PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Niob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Niob
vs
Furfur

163 cm
29
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur digs a good hook to Niob's body.
Niob misses with a double jab.
A jab from Niob misses.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furfur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furfur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niob swinging wildly here.
Furfur throws out a leg kick but Niob moves out of range and Furfur only half commits.
Niob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Furfur is looking to clinch.
Furfur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niob throws a right hand that Furfur ducks under and follows up with a left that Furfur also avoids with ease.
Niob defending well as Furfur loads up on a big left hand.
Furfur misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob tries to bum rush Furfur with a series of wild strikes but Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping body kick lands there for Furfur.
Furfur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niob's head backwards.
Niob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niob there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furfur.
Niob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur motions for Niob to come forward. Furfur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.
Niob swings widly with a right hand

and Furfur counters by moving into the clinch.
Niob tries to circle away but Furfur has him pinned against the cage.
Niob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur avoids a wild elbow strike from Niob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niob can't break the clinch.
Niob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niob takes a shot to the head.
Furfur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
Furfur lands with a short shot to the head.
Niob misses with an elbow over the top.
Niob is trying to force a seperation but Furfur has the dominant position.
Furfur trying to land knees to the body.
Furfur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Niob blocks a body shot from Furfur.
Furfur blocks an elbow strike from Niob.
Furfur working aggressively here.
Niob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur keeps control of Niob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Furfur.
Niob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Furfur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Furfur lands a hook that snaps the head of Niob backwards.
Furfur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Niob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Furfur is struggling to control the position.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
Furfur gets through Niob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furfur lands a hook that snaps the head of Niob backwards.
Furfur keeps control of Niob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niob has had enough of the clinch but Furfur keeps him there for the moment.
Furfur gets through Niob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niob.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Niob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Nick Niob has been cut.
Niob misses with a knee strike.
Furfur tries to work over Niob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Niob misses with a wild body shot.
Niob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Furfur counters with a low kick, right behind Niob 's knee.
Furfur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niob avoids the head kick by Furfur.
Good standup being displayed there by Furfur as he connects with a hook.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furfur scores with a jab to the body.
Furfur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furfur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furfur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Furfur just misses with a punch to the body.
Niob misses with an uppercut
and Furfur counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furfur.
Furfur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niob checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Niob misses with a two punch combination.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Niob.
Niob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Furfur.
Niob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur scores with a body shot.
Furfur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Niob misses.
Furfur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Furfur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niob misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Niob looks to throw the jab but Furfur is out of range.
Furfur lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Furfur.
Furfur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furfur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niob on the side of the head.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furfur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Niob takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses.
Furfur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Furfur lands with a cross.
Furfur tries to clinch but Niob is having none of it.
Furfur throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Furfur finds it's way through Niob's defenses.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niob. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur lands a nice looking body shot.

Furfur closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Furfur.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niob backwards.
Good body shot from Furfur.
Furfur stalling.
Niob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furfur misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niob throws an elbow that misses.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niob throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Furfur - that landed with a thud.
Niob swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niob misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Furfur.
Niob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.

It looks like Zophiel Furfur has been cut.
Nice shot by Niob.
Niob misses with a body shot.
Niob throws a right hand that misses
and Furfur counters with a nice leg kick.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furfur.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furfur, right into the meat.
Furfur throws a head kick that half lands.
Furfur lands a slapping body shot.
Niob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furfur.
Niob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur blocks a jab.
Furfur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niob's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furfur. Furfur obviously looking to wear him down.
Furfur dips to his left and cracks Niob with an uppercut!
Furfur cracks Niob with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Niob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Furfur dodges the punch combination from Niob.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nick Niob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furfur connects with a solid leg kick.
Niob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Niob.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furfur. That's going to slow Niob down.
Furfur lands with a straight right. Niob didn't see that one coming.
Niob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nick Niob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur works over Niob's head and body with a nice combination.
Furfur punishes Niob's body with a nice straight punch.
Furfur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur slips under a jab from Niob.

Furfur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Furfur.
Furfur displaying some good clinch control by pressing Niob up against the cage.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Niob's head.
Niob is trying to break the clinch but Furfur is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furfur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Furfur lands an uppercut.

Niob is rocked!
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Niob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furfur pushes Niob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niob pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furfur tries a body shot but Niob blocks it.
Niob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Furfur avoids the elbow strike from Niob, against the cage.
Niob seems to have got his legs back now.
Furfur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niob backwards.
Furfur lands with a left to the head.
Furfur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Furfur lands a big right hand that drops Niob! The killer instinct kicks in and Furfur finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Furfur!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.