PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Klaat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nash might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dry the River. Cobb Nash could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Atlas Klaat's chin.

Nash
vs
Klaat

195 cm
23
287 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

210 cm
26
278 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobb Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atlas Klaat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nash looks to score with a jab to the body but Klaat is just out of range.
Klaat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nash's head.
Nash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klaat.
Klaat wants to land a leg kick but Nash is out of range.
Nice cross by Nash.
Klaat lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klaat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
Nash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klaat.
Klaat connects with a leg kick. Nash looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klaat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klaat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klaat thows a body shot but no joy.
Nash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klaat missing with a left hand there. Nash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat cracks a nice hook into Nash's ribs.
Klaat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Nash.
Klaat lands a jab to the head.
Klaat lands a right hook to the body.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nash misses the shot to the body.
Nash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klaat moves away.
Nash takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klaat tries to bum rush Nash with a series of wild strikes but Nash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klaat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klaat. Nash does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaat misses with a wild body shot.
Klaat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Nash moves out of range easily.
Klaat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atlas Klaat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klaat swings for the body but Nash moves out of range.
Klaat's corner calls for a 1-2. Klaat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Klaat misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nash moves out of range as Klaat strikes.
Klaat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nash manages to avoid it.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nash counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klaat's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaat misses with a straight right.
Klaat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nash shoots in looking for a takedown. Klaat tries to sprawl out of it but Nash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Klaat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Klaat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Klaat misses the jab.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klaat moves away.
Atlas Klaat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klaat. That's going to slow Nash down.
Nash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nash has a takedown stuffed.
Nash thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nash is out of range and Klaat settles back down.
Nash takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klaat throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.
Nash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Klaat throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klaat scores with a jab. Nash acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Klaat sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobb Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klaat scores with a head kick. Nash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaat slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klaat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Klaat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klaat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nash.
Klaat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nash is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Klaat.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klaat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nash might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nash avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Klaat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klaat throws a front kick aimed at Nash's knee but Nash avoids it well.
Klaat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Klaat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nash needs to keep his hands up - Klaat had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat lands a leg kick that knocks Nash off balance momentarily.
Nash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klaat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Klaat.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klaat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nash moves out of range as Klaat throws a body kick.
Klaat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nash. Klaat shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klaat just misses with a punch to the body.
Klaat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klaat looks to score with a jab to the body but Nash is just out of range.
Nash blocks a jab.
Nash misses with the combination.
Atlas Klaat seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaat throws the left hand but Nash avoids the punch easily.
Klaat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klaat lands a nice shot to the body.
Nash jabs Klaat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klaat.
Nash slips under a jab from Klaat.
Nash blocks a leg kick.
Nash staying out of range there.
Klaat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nash avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Klaat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash lands a leg kick that knocks Klaat off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaat throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nash slips under a jab.
Klaat slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
Klaat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klaat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nash avoids the body shot from Klaat.
Nash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klaat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nash blocks a jab.
Klaat throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.
Nash connects with a leg kick. Klaat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klaat connects with a body shot that sends Nash's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nash misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Klaat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klaat moves away from the strike by Nash.
Nash ducks under a wild hook from Klaat.
Nash is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
An inside leg kick from Nash misses.
Klaat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nash throws a body punch but Klaat moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klaat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Klaat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Klaat scores with a one two! Nash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Klaat throws a hook but Nash avoids it easily.
Nash is looking to wear down Klaat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nash.
Klaat fails to land with a series of punches.
Nash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klaat.
Klaat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klaat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Klaat misses.
A clash of legs there as Nash blocks the low kick.
Klaat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nash throws the kick towards the body but Klaat avoids it.
Klaat throws a low kick but Nash avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klaat, as that shot connected.
Nash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash misses with a wild body shot.
Klaat misses the shot to the body.
Nash misses with a double jab.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klaat misses with a head kick.
Klaat looks to land a combination but Nash avoids it well.
Klaat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Nash blocks the low kick.
Nash looks to throw a body kick
and Klaat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klaat with a jab.
Nash avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Klaat sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick from Klaat misses.
Klaat lands with a nice body punch.
Nash blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Nash.
Klaat misses with a leg kick
and Nash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klaat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nash avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Klaat lands but Nash takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses the shot to the body.
Klaat throws a head kick but Nash moves out of range.
Nash moves out of range as Klaat throws a body kick.
Klaat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nash takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cobb Nash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klaat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Nash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Klaat taking some punishment here, with Nash in his half guard.
Atlas Klaat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash throwing shots but Klaat is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klaat is staying active underneath Nash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klaat wants to improve his position but Nash is controlling well.
Klaat wants to control but Nash is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlas Klaat.
I've got Klaat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Atlas Klaat!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Atlas Klaat!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Atlas Klaat!

Atlas Klaat wins by unanimous decision!