PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Damon Nickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Quitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artie Quitter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Nickleson
vs
Quitter

176 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

175 cm
20
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damon Nickleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artie Quitter !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quitter throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Quitter .
Quitter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickleson.
A jab from Quitter finds it's way through Nickleson's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickleson.
Quitter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickleson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quitter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quitter cracks the inside of Nickleson's front leg.
Nickleson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickleson misses with a head kick.
Quitter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nickleson misses with a head kick.
Nickleson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickleson misses with a hook
and Quitter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nickleson.
Nickleson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickleson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quitter .
Nickleson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quitter .
Nickleson misses with a few strikes there.
Quitter sizes up Nickleson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nickleson misses with a looping left.
Damon Nickleson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quitter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickleson.
Nickleson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nickleson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quitter moves away.
Nickleson misses with a wild body shot.
Nickleson 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.
Nickleson misses with a combination
and Quitter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nickleson throws a head kick but Quitter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickleson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quitter . Quitter obviously looking to wear him down.
Quitter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Nickleson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quitter counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickleson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.
Quitter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nickleson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickleson throws a head kick but Quitter moves out of range.
Quitter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickleson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quitter can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quitter , right into the meat.
Nickleson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quitter fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Quitter .
Nickleson throws out a loose jab but Quitter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Quitter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickleson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Nickleson misses.
Nickleson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Quitter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickleson doesn't seem phased though.
Quitter blocks a head kick by Nickleson.
Quitter lands a body shot.
Nickleson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quitter cracks Nickleson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quitter , right into the meat.
Quitter fakes the leg kick and cracks Nickleson in the body.
Artie Quitter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickleson throws a push kick but Quitter slaps the foot to one side.
Nickleson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quitter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickleson misses with a body shot
and Quitter counters with a solid body kick.
Nickleson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickleson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickleson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickleson moves forwards but Quitter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quitter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Nickleson is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Quitter !
A swing and a miss from Nickleson.
Nickleson swings for the body but Quitter moves out of range.
Quitter lands a front kick.
Quitter lands a leg kick that knocks Nickleson off balance momentarily.
Nickleson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quitter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Damon Nickleson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quitter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Nickleson throws a sloppy head kick and Quitter moves out of range easily.
Quitter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickleson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickleson's head.
Quitter scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Nickleson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quitter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nickleson drops his guard momentarily, allowing Quitter to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Nickleson! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Quitter takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Artie Quitter !
After winning the bout, Artie Quitter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.