PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickson comes to the cage accompanied by Flybanger - Cavalry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nickson
vs
Sorsa

190 cm
31
190 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

187 cm
30
203 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pulla Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nickson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sorsa lands a body shot.
Sorsa avoiding damage.
Nickson tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Nickson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've been informed that Sorsa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nickson wants to break free but Sorsa has control.
Nickson is trying to break the clinch but Sorsa has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sorsa.
Nickson tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Nickson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sorsa has him pressed against the cage.
Nickson misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sorsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa presses Nickson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nickson misses with an elbow strike.
Sorsa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Nickson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Sorsa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sorsa.

It looks like Johan Nickson has been cut.
Sorsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Nickson moves into the clinch.
Nickson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sorsa works on Nickson's body with a couple of short punches.
Sorsa is looking to control Nickson's arms but Nickson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sorsa has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nickson throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Nickson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nickson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Nickson has had enough of the clinch but Sorsa keeps him there for the moment.
Sorsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sorsa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickson controls his hands.
Sorsa keeps control of Nickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorsa lands a body shot.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Sorsa.
Nickson is trying to force a seperation but Sorsa has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sorsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sorsa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sorsa lands a right hand.
Sorsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sorsa misses with a punch on the inside.

Nickson breaks the clinch.
Nickson looks to land a combination but Sorsa avoids it well.
Nickson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sorsa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Sorsa. That snapped Nickson's head back.
Johan Nickson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickson moves out of range of the body kick from Sorsa.
Nickson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Nickson.
Nickson sets himself, and Sorsa steps forward looking for the clinch! Nickson avoids it this time.

Nickson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickson tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickson's elbow.
Sorsa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nickson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorsa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicksons head.
Nickson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa lands a left hand.
Sorsa blocks the elbow strike.
Sorsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sorsa struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickson controls his hands.
Nickson landing knees to the body.
Nickson can't break the clinch.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sorsa lands with a right to the head.
Sorsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickson.
Nickson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nickson blocks an uppercut.
Sorsa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nickson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sorsa keeps control of Nickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Sorsa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Nickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nickson working hard to break the clinch.
Sorsa has Nickson pressed against the cage, preventing Nickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nickson tries to break free but Sorsa pushes him back against the cage.

Nickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Nickson's cut.
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.

Sorsa punishes Nickson's body with a nice straight punch.
Sorsa avoids the body shot from Nickson.
Nickson throws a right and a left that Sorsa avoids nicely.
Sorsa wants to counter the offense by Nickson and move into the clinch position.
Nickson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johan Nickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sorsa back to the cage. Nickson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A leg kick checked by Sorsa.
Decent striking displayed by Sorsa there.
Nickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sorsa throws a leg kick but Nickson moved away.
Nickson misses with a two punch combination.
Sorsa wants to counter with a clinch but Nickson pushes him away.
Sorsa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nickson on the side of the head.
Sorsa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Nickson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sorsa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nickson is trying to break the clinch but Sorsa is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Sorsa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sorsa.
Sorsa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickson tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Sorsa tries to work over Nickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorsa won't allow it.
Sorsa keeps control of Nickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorsa lands with a light punch inside.
Sorsa lands with a right to the head.
Nickson misses with a knee to the head.

Nickson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorsa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nickson throws a body punch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Sorsa blocks the body kick.
Nickson sets himself, and Sorsa steps forward looking for the clinch! Nickson avoids it this time.
Nickson scores with a head kick.

Nickson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sorsa can't find room to land a body shot as Nickson controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sorsa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa misses with a punch to the body.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorsa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nickson is trying to break the clinch but Sorsa is controlling him.
Sorsa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike.
Sorsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickson trying to land knees to the body.
Nickson misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorsa effectively controlling the action here.
Nickson wants to break free but Sorsa has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sorsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sorsa leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pulla Sorsa.
Nickson throws a right and a left that Sorsa avoids nicely.
Nickson misses with a head kick.
Sorsa avoids the head kick by Nickson.
Sorsa wants to counter the offense by Nickson and move into the clinch position.
Nickson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Nickson instigates a clinch.
Sorsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickson is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Nickson.
Sorsa gets through Nickson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nickson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sorsa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Sorsa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorsa keeps control of Nickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nickson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorsa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sorsa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa tries to throw a body punch but Nickson avoids it by throwing Sorsa back against the cage.
Sorsa cracks Nickson with a nice body shot.
Sorsa misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorsa.
Nickson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorsa won't allow it.
Sorsa lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.
Sorsa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.
Sorsa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Nickson tries to circle away but Sorsa has him pinned against the cage.
Sorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Nickson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sorsa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nickson will feel that in the morning.

Nickson clinches.
Sorsa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nickson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sorsa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sorsa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickson.
Sorsa lands a body shot.
Sorsa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicksons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nickson takes a shot to the head.
Sorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sorsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.

Nickson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorsa scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Nickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Sorsa - that landed with a thud.
Sorsa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nickson to his knees! Sorsa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pulla Sorsa!
Pulla Sorsa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.