PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammel Nister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Frances (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nister
vs
Frances

182 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammel Nister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Frances!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frances throws a poor cross that misses

and Nister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Nister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nister rushes Frances and presses him up against the cage.
Nister tries a knee to the head but Frances blocks it.
Frances should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Nister turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nister manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nister in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frances is trying to buck Nister off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frances is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nister asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nister in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

It looks like Thomas Frances has been cut.
Frances pushes Nister away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nister gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nister tries to advance to mount but Frances denies him.

Nister working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frances has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frances is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nister has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Frances really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nister lands some shots froms side control.
Nister working the ground and pound from side control.
Nister is working Frances over with some ground and pound from side control.
Frances looks winded!
Nister taking a breather here.
Frances is pushing Nister's head away, looking to escape. Nister manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nister slows the pace down.

Nister in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Frances is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sammel Nister!