PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 1427 p4p, 170 weight class) and Tony Bison (ranked 1176 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nucombe
vs
Bison

166 cm
30
166 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

181 cm
32
154 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nucombe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bison.
Bison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bison feints and then cracks Nucombe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nucombe down.
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bison throws a head kick that misses.
Nucombe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bison tries a head kick but it misses.
Nucombe connects with a nice looking jab.
Bison throws out a leg kick but Nucombe moves out of range and Bison only half commits.
Nucombe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison throws a push kick but Nucombe slaps the foot to one side.
Bison misses with a hook. Nucombe ducked under it nicely.
Nucombe misses with an uppercut
and Bison counters with a nice body shot.
Bison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucombe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison looks to land a combination but Nucombe avoids it well.
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nucombe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nucombe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nucombe with a jab.
Bison throws a series of punches but Nucombe avoids them all with ease.
Nucombe slips a jab from Bison.
Nucombe ducks under a wild hook from Bison.
Bison throws a head kick but Nucombe moves out of range.
Nucombe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nucombe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nucombe misses with an uppercut.
Bison misses with a straight left.
Nucombe moves out of range as Bison strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nucombe slips under a jab.
Bison throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nucombe counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucombe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nucombe lands with a light punch inside.
Bison blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe blocks an elbow strike from Bison.
Nucombe lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bison is rocked!
Nucombe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bison is still on wobbly legs! Can Nucombe finish him?
Nucombe lands a left hand.
Nucombe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bison avoids it.
Nucombe avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Nucombe.
Bison effectively controlling the action here.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nucombe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nucombe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bison with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nucombe.
Nucombe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nucombe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nucombe lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Nucombe.
Nucombe pushes Bison against the cage. Nucombe is working some dirty boxing. Nucombe pushes off with a quick right hook! Bison goes down! Bison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nucombe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Neil Nucombe, 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.