PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nice
vs
Valakas

164 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Valakas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valakas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nice wants to control but Valakas passes easily into half guard.
Valakas is trying to control the action in half guard but Nice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice is trying to stand up here but Valakas is controlling him well.
Valakas working Nice over with strikes.
Valakas works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Valakas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Valakas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valakas scoring with strikes but Nice is staying in there.
Nice is trying desperately to improve position.
Valakas breaks from Nice's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valakas scoring with strikes but Nice is staying in there.

Nice is rocked!
Valakas with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Nice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice is squirming around, avoiding Valakas's attempts to control the action.
Valakas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valakas connects with a bit shot that sees Nice covering up! More strikes from Valakas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Valakas is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Valakas!
An intense looking Vitor Valakas took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Gimme the mic'.. Yeah MMA world I am here, come test me and you'll see I am the greatest Superstar in the world at anything I do. NEXT!.....'.