PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nord
vs
Nicolosi

185 cm
22
239 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Conquer

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nord throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nicolosi avoids it really well and circles away.
Nord scores with a jab to the body.
Nord blocks a head kick by Nicolosi.
Nord lands with a cross.

It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
Nicolosi misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolosi with a hook.

Nicolosi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nord wants to control from the top but Nicolosi keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolosi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nord.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nicolosi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord wants to pass the guard but Nicolosi is keeping the position.
Nord throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicolosi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nord trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.
Nicolosi trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nord has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nicolosi holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nord looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nord.
Nord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nicolosi jabs at Nord's body.
Jab from Nord.

Nord closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nord lands in his opponent's guard.

Nicolosi looking for subs off his back but Nord has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nord lands a nice short elbow.
Nicolosi is in trouble now - Nord has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nicolosi is squirming around, avoiding Nord's attempts to control the action.
Nicolosi wants to hold on but Nord pushes him away.
Nord tries to control but Nicolosi wriggling away.
Nicolosi can't escape the position.
Nord looking to ground and pound but Nicolosi is blocking nicely.
Nord raining down shots from the mount!
Nord putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nicolosi?
Nord landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nord cracks Nicolosi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nord trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nord is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nord fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vidar Nord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicolosi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nord eats them both and turns towards Nicolosi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nord connects with the punch.

Nord shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nord sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nicolosi defending well though.
Nicolosi is trying to get back to full guard.
Nord is looking to advance position but Nicolosi won't allow it.
Nord looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nord missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord is trying to control. Nicolosi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nord prevents Nicolosi from improving his position.
Nord seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nicolosi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nord thuds a left hand into Nicolosi's body.
Nicolosi walks into a stiff left hand from Nord.
Nicolosi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nord tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicolosi avoided it.
Nicolosi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolosi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolosi throws a head kick that half lands.
Nord pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi slips a straight right by Nord.
Nord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolosi can do to turn this around?
Nicolosi digs a good body shot into Nord's ribs.
Nord throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolosi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolosi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nicolosi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Nord.
Nicolosi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nicolosi lands with a kick to the temple. Nord shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nord connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolosi misses the target.
Nicolosi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nord throws a big shot that misses.
Nicolosi avoids the body shot from Nord.
Nicolosi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Nord strikes.
A little jabbing left from Nicolosi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicolosi moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicolosi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nicolosi blocks a leg kick.
Nord lands a high kick!
Nicolosi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nord.
Nord throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nord fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nicolosi checks it well.
A big left from Nicolosi misses.
Nicolosi throws a jab but it's blocked by Nord.
Nicolosi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nord lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi throws out a counter right but Nord avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Nord - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vidar Nord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolosi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nord moves away from the strike by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicolosi ducks under a wild hook from Nord.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicolosi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi lands a head kick!
Nicolosi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicolosi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nord.
Nicolosi throws a sloppy head kick and Nord moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vidar Nord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nicolosi throws a nice head kick!
Nicolosi throws a series of punches but Nord avoids them all with ease.
Nicolosi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nord counters with a takedown into side control.
Nord with the ground and pound but Nicolosi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nord sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nicolosi defending well though.
Nord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nicolosi trying to control here.
Nord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nord is looking to take a break and control but Nicolosi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicolosi is refusing to be controlled, as Nord sits in half guard.
Nord is thwarting Nicolosi's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nord throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nicolosi to regain full guard.

Nicolosi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nord with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Nicolosi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nord looks to land a right hand but Nicolosi moved out of range.
Nord throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolosi's shoulder, as Nicolosi tries to avoid the shot.
Nord lands a lovely overhand right.
Nord slips a straight right by Nicolosi.
Nord dives in and grabs Nicolosi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nicolosi pushes down on Nord's head and hops out.
Nord has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi.
Nord scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicolosi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nord lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolosi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Nord scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nord working aggressively here.
Nicolosi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nord backwards.
Nord tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Nord back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nord leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Nord.
Nord throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nord misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nicolosi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nord throws a nice looking combination but Nicolosi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Nicolosi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nicolosi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nicolosi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nord thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Nord scoring well with a low kick there.
Nord takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Nord.
Nord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Nord cracks Nicolosi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nicolosi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nord.
Nicolosi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nord is just out of range.
Nord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nord cracks the inside of Nicolosi's front leg.
Nord scores with a leg kick.
Nicolosi takes one to the chin there.
Nord throws an overhand right that drops Nicolosi like a sack of potatoes! Nord dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vidar Nord!
Vidar Nord took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.