PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nig Nig (ranked 954 p4p, 657 weight class) and Sleight Of Hand (ranked 135 p4p, 93 weight class). Nig Nig could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sleight Of Hand's chin.

Nig
vs
Of Hand

201 cm
27
210
12 - 8 - 1

200 cm
30
211
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Hand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Hand scrambles back to his feet.
Of Hand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nig moves away.
A leg kick checked by Of Hand.
Nig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Hand misses with a hook. Nig ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nig.
Of Hand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nig.
Nig throws a big shot that misses.
Of Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nig throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Hand raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Of Hand blocks a jab.
Nig scores with a punch to the head.
Nig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Of Hand.
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!
The fighters circling - Nig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nig Nig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig with a nice calf kick.
Nig pivots, looking for a leg kick but Of Hand is out of range and Nig settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Of Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Of Hand checks the leg kick.
Of Hand punishes Nig's body with a nice straight punch.
Nig feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Of Hands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nig lands a leg kick that knocks Of Hand off balance momentarily.
Nig jabs Of Hand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nig slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Of Hand swings for the body but Nig moves out of range.
A low kick from Nig is predictable there
and Nig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Nig misses.
Nice defenses there by Nig.
A shot to the liver by Nig. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Of Hand - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nig.
Good standup being displayed there by Nig as he connects with a hook.
Nig throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand thinks about the counter body kick.
Of Hand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Of Hand thuds his right hand into Nig's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Nig Nig has been cut.
Nig dips to his left and cracks Of Hand with an uppercut!
Nig thows a leg kick but Of Hand checks it
and Of Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Nig lands an impressive looking overhand right. Of Hand doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick from Of Hand.
Nig scores with a nice head shot.
Nig cracks a nice hook into Of Hand's ribs.
Of Hand throws a lazy right hand but Nig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Of Hand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Of Hand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nig lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Hand's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Hand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Of Hand misses.
Nig throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Nig is predictable there
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Hand loads up on a big right hand but Nig slips the punch.
Nig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nig defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
Nig throws a leg kick
and Of Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
Nig throws a front kick aimed at Of Hand's knee but Of Hand avoids it well.
Of Hand replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nig blocks it well.
Nig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Hand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Hand blocks a jab.
Nig throws a good cross that connects.
Nig lands a right hook to the body.
Nig thuds a left hand into Of Hand's body.
It looks like Nig has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nig misses with a body shot.
Nig lands a jab.
Of Hand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nig appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nig misses with a straight left.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nig throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Nig misses
and Of Hand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nig avoids a kick to the body.
Nig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nig Nig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nig Nig's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nig throws a hook but Of Hand avoids it easily.
Nig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Hand was well out of range. Poor timing from Nig.
Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nig.
Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nig connects with a looping right hand.
Of Hand gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Of Hand loads up on a big right hand but Nig slips the punch.
Nig swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nig lands a slapping body shot.
Of Hand misses with a wild body shot.
Of Hand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nig cracks Of Hand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Hand's head.
Nig lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Of Hand walks into a jab.
Of Hand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand slips under a jab.
Nig throws a leg kick which misses Of Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Hand tries to avoid it.
Of Hand slips a jab from Nig.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Hand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Of Hand.
Of Hand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nig misses with a low kick.
Nig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Hand throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Hand avoids the body shot from Nig.
It seemed like Of Hand was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nig connects with a nice looking jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Of Hand might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nig has got the better of the exchanges.
Nig misses the jab.
Nig Nig is winning the standup battle so far.
Nig scores with a decent looking hook.
Nig needs to keep his hands up - Of Hand had a free shot at his head there.
Nig thuds a left hand into Of Hand's body.
Of Hand missing with a left hand there. Nig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of Hand lands with a straight right. Nig didn't see that one coming.

Of Hand lands a big head kick that sends Nig tumbling to the mat! Of Hand takes a step backwards and waves Nig back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nig is rocked!
Nig catches Of Hand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nig throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Nig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Hand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nig seems to have got his legs back now.
Of Hand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nig misses with a wild body shot.
Nig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Of Hand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Hand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nig throws a leg kick but Of Hand sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nig. Of Hand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Hand throws out a counter right but Nig avoids it with no problem.
Of Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nig connects with a looping right hand.
Nig moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Nig misses.
Of Hand ducks under a wild hook from Nig.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Hand.
Nig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Of Hand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Hand moves out of range as Nig strikes.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nig moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Nig misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Of Hand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nig's corner calls for a 1-2. Nig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nig Nig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nig Nig's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A left lands for Nig.
Nig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nig misses with a hook.
Nig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Hand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Of Hand lands with a straight right. Nig didn't see that one coming.
Of Hand misses with a right hand
and Nig counters with a straight right hand.
Nig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Hand.
Nig lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nig slips under a jab.
It looked like Nig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nig throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Of Hand slips a jab from Nig.
Of Hand throws out a counter right but Nig avoids it with no problem.
Of Hand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Hand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nig.
Nig throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Nig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nig throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Hand doesn't seem bothered though.
Nig ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Nig lands with a right hand.
Nig takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Of Hand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nig dodges the punch combination from Of Hand.
A jab from Nig does it's job there.
Sleight Of Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nig throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Nig misses.
Nig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Hand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nig lands a jab to Of Hand's midsection.
Nig lands a lovely overhand right.
Nig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Hand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nig has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Of Hand.
Nig slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig thumps Of Hand with a low kick.
Of Hand throws out a loose jab but Nig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Hand misses with a straight right.
Of Hand misses with a body shot.
Of Hand slips a jab from Nig.
Nig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Of Hand on the side of the head.
Nig Nig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nig misses the shot to the body.
Nig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Hand.
Nig slips a straight right by Of Hand.
Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nig.
Nig lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nig misses with a body shot.
Of Hand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Nig.
Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Hand can do to turn this around?
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!
Of Hand throws a hook but Nig blocks it.
A big left from Of Hand misses.
Of Hand avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nig throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Nig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nig Nig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nig Nig!
In his post fight interview, Nig Nig started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.