.
nichols postures up.
stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
stern looking to control.
stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but nichols is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
stern wants to get back to his feet but nichols is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
stern misses with a double jab.

stern has managed to clinch.
nichols wants a takedown but no success here.
nichols looks gassed!

stern is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. nichols can't fight it off and eventually stern manages to take the fight to the floor. nichols looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
stern stops nichols from standing up.
nichols has momentary wrist control but stern slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
nichols is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst stern is controlling him.
stern advances position into side control!
stern just content to control the position.
stern moves into full mount!
stern sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
stern dominating with strikes here.

stern is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. nichols can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
nichols working to try and regain half guard.
stern looking to control and managing it successfully.
stern blocks nichols's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ulrich stern dominated that round.
That's time! stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

stern doesn't succeed with the takedown

and nichols counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in stern's guard now.
nichols wants to control from the top but stern keeps moving.
stern bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in nichols's guard.
stern tries to free his leg and advance position but nichols is retaining full guard.
nichols has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
stern looking to sit in guard and control but nichols gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
nichols wants to pass the guard but stern is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nichols throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as stern works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
stern looking for a sweep. Not yet stern, not yet.
nichols thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stern tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but nichols swivels and escapes.
stern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

nichols looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for stern!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

nichols is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

nichols shoots in and bounces stern off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
stern is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
stern perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
adam nichols has got the better of the ground game so far.
stern is looking to take a break and control but nichols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
stern missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stern slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like stern is going to stand back up.
nichols regains full guard. Nicely done.

stern has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing nichols to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! stern is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - nichols pulls down on the head and he's put stern to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). adam nichols! adam nichols retains his bantamweight title!