PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Rumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nix
vs
Rumia

180 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

184 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Rumia!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rumia.
Nix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nix connects with a solid leg kick.
Rumia on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nix landing knees to the head.
Rumia is trying to break free.
Rumia takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Nix.
Rumia is trying to force a seperation but Nix has the dominant position.
Nix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rumia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumia takes a shot to the head.
Rumia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nix landing knees to the body.
Nix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nix pushes Rumia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rumia is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix looking to throw knees to the head but Rumia is blocking nicely.
Rumia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nix has him pressed against the cage.
Rumia is trying to pull guard but Nix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nix obliges.

Nix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nix rushes Rumia and presses him up against the cage.
Rumia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nix.
Nix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rumia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rumia is trying to push Nix away but Nix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rumia letting Nix take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Nix.

Nix breaks from the clinch.
Nix tries to clinch but Rumia is having none of it.
Rumia closes the distance but Nix moves to the side
and Nix counters with a monster head kick that knocks Rumia out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Nix!