PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikk Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Arelliuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Arelliuo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Napalm
vs
Arelliuo

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikk Napalm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Arelliuo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arelliuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Napalm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arelliuo closes the distance and clinches up with Napalm, looking for a takedown. Arelliuo pushes Napalm against the cage but Napalm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Napalm.
Arelliuo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Napalm lands.
Nikk Napalm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napalm looks to score with a jab to the body but Arelliuo is just out of range.
Napalm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Napalm lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Arelliuo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Napalm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arelliuo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napalm lands a slapping body shot.
Arelliuo looks gassed!
Napalm works the jab nicely.
Napalm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Napalm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Napalm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Napalm feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Arelliuo sprawling to the canvas! Arelliuo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Napalm finish him?!

It looks like Marcus Arelliuo has been cut.

Napalm waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Arelliuo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Arelliuo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Arelliuo is rocked!

Napalm gets to his feet - Arelliuo follows without any prompting.
Arelliuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Napalm finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napalm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arelliuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Napalm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arelliuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napalm is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Arelliuo hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikk Napalm!