PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between knockout nick nicolausson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Dropkick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

nick nicolausson
vs
Dropkick

187 cm
21
199 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, knockout nick nicolausson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cecil Dropkick!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dropkick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts nicolausson as he jumps to the side.
Dropkick tries to clinch but nicolausson moves out of range.

Dropkick darts in and clinches nicolausson up against the cage.
nicolausson is working for takedown but Dropkick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dropkick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dropkick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dropkick.

nicolausson is trying to trip Dropkick. He has hold of a leg but Dropkick is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. nicolausson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dropkick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from nicolausson.
nicolausson wants to control from the top but Dropkick keeps moving.
nicolausson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
nicolausson 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.
nicolausson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dropkick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dropkick wants to get back to his feet but nicolausson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nicolausson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because knockout nick nicolausson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
nicolausson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dropkick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dropkick tries to close the distance and clinch but nicolausson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cecil Dropkick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dropkick tries to clinch but nicolausson moves out of range.
Dropkick tries to close the distance and clinch up but nicolausson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dropkick tries to close the distance and clinch but nicolausson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Dropkick or perhaps it was just good defense by nicolausson which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dropkick tries to clinch up but nicolausson circles away and keeps his distance.
nicolausson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from nicolausson. Those never looked like landing.
nicolausson misses the shot to the body.
Dropkick wants to clinch up but nicolausson keeps it at a distance.

nicolausson closes the distance and clinches.
Dropkick is trying to stall.

nicolausson manages to break the clinch.
Dropkick looks to clinch

and nicolausson counters with a single leg into guard. Dropkick didn't expect that.
Dropkick looks gassed!

nicolausson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dropkick tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and nicolausson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dropkick!
nicolausson dominating with strikes here.
nicolausson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nicolausson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
nicolausson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
nicolausson unloads with some shots from mount but Dropkick bucks and avoids them well.
nicolausson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
nicolausson trying to control but Dropkick is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dropkick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dropkick squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dropkick is in a horrible position here. nicolausson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
nicolausson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nicolausson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

knockout nick nicolausson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

nicolausson connects with a high kick.
Dropkick moves to clinch but nicolausson breaks away

and nicolausson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dropkick's guard now.
Dropkick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst nicolausson is controlling him.
nicolausson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
nicolausson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
nicolausson throws a strike aimed at the side of Dropkick's head but Dropkick avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dropkick wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
nicolausson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dropkick taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks nicolausson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. nicolausson prefers to stall for the moment though.
nicolausson scores with a couple of short elbows.

nicolausson stands up and beckons Dropkick to his feet.
Dropkick darts in trying to clinch

and nicolausson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nicolausson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dropkick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dropkick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as nicolausson controls the pace.
nicolausson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
nicolausson sitting in guard here, content to control.
nicolausson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dropkick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dropkick is wriggling around but nicolausson manages to pass to half guard.
nicolausson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

nicolausson stands up out of the half guard.
nicolausson circles away from the clinch attempt

and nicolausson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by nicolausson.
Dropkick keeping moving, preventing nicolausson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

nicolausson stands up from Dropkick's guard - nicolausson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dropkick closes the distance looking to clinch

and nicolausson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by nicolausson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

nicolausson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

knockout nick nicolausson dominated that second round.
That's time! nicolausson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dropkick closes the distance but nicolausson moves to the side

and nicolausson counters with a shoot takedown. Dropkick fights it but they end up in guard.

nicolausson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dropkick darts in trying to clinch

and nicolausson moves into the clinch.
Dropkick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dropkick trying to stall but nicolausson improves his position.
nicolausson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dropkick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dropkick with a knee to the head.
nicolausson misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dropkick is trying to stall.
Dropkick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dropkick is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and nicolausson has denied him.

nicolausson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dropkick wants to stand up but nicolausson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nicolausson trying to control but Dropkick is working from the bottom.
nicolausson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as nicolausson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
nicolausson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
nicolausson trying to control but Dropkick is working from the bottom.

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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because knockout nick nicolausson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dropkick tries to clinch up

and nicolausson counters with a single leg into guard. Dropkick didn't expect that.
nicolausson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dropkick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst nicolausson is controlling him.
knockout nick nicolausson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
nicolausson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

nicolausson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cecil Dropkick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

nicolausson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dropkick!
Dropkick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dropkick tries to lock up and control but nicolausson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting nicolausson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

nicolausson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dropkick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dropkick and nicolausson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nicolausson trying to control the position but Dropkick is working away.
Dropkick wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
knockout nick nicolausson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well nicolausson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... knockout nick nicolausson!