PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Neon Genesis Evangelion. On his way into the cage it seems that Totoy Magtanggol has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Totoy Magtanggol seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Magtanggol
vs
Nurse

170 cm
33
155 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NEBULA Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nurse forces Magtanggol back against the cage and clinches.
Magtanggol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurse is keeping busy.
Magtanggol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurse.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magtanggol scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurse lands an elbow that stopped Magtanggol in his tracks for a moment.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse misses with an elbow strike.
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse being controlled against the cage.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurse is keeping busy.
Magtanggol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nurse.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magtanggol avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Nurse lands a shoulder strike.
Magtanggol lands a good knee to the midsection. Nurse won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol blocks an elbow strike.
Magtanggol trying to control the position but instead, Nurse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magtanggol into the cage.
Magtanggol trying to land knees to the body.
Magtanggol avoids the elbow strike from Nurse, against the cage.
Nurse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magtanggol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magtanggol is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nurse is defending well.
Magtanggol slowing the pace effectively.
Nurse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magtanggol is defending well for now.
A short right from Nurse on the inside.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Magtanggol is pushing Nurse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurse looking to stall.
Nurse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Totoy Magtanggol has been cut.
Magtanggol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magtanggol managing to block the knees to the body from Nurse.
Magtanggol tries to stall but Nurse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nurse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Nurse.
Nurse pushes off an throws an elbow but Magtanggol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Magtanggol.
Magtanggol avoids the elbow strike from Nurse, against the cage.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Magtanggol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nurse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magtanggol missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Totoy Magtanggol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Magtanggol tries to clinch there but Nurse circles away.
Magtanggol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Magtanggol has Nurse up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magtanggol is defending well for now.
Magtanggol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magtanggol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magtanggol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magtanggol here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow over the top.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magtanggol trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the head but Nurse blocks with his arms.
Totoy Magtanggol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magtanggol is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magtanggol is trying to stall.
Nurse lands an elbow just above Magtanggol 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol lands a nice knee to the body.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Magtanggol tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurse avoids the damage to the body.
Nurse misses with a knee strike.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
Magtanggol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Nurse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurse dodges an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Magtanggol displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nurse up against the cage.
Nurse prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magtanggol won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Nurse landing knees to the head.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow over the top.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magtanggol's defenses.
Nice elbow from Nurse.
Nurse is working Magtanggol over against the cage.
Nurse avoids a wild elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse blocks an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
A body shot lands from Nurse.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magtanggol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nurse lands an elbow inside that Magtanggol shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws an elbow but it misses.
Magtanggol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurse.
Nurse throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nurse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magtanggol's brow.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magtanggol avoids it.
Magtanggol misses with an elbow strike.
Magtanggol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse lands an elbow just above Magtanggol 's eye.
Nurse misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nurse.
The referee calls for Nurse to work.
Nurse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magtanggol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse taking a breather.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magtanggol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Magtanggol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nurse rushes Magtanggol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurse dodges an elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Nurse landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nurse.
Magtanggol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nurse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurse scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurse lands a shoulder strike.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magtanggol crunches a lovely knee into Nurse's ribcage.
Nurse throws an elbow but it misses.
Magtanggol wants to take the fight to the mat but Nurse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magtanggol prevents a body shot from Nurse.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magtanggol taking a breather.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Nurse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magtanggol won't want to take too many of those.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Magtanggol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nurse's brow.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Nurse avoids the elbow strike from Magtanggol, against the cage.
Nurse avoiding damage as Magtanggol throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol blocks the elbow strike.
Nurse connects with a knee to the head.
Nurse lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nurse.
Magtanggol is trying to maintain a safe position but Nurse gets an underhook and turns Magtanggol into the cage.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Magtanggol.
Nurse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nurse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magtanggols head.
Magtanggol missing with knees to the body.
Nurse lands a nice elbow.
Magtanggol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magtanggol trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurse crunches a lovely knee into Magtanggol's ribcage.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Nurse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse looking to throw knees to the head but Magtanggol is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Nurse.
Nurse wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Nurse blocks the elbow strike.
Nurse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magtanggol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magtanggol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magtanggol's defenses.
Magtanggol avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurse.
Nurse tries a knee to the head but Magtanggol blocks it.
Nurse lands an elbow that stopped Magtanggol in his tracks for a moment.
Magtanggol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magtanggol obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nurse scores with a shot to the side of Magtanggol's head.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Nurse throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nurse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Nurse!
Phil Nurse bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.