PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Ocipzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse has chosen Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ocipzak
vs
Nurse

182 cm
31
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
201 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Ocipzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Male Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocipzak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Nurse thows a body shot but no joy.
Ocipzak tries to land a leg kick but Nurse saw it coming and moves away.
Nurse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nurse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Ross Ocipzak has been cut.
Nurse lands a nice hook to Ocipzak's body. Ocipzak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Ocipzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocipzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Male Nurse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurse 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.
Ocipzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ocipzak moves away.
Ocipzak takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ocipzak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ocipzak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurse is out of range.
Nurse thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ocipzak is fending him off so far but Nurse persists. Nope, Ocipzak circles away and we're back to standing.
Ocipzak thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Nurse misses.
An inside leg kick from Ocipzak misses.
Ocipzak takes one to the side of the head.
Nurse misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurse scores with a hook to the body. Ocipzak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ocipzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ocipzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse tries to bum rush Ocipzak with a series of wild strikes but Ocipzak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ocipzak.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ocipzak is defended easily by Nurse.
Ocipzak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ocipzak throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Nurse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ocipzak as he avoids it easily.
Ocipzak throws a chopping leg kick but Nurse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nurse misses with a hook.
Ocipzak swings for the body but Nurse moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocipzak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nurse!
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurse checks a leg kick.
Nurse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ocipzak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ocipzak manages to avoid it.
Ocipzak tries to work over Nurse's front leg with a kick but Nurse checks it.
Ocipzak wants to slow Nurse down by chopping away at his legs.
Ocipzak slips under a jab.
Nurse takes a swing at Ocipzak's ribcage but misses.
Nurse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ocipzak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse shoots in and drives through. Ocipzak sprawls well.
Ross Ocipzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Male Nurse.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Nurse gets a double leg takedown into Ocipzak's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ocipzak trying to control the position.
Nurse trying to control but Ocipzak is working from the bottom.
Ocipzak trying to keep a closed guard but Nurse is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ocipzak looking for a guillotine here but Nurse defends easily.
Ocipzak looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Ocipzak'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.

Ocipzak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurse throws a hook but Ocipzak blocks it.
Ocipzak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nurse scores with a jab to the head.
Nurse throws a jab when Ocipzak was well out of range.
Ocipzak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
Ocipzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ocipzak is looking to chop away at Nurse's legs.
Ocipzak is looking to wear down Nurse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ocipzak swings for the body but Nurse moves out of range.
Ocipzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ocipzak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocipzak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurse misses with a body shot.
Nurse misses with the combination.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Ocipzak.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurse throws a nice looking combination but Ocipzak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocipzak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse jabs at Ocipzak's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ocipzak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ocipzak showed some decent athleticism there.

Ocipzak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nurse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ocipzak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nurse works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ocipzak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nurse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ocipzak, into his guard.
Nurse with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ocipzak looking for a guillotine here but Nurse defends easily.
Nurse throws a big right hand that misses.
Ocipzak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nurse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ocipzak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurse.

Ocipzak working for a triangle but Nurse defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurse wants to control from the top but Ocipzak keeps moving.
Nurse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocipzak trying to keep a closed guard but Nurse is proving a slippery customer.
Ocipzak keeping moving, preventing Nurse from controlling successfully.
Nurse distracts Ocipzak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurse advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse advances to full mount.
Nurse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurse cracks Ocipzak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nurse dominating with strikes here.
Ocipzak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ocipzak regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocipzak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nurse trying to pass the guard but Ocipzak defending well.
Ocipzak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Ocipzak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nurse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ocipzak throws a leg kick that misses.
Ocipzak misses the shot to the body.
Ocipzak misses with a low kick.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocipzak.
Ocipzak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ocipzak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ocipzak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Nurse - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Ocipzak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurse, as that shot connected.
Ocipzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse misses with a wild body shot.
Male Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ocipzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Ocipzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Ocipzak misses with a shot to the body
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Nurse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ocipzak misses with a body shot.
Nurse thuds his right hand into Ocipzak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ocipzak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nurse fails to land with a series of punches.
Ocipzak takes one to the chin there.
Nurse lands a nice looking body shot.
Ocipzak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ocipzak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse swings for the body but Ocipzak moves out of range.
Nurse lands with a good body shot.
Ocipzak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ocipzak at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ocipzak. Nurse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ocipzak tries to avoid it but Nurse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ocipzak to the ground. Ocipzak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
Ocipzak throws out a leg kick but Nurse moves out of range and Ocipzak only half commits.
Ocipzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocipzak.
Ocipzak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws a body punch but Ocipzak moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nurse.
Nurse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ocipzak slips under a jab.
A combination from Nurse does no damage.
Ocipzak slips a straight right by Nurse.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Ocipzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurse blocks a low kick nicely.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Ocipzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ocipzak staying out of range there.
Male Nurse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurse checks a leg kick.
Nurse misses with an uppercut.
Nurse misses with a looping left.

Nurse gets caught flat footed, as Ocipzak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nurse is trying to control the position but Ocipzak postures up.
Nurse pulls Ocipzak in to control the position.

Ocipzak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurse trying to keep a closed guard but Ocipzak is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ocipzak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ross Ocipzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Male Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Male Nurse!
Male Nurse very nearly forgot to thank ANABOLIC **160** LAUNDRY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.