PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Best (ranked 7420 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ten (ranked 4480 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolas Best is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Best
vs
Ten

195 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickolas Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Ten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Best decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Best could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Best.

Best looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Best is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ten has managed to free his arm - good work.

Best looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Best has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best wants to take a breather but Ten is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Best working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ten wants to get back to his feet.
Best thows a huge punch but Ten dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Best is looking for a kimura but Ten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Best to get the leverage.
Ten holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Best is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Best in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ten can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Best is keen to just control but Ten is a slippery customer.

Best is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Best. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ten wants to get back to full guard but Best has passed into side control.
Ten is trying to work for a sweep but Best has mounted him!
Ten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Best throwing strikes here but Ten is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ten tries to hold on but Best postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Best looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ten is trying desperately to improve position.

Best looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Best is working for a guillotine from mount but Ten frees his head quite easily.

Best is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've been informed that Ten has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Best is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ten is surviving well by controlling Best's body position as best he can.
Best looking to control and managing it successfully.

Best looking to secure an arm triangle but Ten defends it well.
Best is breathing heavily.
Ten tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ten tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.

Best is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Best appears to be looking for a big counter.
Best shoots and misses

and Ten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ten.
Ten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Nickolas Best has been cut.
Ten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ten slows down the pace here.
Ten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Best backwards.
Ten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Best is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh Best is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Best blocks an uppercut.
Ten throws a punch but it's blocked by Best.
Ten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ten misses with the head strike.
Best blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Best seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Best looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ten throws a big uppercut that drops Best! More strikes from Ten and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Best lies dazed against the cage as Ten celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Ten!