PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Nation

176 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Nation avoids them all with ease.
Dante Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nation checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a right hand that Nation ducks under and follows up with a left that Nation also avoids with ease.
Nation throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
Wilson tests Nation's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nation blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Nation misses with a looping left.
Jab by Nation.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a right and a left that Nation avoids nicely.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Nation avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Nation throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson throws the left hand but Nation avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Nation misses.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nation lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nation throws out the jab.
Nation takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Nation swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nation.
Nation misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Nation misses with a hook.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson tries to bum rush Nation with a series of wild strikes but Nation uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Nation off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nation throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nation.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Nation takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Nation's defenses.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Nation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nation.
Wilson moves out of range as Nation strikes.
Nation looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Nation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a jab.
Nation throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson connects with a right hand. Nation shakes it off.
Nation tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nation lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Nation throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nation doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson throws a combination. Nation tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nation.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nation.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Nation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Wilson dominated that round.
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.

Nation looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson misses with a hook. Nation ducked under it nicely.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Nation throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Nation misses with a straight left.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dante Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Nation loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nation looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nation was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a straight right.
Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nation.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Nation keeps it at a distance.
Nation takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Nation avoids it well.
Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nation.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Nation manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nation might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilson tries to bum rush Nation with a series of wild strikes but Nation uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nation fails to land with a series of punches.
Nation misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nation - just one landing.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nation lands a head shot.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Nation.
Nation looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nation fails to land with a series of punches.
Nation waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Nation connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nation thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Nation misses with a hook.
Nation lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dante Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Nation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson takes a swing at Nation's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Nation moves out of range.
Nation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nation.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Nation moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nation throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Nation's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
Nation throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nation throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Nation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nation cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Nation.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Nation thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nation.
Nation misses with a hook.
Nation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Nation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilson throws a right hand that Nation ducks under and follows up with a left that Nation also avoids with ease.
Nation swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Nation throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nation's corner calls for a 1-2. Nation obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Nation looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nation misses the target.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Nation throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nation looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Nation takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson tries to bum rush Nation with a series of wild strikes but Nation uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nation throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson slips a jab from Nation.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Nation throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Nation misses.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Nation. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Nation throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Nation.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nation throws out the jab.
Nation throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Nation.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Nation.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation feints a jab promting Wilson to slip. Nation then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wilson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nation dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Nation moved out of range.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Nation's shoulder, as Nation tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nation misses the target.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Nation backs away looking to recover.
Nation misses with a hook.
Nation throws a big shot that misses.
Nation jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
Nation looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nation back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Nation misses.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Nation misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson throws a right hand that Nation ducks under and follows up with a left that Nation also avoids with ease.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nation takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Nation misses with a body shot.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Nation comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nation 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Nation!