PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilios Nicko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blanc
vs
Nicko

187 cm
26
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
29
165 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicko works over Blanc's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Nicko misses.
Nicko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Nicko.
Blanc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blanc doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nicko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanc shoots and misses
and Nicko counters with a nice uppercut.

Blanc is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Blanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicko circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blanc to the canvas! Blanc doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nicko keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Nicko!
Vasilios Nicko is the new welterweight champion!