PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanima Nigga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Southland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Southland has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stanima Nigga 's chin.

Nigga
vs
Southland

182 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanima Nigga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Southland!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nigga looks to land a combination but Southland avoids it well.
Southland shoots in and drives through. Nigga sprawls well.
Nigga throws a one two combo.
Southland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nigga defends it nicely.
Nigga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Southland back to the cage. Nigga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Southland fails to land the takedown.
Stanima Nigga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Southland.
A punch combination from Nigga misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nigga circles away.
A nice combination there by Nigga .
Southland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nigga .
Nigga stuns Southland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Southland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nigga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nigga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Nigga .
Nigga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Southland misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Southland.
Nice takedown defense from Nigga . No joy for Southland on that attempt.
Nigga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Southland or perhaps it was just good defense by Nigga which made him look bad.
Southland fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigga misses with the combination.
Southland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nigga cracks a nice hook into Southland's ribs.
Nigga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Southland is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nigga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Southland.
Southland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nigga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Southland somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nigga misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Nigga as he connects with a hook.
Stanima Nigga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Southland shoots in looking for a takedown but Nigga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Southland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nigga with a nice cross.
Southland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nigga tries to avoid it but Southland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nigga to the ground. Nigga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nigga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Southland.
Nigga lands with a shot to the body.
Nigga with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Southland.
Southland looks winded!
Good shot there by Nigga .
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!
Nigga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Sammy Southland has been cut.
Nigga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Southland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Southland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nigga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Nigga . Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nigga . Those never looked like landing.
Nigga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nigga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Nigga . No joy for Southland on that attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Southland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanima Nigga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Southland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nigga stuffs the takedown.
Nigga misses with a few strikes there.
Nigga misses with a double jab.
Nigga lands a nice shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Southland might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nigga has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch combination from Nigga misses.
Nigga thows a body shot but no joy.

Southland manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nigga on his heels. He'll look to pass Nigga 's guard now, I'm sure.
Nigga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Southland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Southland landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Southland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nigga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Southland.
Southland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nigga has momentary wrist control but Southland slips an elbow through the middle.
Southland pushing down on Nigga 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Southland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Southland wants to take a breather but Nigga is having none of it.
Southland looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Southland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southland works his way into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nigga is looking to escape.
Nigga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Southland is landing with some decent strikes but Nigga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Southland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Southland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Southland with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southland lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Southland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nigga 's face.
Nigga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Southland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Southland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southland lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Nigga is rocked!
Nigga is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southland with the ground and pound from mount.
Southland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Southland loads up with a big shot that hurts Nigga ! He's pulled Southland in close but Southland has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Nigga survive? More strikes from Southland and Nigga is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sammy Southland!
Sammy Southland seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.