PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume comes to the ring accompanied by Black Label Society - Stillborn. Scott Nichols has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ganteaume
vs
Nichols

189 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

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Cardio machine

World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nichols fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganteaume.

Ganteaume rushes Nichols and presses him up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ganteaume.
Nichols misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Ganteaume lands a hook that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Ganteaume scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Ganteaume's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nichols lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Atauallah Ganteaume has been cut.
Ganteaume lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols lands a left hand.
A short left from Ganteaume.
Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nichols throws a head punch that misses.
Ganteaume blocks an elbow strike from Nichols.
Ganteaume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nichols working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ganteaume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichols connects with a knee to the head.
Nichols looks winded!
Ganteaume gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ganteaume utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ganteaume lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
A short right from Ganteaume on the inside.
Ganteaume working Nichols over with knees to the body.
Ganteaume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Ganteaume.
A short right from Ganteaume on the inside.
Ganteaume lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ganteaume lands with a light punch inside.
Ganteaume lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganteaume utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ganteaume lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ganteaume lands a damaging elbow.
Nichols is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ganteaume pushes Nichols back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ganteaume lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nichols.
Nichols tries to work over Ganteaume's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ganteaume is working Nichols over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ganteaume.
Nice elbow from Ganteaume.
Nichols takes a shot to the head.
Ganteaume using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Nichols is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganteaume makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nichols is still on wobbly legs! Can Ganteaume finish him?
Ganteaume lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Scott Nichols has been cut.
Ganteaume creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Nichols crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Nichols face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ganteaume takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Atauallah Ganteaume!
Atauallah Ganteaume made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.