PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cao Cao. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cao
vs
Nickoson

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

LOD: Affordable Quality
Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

GREEN!160

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nickoson connects with a body shot.
Nickoson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nickoson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Nickoson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nickoson tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexander Nickoson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Cao.
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickoson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cao.
Cao working Nickoson over with knees to the body.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Cao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Cao as the two fighters clinch.
Cao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Cao.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Cao.
Nice body punch from Cao.
A knee to the head by Cao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickoson or not.
Cao landing knees to the head.
Nickoson is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Cao struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickoson controls his hands.
Nickoson is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Cao.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao with a knee to the head.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickoson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cao with a knee to the head.
Cao landing knees to the head.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nickoson's face.
Nickoson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Cao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickoson is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Nickoson is trying to break free.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nickoson's face.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cao with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cao tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch but Cao keeps him there for the moment.
Cao landing knees to the body.
Cao tries to throw a body punch but Nickoson avoids it by throwing Cao back against the cage.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickoson prevents a body shot from Cao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nickoson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Nickoson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cao won't allow it.
Cao stops a takedown attempt from Nickoson.
A knee to the head by Cao.
Cao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickoson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Nickoson's cut.
That's time! Cao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cao wants to clinch up but Nickoson keeps it at a distance.
Cao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickoson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cao scrambles back to his feet.
Alexander Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickoson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Cao as Nickoson shoots in.
Nickoson misses with an uppercut. Cao saw that one coming.
Cao slips under a jab from Nickoson.
Cao tries to clinch up.
Nickoson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nickoson misses with the combination.
Nickoson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickoson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Nickoson misses its intended target.
Nickoson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nickoson misses with a double jab.
Cao tries to clinch up but Nickoson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nickoson throws a body punch but Cao moves out of range.
Cao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cao slips a jab and a cross from Nickoson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with a leg kick

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao working Nickoson over with knees to the body.
Cao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Cao.
Cao Cao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cao landing knees to the head.
Cao tries to throw a body punch but Nickoson avoids it by throwing Cao back against the cage.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao landing knees to the body.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch but Cao keeps him there for the moment.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickoson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nickoson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cao as the two fighters clinch.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Cao with a knee to the head.
Cao scores with a knee to the head.
Nickoson blocks a body shot from Cao.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Nickoson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Nickoson lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nickoson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with a right hand

and Cao moves into the clinch.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Cao.
A short left from Nickoson.
Cao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nickoson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao is working Nickoson over against the cage.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Nickoson's cut.
That's time! Cao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickoson darts in looking for a takedown but Cao gets double underhooks and turns Nickoson into the cage.
Cao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickoson can do to turn this around?
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Nickoson controls the action.
Nickoson is trying to drag Cao to the mat but Cao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nickoson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cao lands a body shot.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Cao is working Nickoson over against the cage.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao tries to throw a body punch but Nickoson avoids it by throwing Cao back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cao pushes Nickoson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cao.
Nickoson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Cao.
Cao keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cao connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nickoson's face.
Nickoson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cao Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nickoson.
Cao looks to throw the jab but Nickoson is out of range.
Alexander Nickoson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cao Cao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nickoson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nickoson throws a combination that misses

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch but Cao keeps him there for the moment.
Nickoson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nickoson tries to break the clinch but Cao is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Nickoson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickoson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nickoson tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cao lands a shot to the body.
Nickoson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nickoson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cao circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Nickoson misses

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Nickoson is trying to break the clinch but Cao has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Cao keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
Nickoson can't break the clinch.
Nickoson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickoson is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickoson or not.
Nickoson is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao scores with a knee to the head.
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickoson misses with the head strike.
Cao blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cao Cao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cao Cao!
An out of breath Cao Cao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.