PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 1401 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Jimmy Nitro (ranked 227 p4p, 256 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nicoletta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Once In My Life. Nitro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Perfect Hero - Super Eurobeat. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jimmy Nitro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nicoletta
vs
Nitro

190 cm
30
210
19 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
206
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Nitro coming out on top.
Nicoletta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nicoletta moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicoletta moves away from the strike by Nitro.
Nicoletta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nitro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Nitro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nitro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nicoletta.
Nitro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nitro lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Nitro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Nitro misses.
Nicoletta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nitro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicoletta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nitro's hands.
Nitro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicoletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nitro.
Nicoletta ducks right into an uppercut from Nitro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta throws a jab when Nitro was well out of range.
Nicoletta looks to land a body kick but Nitro moved away.
Nicoletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Nitro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicoletta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nitro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicoletta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nitro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicoletta throws a leg kick
and Nitro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nitro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Nitro coming out on top.
Nicoletta misses with a wild body shot.
Nitro looks to throw the jab but Nicoletta is out of range.
Nitro just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicoletta half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Jimmy Nitro has been cut.
Nitro lands a jab to Nicoletta's midsection.
Nicoletta throws an overhand right that lands on Nitro's shoulder, as Nitro tries to avoid the shot.

Nicoletta moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Nitro scores with a hook to the body.
Nicoletta is breathing heavily.
Nicoletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Nitro controls his hands.
Nitro lands a nice uppercut.
Nicoletta misses with a body punch.
Nicoletta digs a right hand into Nitro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nitro's gas tank.
Nitro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nitro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nitro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nicoletta walks away with a smile on his face. Nitro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nitro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nitro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicoletta tries a low kick but Nitro avoids it.
A nice side step and Nitro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nitro on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Nitro has knocked Nicoletta down with a huge combo! Nitro steps away and waves a wobbly Nicoletta back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Nicoletta is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicoletta!
Oh Nicoletta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicoletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicoletta moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNitro.
Nicoletta seems to have got his legs back now.
Nicoletta throws a head kick but Nitro moves out of range.
Nitro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nitro misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Nitro slams his shin into Nicoletta's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nitro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nitro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicoletta manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Nicoletta misses
enabling Nitro to counter with a crisp jab.
Nitro is looking to land body kicks.
Nitro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicoletta circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta sizes up Nitro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nicoletta misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nitro counter with a right hand.
Nitro avoids the head kick by Nicoletta.
Nitro thinks about the counter body kick.
Nitro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicoletta throws the kick towards the body but Nitro avoids it.
Nitro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nitro 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.
That kick from Nicoletta tenderised Nitro's leg. Nitro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicoletta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nitro counters with a straight right hand.

Casimiro Nicoletta's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicoletta misses with a wild body shot.
Nitro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nitro pounces like a tiger and cracks Nicoletta with a vicious hook! Nicoletta is down but not out! Nitro follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Nitro!
Jimmy Nitro thanked the fans post fight for their support.