PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nicklaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicklaus's entrance music is Maino f.Busta Rhymes Jim Jones Gucci Mane Yo Gotti Trae The Truth - Mobbin . A fine choice. Blaylock has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicklaus
vs
Blaylock

204 cm
38
255 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

195 cm
28
279 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Nicklaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Blaylock. That snapped Nicklaus's head back.
A head kick by Nicklaus misses
letting Blaylock counter with a right hand.
Blaylock throws an overhand right that lands on Nicklaus's shoulder, as Nicklaus tries to avoid the shot.
Nicklaus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nicklaus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nicklaus blocks a head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nicklaus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicklaus missing with a left hand there. Blaylock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaylock misses with a straight left.
Nicklaus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaylock fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicklaus in the body.
A combination from Blaylock does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicklaus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nicklaus lands with a straight right. Blaylock didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaylock wants it to stay on the feet.
Blaylock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicklaus.
A bone on bone clash there as Nicklaus blocks the leg kick.
Blaylock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nicklaus tries to land a front kick but Blaylock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus misses with an uppercut. Blaylock saw that one coming.
Nicklaus's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicklaus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaylock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicklaus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaylock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nicklaus somewhat.
Nicklaus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaylock.
Blaylock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicklaus moves away.
Nicklaus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nicklaus slips under a jab.
Blaylock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Nicklaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaylock misses with a straight left.
Blaylock's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaylock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nicklaus misses.
Nicklaus throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily.
Nicklaus defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
Blaylock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaylock wants it to stay on the feet.
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaylock counters with a straight right hand.
Nicklaus feints and then cracks Blaylock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaylock down.
Blaylock misses with an uppercut.
Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicklaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicklaus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Nicklaus scores with a hook.

Nicklaus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nicklaus lands in his opponent's guard.
Nicklaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus wants to pass the guard but Blaylock is keeping the position.
Blaylock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nicklaus manages to get himself to full guard.

Nicklaus keeping moving, preventing Blaylock from controlling successfully.
Blaylock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaylock stays in close to Nicklaus's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nicklaus trying to keep a closed guard but Blaylock is proving a slippery customer.
Nicklaus wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaylock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mookie Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blaylock throws a good cross that connects.
Blaylock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Nicklaus finds it's way through Blaylock's defenses.
Blaylock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nicklaus moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
Nicklaus lands with a right hand.
Blaylock sizes up Nicklaus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nicklaus throws a leg kick but Blaylock moved away.
A big right from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicklaus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicklaus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Nicklaus moved out of range.
Nicklaus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blaylock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blaylock is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicklaus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blaylock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaylock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Nicklaus dives in and grabs Blaylock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaylock pushes down on Nicklaus's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Nicklaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicklaus shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaylock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nicklaus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaylock wants to counter the offense by Nicklaus and move into the clinch position.
Nicklaus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blaylock throws a leg kick but Nicklaus checks it.
Blaylock is looking to score with low kicks.
Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicklaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Nicklaus moves out of range easily.
Nicklaus tries to counter with a takedown but Blaylock is quick to defend against it.
Nicklaus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaylock throws a push kick but Nicklaus slaps the foot to one side.
Nicklaus feinted with a counter takedown.
Blaylock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Nicklaus lands.
Blaylock misses with a hook. Nicklaus ducked under it nicely.
Blaylock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blaylock throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicklaus, right into the meat.
Blaylock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaylock moves out of range of the body kick from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaylock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicklaus scores with a nice strike.
Nicklaus shoots and misses
and Blaylock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicklaus shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock shows good takedown defense.
Nicklaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaylock tries a low kick but Nicklaus avoids it.
Nicklaus ducks right into an uppercut from Blaylock.
Nicklaus shoots in but Blaylock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaylock lunges at Nicklaus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicklaus's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicklaus is just out of range.
Nicklaus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaylock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicklaus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaylock misses with a low kick as Nicklaus jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaylock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blaylock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicklaus misses with a takedown attempt - Blaylock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicklaus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blaylock throws a solid leg kick but Nicklaus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaylock.
Blaylock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaylock slaps away a takedown attempt from Nicklaus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nicklaus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaylock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicklaus feinted with a counter takedown.
Blaylock misses with an uppercut. Nicklaus saw that one coming.
Blaylock throws a lazy right hand but Nicklaus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaylock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicklaus.
Blaylock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Some bone on bone action there as Nicklaus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blaylock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaylock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaylock tries to land a body kick

and Nicklaus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nicklaus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaylock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicklaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicklaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaylock wants to sweep here but Nicklaus controlling him for the moment.
Nicklaus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mookie Blaylock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nicklaus shoots in but no luck this time.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicklaus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Nicklaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaylock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaylock throws a big shot that misses.
Nicklaus avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
A big left from Nicklaus misses.
Nicklaus staying out of range there.
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Nicklaus misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nicklaus.
Blaylock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicklaus's calf.
Blaylock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nicklaus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaylock but Blaylock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blaylock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicklaus fails with the takedown.
Blaylock connects with a crisp jab.
Nicklaus blocks a jab.
A big right from Blaylock misses.
A shot to the liver by Blaylock. Beautiful body shot.
Nicklaus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaylock checks it well.
Nicklaus misses with a takedown attempt - Blaylock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blaylock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack Nicklaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicklaus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaylock can pounce on him.
Nicklaus staying out of range there.
Blaylock throws a leg kick which misses Nicklaus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicklaus tries to avoid it.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nicklaus.
Blaylock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nicklaus tries to counter with a takedown but Blaylock is quick to defend against it.
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!
Nicklaus blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Nicklaus misses.
Nicklaus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaylock.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaylock. That snapped Nicklaus's head back.

Nicklaus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blaylock quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaylock is looking for a sweep. Nicklaus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaylock controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blaylock sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blaylock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nicklaus throwing shots but Blaylock is blocking nicely.
Blaylock is controlling Nicklaus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Blaylock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nicklaus throwing strikes from guard but Blaylock blocks nicely.
Nicklaus throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaylock trying to control the position.
Nicklaus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaylock is keeping the position for now.
Blaylock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaylock pulls Nicklaus in close to his closed guard and prevents Nicklaus from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaylock blocks the leg kick.
Blaylock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mookie Blaylock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaylock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mookie Blaylock!
An out of breath Mookie Blaylock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jack Nicklaus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to Ascension, all my fans, and supporters - and especially my opponent. This is my last fight. Was a good long career, can't win them all, but someone has to lose.'.