PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cao Cao. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cao
vs
Nickoson

175 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cao counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Anthony Nickoson has been cut.
Anthony Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cao has closed the distance and engaged Nickoson in a clinch.
A short left from Cao.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cao.
Nickoson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cao gets an underhook and turns Nickoson into the cage.
Cao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Cao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao is working Nickoson over against the cage.
A short right from Cao.
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.
Nickoson looks winded!
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Cao.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cao pushes Nickoson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickoson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickoson or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao scores with a shoulder strike.
Cao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cao lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cao.
A nice left hand lands by Cao.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
A short body shot lands from Cao as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nickoson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Cao.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Nickoson's ribcage.
Cao lands with a left to the head.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickoson or not.
Cao scores with a shot to the side of Nickoson's head.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.

Nickoson is rocked!
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nickoson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
A short right from Cao on the inside.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Nickoson won't want to take too many of those.
Cao pushes Nickoson against the cage. Cao is working some dirty boxing. Cao pushes off with a quick right hook! Nickoson goes down! Nickoson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cao moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cao Cao!
A victorious Cao Cao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.